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1876. "Dropped her calf May 8, 1876. Due to calve, 

 April 4, 1877. Record of milk from May 23 to Sept. 1st, as 

 follows ; — 



May, (9 days,) _ - - 605 1-2 lbs. 

 June, - . - - 2052 1-2 " 



July, ----- 1755 

 August, - - - - 1430 



5843 lbs. in 101 days 

 Largest yield in any one day, 75 lbs., or 35 5-7 quarts." 

 One of the committee witnessed the milking of this cow, 



one evening of the last summer, and confirms the truthfulness 



of the foregoing statement. 



For the best Milch Cow, foreign, native, or grade, not less 

 than four nor more than ten years old, — to Geo. W. Russell, 

 of Lawrence, for his Jersey cow "Nellie Blenn, 2d," A. J. 

 Herd Book. No. 1148. First premium, $12. 



The following statement was submitted by Mr. Russell : — 



Dropped calf, Nov. 13, 1875. Due to calve, Oct. 12, 1876. 

 Nov., (15 days,) 442 quarts. Average per day, 29 1-2 qts. 



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ti 



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a 



27 

 24 



22 1-2 

 17 



141-4 

 12 

 10 

 8 



Total, 4510 qts. 



Her feed to 20th of May was clover, two quarts of meal 

 and four quarts of shorts. From 20th of May to August 1, 

 pasture only. Since August 1, two quarts of meal and four 

 quarts of shorts. 



Second premium, for best Milch Cow, $9, to Wm. A. Rus- 

 sell, for his Holstein cow "Maud Marion," No. 181, H. H. B. 



