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The farmers in this vicinity suffer quite a loss every year 

 on account of flies, particularly the greeii heads, as it is not 

 uncommon for cows to shrink one-half in their milk, in July, 

 from this cause. The following is a description of the herd, 

 manner of keeping, and product : 



Cow No. 1, is grade Ayrshire, age 12, calved March 6, 1881, 

 bore twin calves ; last calved, Feb. 7, 1882 ; and gave 5203 

 pounds of milk in the year. 



No. 2, grade Ayrshire, age 9, calved Oct. 1, 1880 ; last, 

 Aug. 18, 1881 ; due to calve, Nov., 1882 ; gave 5331| pounds 

 of milk in the year. 



No, 3, grade Ayrshire, age 9, calved, Dec, 1880; last, Nov. 

 22, 1881 ; due to calve, Oct. 10, 1882 ; gave 4374 pounds of 

 milk in the year. 



No. 4, Native, age 13, calved Aug. 12, 1880; last, Aug., 

 1881 ; gave 4293 lbs. of milk in the year. 



No. 5, Ayrshire, age 13 ; calved, Nov., 1880 ; last, Nov. 24, 

 1881 ; due Dec. 21, 1882 ; gave 5908 pounds of milk in the 

 year. 



No. 6, Grade Ayrshire, age 6 ; calved, April 8, 1881 ; last, 

 July, 1882 ; gave 5877 pounds of milk in the year. 



No. 7, Native, age 14; calved, March 23,1881; farrow; 

 gave 6366 pounds of milk in the year. 



No. 8, Native, age 7 ; calved Jan., 1881 ; last, Jan., 1882 ; 

 due, March, 1883 ; gave 5874 pounds of milk in the year. 



No. 9, Grade Ayrshire, age 5 ; calved, Sept., 1880 ; last, 

 Oct, 6, 1881 ; due, Oct., 1882 ; gave 5495 pounds of milk in 

 the year. 



No. 10, Native, age 6, last calved, Nov. 10, 1881, by acci- 

 dent before her time ; gave 4933 pounds of milk in the year. 



No. 11, Grade Ayrshire, age 2| years ; calved Feb., 1881 ; 

 last calved, July, 1882 ; gave 4426 pounds of milk in the year. 



April, 1881. The cows have been fed with salt hay in the 

 morning after milking, English hay at noon and before milking 

 in the afternoon, and salt hay at night. Three quarts of cob 



