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8. The Testing of Pure-bred Cows. 



Breeders of pure-bred Jersey, Guernsey and Ilolstein 

 cattle are making tests of the weekly and yearly yields of 

 milk and l)uttcr fat produced by their cows, under the rules 

 and regulations of the several national cattle clubs. The 

 rules require that these tests be made under the strict super- 

 vision of an officer of the Agricultural College or Experiment 

 Station. This department has undertaken the work for 

 Massachusetts breeders. Considerable more testino- has been 

 requu'ed during 1905 than heretofore, necessitating the tem- 

 porary employment of 5 different inspectors at one time. It 

 is frequently quite difficult and time-consuming for the 

 regular employees to be required to meet the sudden de- 

 mands of breeders for men to do work of this character, 

 although thus far all calls for men and apparatus have been 

 met promptly. Breeders ought to give the station at least 

 ten days' notice. The cost of this work is paid by the par- 

 ties for whom it is done, and includes tester's time at |2 to 

 $2.50 a day, board, travelling expenses and breakage. There 

 are at present 44 Jerseys and 29 Guernsey's under yearly 

 tests, belonging to F. L. Ames, North Easton, N. I. Bow- 

 ditch, Framingham, W. L. Cutting, Pittstield, C. H. Jones, 

 Wellesley Farms, A. II. Sagendorph, Spencer, Storrs Agri- 

 cultural College, Storrs, Conn., C. I. Hood, Lowell, A. F. 

 Pierce, Winchester, N. 11. , and R. A. Sibley, Spencer. 

 Eight seven-day milk and butter fat tests have been made 

 for the Jersey Cattle Club, and 37 for the Holstein-Friesian 

 Association, and the yearly tests of 32 Jerseys and 12 

 Guernseys have been completed. 



9. Work completed. 



Eureka Silage Corn. — A two-years experiment, to study 

 the composition, digestibility and economic value of this 

 corn, a coarse southern dent, as compared with a medium 

 dent that will mature its seed in our latitude, has ])een com- 

 pleted, and the details and conclusions reported in Part II. 

 of the present report. 



The Value of Wheat Bran. — The results ot a study of the 



