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milk. And in addition for every ten da3's subsequent to the first 

 twenty after calving, allow as many points as there is per cent, fat in 

 the day's milk. This correction is based on the supposition that 

 twenty days after calving the average cow falls off in yield of milk 

 one pound every ten days, or in other words as many hundredths 

 pounds butter fat as there is per ceat. fat in the milk. A limit was 

 placed on this correction at 200 days. A consideration of this 

 additional allowance would place to cow long in milk on the same 

 level as the new milch in competing for the prize, with possibly an 

 advantage from the fact that the per cent, of fat in milk increased as 

 the period of lactation advances. 



The analysis of the milk was made by the State Experiment Sta- 

 tion, the apparatus employed being the Babeock milk-tester, a thor- 

 oughly accurate and reliable method. Following is a tabular state- 

 ment of the results : 



Cow No. 1, owned by Messrs. G. W. & G. C. Fitch, Amherst. 

 Cows Nos. 2 and 3, owned by Mr. .W A. Magill, Amherst. 

 Cow No. 4, owned by Mr. A. W. Root, Deerfield. 



Respectfully submitted, 



F. L. Arnold. 

 Amherst, Mass., Oct. 8], 1892. 



REPORT ON SHEEP. 

 The committee on sheep at your fair last September would express 

 their appreciation of the interest shown in this department. There 



