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Their winter feed has been 8 qts, meal (ground with cob), 

 1-3 busli. roots and what hay, corn fodder, and ensilage they 

 would eat, feeding them at about 7 o'clock in the morning, and 

 again at 3 in the afternoon. Watered twice a day after feeding. 

 Summer feed, pasture with 3 qts. meal, and after July 1st, 

 fed them with hay or green corn fodder, morning and night. 

 Cows giving a heavy flow of milk, are milked 3 times a day. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Wm. a. Russell. 



statement of thomas sanders. 



This Herd of cows was wintered chiefly on ensilage, and 

 all except " Decca 3d" and " Birch-brow" calved last autumn. 

 "Decca 3d" calved July 1st, and "Birch-brow" May 12th. 



Since going to pasture have had no grain except for the last 

 three weeks, when they have had 8 qts. of shorts among the 

 five^ or about 3 pints each, every night. They have given on 

 an average 10 qts. each a day, since calving. 



I enter these cows not so much for the quantity of milk they 

 give, as for their wonderful lasting qualities. I endeavored to 

 select such cows as in my judgment possessed this quality, 

 and I have been exceedingly gratified l)y the result. 



It is too early to pronounce judgment on that trait in 

 respect to " Birch-brow" as her first calf was dropped in May, 

 but she has every indication of keeping up with the rest of the 

 herd, her mother '' Nelly" holding out better than any cow in 

 the herd. 1 think " Nelly'' will average 10 qts. per diem, 

 the year round. 



Her calf " Birch-Boy," by Ben, dropped Nov. 28th, 1880, to- 

 gether with " Black-Birch" whose dam " Viola" is one of the 

 best milkers in one of the best of herds in Rhode Island, viz., 

 Judge Bradleys', whence these animals all came, I expect in 

 the future will do good service in improving the dairy stock of 

 this county. Respectfully submitted, 



Thomas Sanders, 



per G. V, Ladd. 



