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She gave, the second week in June, one hundred and one and 

 one-half quarts of milk, an average of fourteen and one-half 

 quarts per day. Her yield the first week in September was 

 ninety-one quarts, an average of thirteen quarts per day. 



In summer the cow was kept in common pasture, with the 

 addition of a small bundle of corn-fodder, morning and night, 

 after August 20. 



MIDDLESEX SOUTH. 



Statement of Messrs. Siurtevant, of South Framingham. 



Ayrshire cow " Jennie." No. — , Herd Book, Vol. 2. Five 

 years of age. Last calved August 29. We believe Jennie's 

 milk to be of superior quality, exceeding in richness that from 

 our ordinary stock. Excellent heifer calf. When four years 

 old, she gave, for the first week of September, 143 pounds ; for 

 the first week of November, 128 pounds ; total yield for the 

 year, 5,870 pounds. 



No. — . " Tilly." Ayrshire Herd Record. Five years of 

 age. Dropped a fine calf April 13, 1868. Served May 28, to 

 calve last of February, 1869. Her yield for May was 1,071 

 pounds, (first week of May, 161 pounds ;) her yield for June 

 was 1,062 pounds ; her yield for July was 840 pounds, (first 

 week of July, 219 pounds ;) her yield for August was 724|- 

 pounds. Under date of June 12, I take the following record 

 from the books : " ' Tilly ' is fed on cut grass and one quart of 

 oil-meal. At no time has she been fed as high as the other 

 cows. At no time more than seven quarts of shorts, with long 

 hay and one quart of either corn or oil-meal." In July, no 

 grain ; in August, one quart corn-meal daily. 



This is only a portion of the systematic record of the dairy. 

 No efforts have been made for an extraordinary yield. Excel- 

 lent calves. On one trial, Jersey gave 15 per cent, cream ; 

 Tilly, (Ayrshire,) gave 9 per cent. ; average natives, 7|- per cent. 



No. — . " Fanny." Ayrshire Herd Record. Seven years of 

 age. Calved December 25, 1867. Served February 22, 1868. 

 Yielded in January 1,090 pounds, (first week of January, 273 

 pounds ;) in February, 874 pounds ; in March, 822 pounds, 

 (first week of March, 190^ pounds ;) in April, 714| pounds ; 

 in May, 683 pounds ; in June, 694^ pounds ; in July, 559|- 

 pounds ; in August, 450| pounds. In June, July and August 



