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Col. H, S. Russell's Home Farm, Milton, to be served by- 

 Pedro, July 22d, 1882, 18 pounds of milk per diem, on 

 ensilage with four quarts of shorts and one feed of hay while 

 in the barn, and ordinary pasture after May 16th without 

 grain. This was the treatment to which the whole herd was 

 subjected after calving. Before calving they were fed on 

 ensilage with two quarts of shorts and one quart of cob meal 

 per diem without any hay. 



'"' Lady Birch," No. 16,307, dropped her first calf in March, 

 1882. Her feeding and record are almost identical with those 

 of " Birchbrow," No. 16,305, and she was also sent to Pedro, 

 July 22, 1882. 



"Nellie Birch," No. 15,618, dropped calf in April, 1882, and 

 has, since until August 1st, given twenty-three pounds of milk 

 per diem. 



" Idex 3d," No. 13,708, dropped calf in April, 1882, and 

 has since until August 1st given 18 pounds of milk per diem. 



" Decca 3d," No.5531, dropped calf, "Birch-breeze,"* Mch. 

 19, 1882, and has, since until August 1st, given 17 pounds of 

 milk per diem. 



"Nina 2d," No. 2557, dropped calf, " Mole Birch"* Octo- 

 ber 3d, 1881, and since until August 1st, 1882, given 12 pounds 

 of milk per diem, which considering her age, feed, and the 

 length of time after calving is a fair record. 



I have never tested any of the milk for butter, as my barn 

 and dairy arrangements are not yet perfected, but as the cows 

 are from a butter-making family, I expect to show, next 

 year, after a careful record, very handsome results. 



I desire to call attention to the fact that " Nellie Birch," 

 No. 15,618, is the mother of " Birchbrow," No. 16,305, and 

 " Decca 3d," No. 5531, is the mother of " Lady Birch," No. 

 16,307. 



All these animals are recorded in the American Jersey 

 Cattle Club's Herd Register. 



*Jfot recorded but entitled to registry. 



