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STATEMENT OF WILLIAM A. RUSSELL. 



To the Committee on Milch Cows : — 



I enter for the Society premium my thorough-bred Holstein 

 cows, " Maud Clay," No. 390 and " Maid Fairfax," No. 877. 



" Maud Clay" is 5 years old. Dropped her last calf October 

 6, 1880, is due to calve again Oct. 6, 1881, Milk record from 

 Jan. 1st to July 1st, 1881 : — 



January, 31 days, 1396 lbs. 



February, 28 days, 1248 lbs. 



March, 31 days, 1022 lbs. 



April, 30 days, 1041 lbs. 



May, 31 days, 1177 lbs. 



June, 30 days, 805 lbs. 



day. 



181 days, 6689 lbs., an average of 37 lbs. per 



" Maid Fairfax" is 5 years old. Dropped her last calf Jan. 

 6,1881, is due to calve again Dec. 31,1881. Milk record 

 from Jan. 10 to July 1, 1881 :— 



January, 21 days, 954 lbs. 



February, 28 days, 1248 lbs. 



March, 31 days, 1022 lbs. 



April, 30 days, 1041 lbs. 



May, 31 days, 1107 lbs. 



June, 30 days, 850 lbs. 



per day. 



171 days, 6222 lbs., an average of 36 1-2 lbs. 



Their feed was grass in summer until July, and then in ad- 

 dition to the grass, fed green corn-fodder and three quarts of 

 meal a day. In winter, what hay, corn-fodder, and ensilage 

 they would eat, with eight quarts shorts, four quarts corn and 

 cob meal and one-third bush, roots. 



