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away from home, is that of brown Swiss cow Brienze, No. 

 1 68, at Chicago, November, 1891, taken by officials of Illinois 

 University. The record as follows : Total for three days, 

 245 pounds milk ; butter fat, 9.32 ; butter, 80 per cent, fat ; 

 pounds, 11.66. Average, 81.7 milk; 3.11 butter fat ; butter, 

 3.89; best day, 3.25 pounds butter fat, persistent milkers. 



N. S. FISH, Groton, 

 Sec. and Treas. Swiss Cattle Breeders' Ass'n. 



WEIRVALOI FARM, Woodstock, Windham Co. 

 We have but little pure-bred stock of any kind in the 

 county, more on my farm, I judge, than any other three, as 

 I have twenty-seven head of registered Jersey cattle. " Head- 

 light Koffee " at the head of the herd, no bull of better pedi- 

 gree in New England; forty-four head of pure Webb and 

 Walsingham South Down sheep ; two thoroughbred mares ; 

 four mares standard-bred on dam's side and thoroughbred on 

 the sire's, and a pure-bred Cleveland bay stallion of imported 

 stock, Vermont raising. Very truly yours, 



GEO. AUSTIN BOWEN. 



GUERNSEYS, 



The great and deserved popularity of Guernseys, won by 

 their achievements in numerous dairies, show rings, and com- 

 petitive tests with other breeds, is now so well established 

 that this breed requires no further introduction to breeders 

 and dairymen. The prominence they have attained arouses 

 interest in the history of the first importation of Guernseys 

 into Connecticut ; for, although they had been previously in- 

 troduced and bred in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New 

 Jersey, the rapid growth and dissemination of the breed dates 

 from this importation. 



The Farmington creamery of Farmington, Conn., was 

 founded in 1870. Shortly after it began active operations, 

 Mr. Edward Norton endeavored to arouse the patrons of this 

 creamery to improve their stock. This led to the formation 

 of a local club at Farmington. Numerous meetings were held 



