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with a copy of a statement made this day hy the inspector 

 of the cream routes of Beard & Sons, which includes most 

 of those who sell cream in this county, as well as a o-ood 

 many in Fillmore County, Minn., and some in Howard 

 County, la. They operate three creameries in this county." 



Decorah, Iowa, Dec. 15, 1882. 

 This is to certify that as inspector for tlie creameries of Wm. Beard 

 and Sons, I have inspected all the dairies contributing to said creameries, 

 and I find the cream of Mr. S. Aikens' Holstein herd of cows fully equal' 

 in quantity to the average of other dairies on my routes, and I think 

 superior in quality to any I have examined ; have examined the milk in 

 the early fall and again on this date. C. W. Pilgrim. 



I, being the collector on the same route, fully corroborate the above 

 statement of Mr. C. W. Pilgrim. T. A. Boyd. 



The above tests are valuable because they were made by 

 practical men of wide experience in the dairy business, coni- 

 paring large quantities of Holstein milk with milk from good 

 cows representing the dairy breeds, and their experience coin- 

 cides with that of many other l)utter and cheese makers in 

 different States of the Union. 



A large number of Holsteins have made very creditable 

 butter records during the past few years, but we will. call 

 attention to only a few of the prominent ones. First we 

 have *'Texellaar " (51, H. H. B.), with a record of 17 poimds 

 14 ounces in six days ; then comes the champion butter cow 

 "Mercedes" (723, H. H. B.), whose record of 99 pounds 

 G.| ounces in thirty days not only exceeded all previous 

 records, but won the " Breeders' Gazette " cup, which was 

 offered for the best thirty days' butter record made by any 

 cow of any breed, between July 1, 1882, and July 1, 1883. 

 In this trial "Mercedes" had as a competitor tiie famous 

 Jersey cow, "Mary Ann of St. Lamberts," whose record 

 came next to the Holsteins. "Overlooper" (162(5, H. H. 

 B.) has a record of 21 pounds 10 ounces in seven days; 

 "Tietje 2d" (726, H. H. B.), 20 pounds; "Mink" (402,' 

 H. H. B.), 20 pounds 9 ounces ; " Nethcrland Queen " (414, 

 H. H. B.), 20 pounds; "Praiiie Flower" (962, H. H. B.), 

 20 pounds 1 oimce; "Lily" (964, H. H. B.), 21 pounds 

 4| ounces; "Georgic" (944, H. H. B.), 21 pounds 15), 



