27 



Dropped her last calf March, 1878. Her dam is Susan, 

 1875. Imported, A. R. Her Sire is Conqueror, 1574. Im- 

 ported, A. R. 



I enter for premiums for best Ayrshire cows, 4 years old 

 and upward, premiums $12 and $G, my Ayrshire cows, Nina 

 Lyman, 4611, A. R. ; calved April 15, 1874 ; Dam, Nina 4th, 

 1034, A. R., Sire, Lochiel, 243, A. R. ; and Privet, 3107, 

 A. R. ; Calved May 11, 1874; Dam, Primrose, 711, A. R., 

 Sire, Fitz James, 550, A. R. 



Nina L. dropped her last calf Feb. 15, 1878. Her milk 

 record begins Feb. 17 and runs to Sept. 1, 196 days. Total 

 yield 5105 lbs. Average per day, 26 lbs. Privet, during 

 the year 1877, in 32!) days yielded 4755 lbs. Dropped her 

 last calf Aug. 27. Her yield for 2 weeks since has been 436 

 lbs. xlverage per day, 31.1 lbs. 



The milk is weighed morning and night of each day 

 throughout the whole year, so that the amounts given are as 

 accurate as it is possible to make them. 



All my animals entered for premiums are recorded in the 

 Ayrshire Record (A. R.), published by the Ayrshire Breed- 

 ers' Association, and all trace directly to importation from 

 Scotland. 



Feed. — In the summer season, after about August 1, the 

 cows in milk have received, in addition to pasturage, fodder 

 corn or grass, but no grain. In winter, 10 quarts of Man- 

 golds, 2 quarts meal (Indian), besides the usual rations of 



hay have been fed to each cow. 



J. D. AY. Feexch. 



STATEMENT OF JAMES E. THURLOW\ 



To the Committee on Milch Coiva : — 



Number of quarts of milk given by cow Nelly, belouging 

 to James E. Thurlow, between the dat6 of Oct 9, 1877, and 

 Sept 23, 1878, dropping her calf Oct, 9, 1877 :— 



Oct. 9 to Nov. 1, 359 1-2 qts. average 15 29-46 



November 516 " " 17 5-6 



