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Her record for the vcar is as follows : — 



From Nov. 25, to Dec. 31, 20 qts. per day— 720 

 18^ qts. per day, 574| 



2 " " " 5071 



496 

 472i 

 465 



u u 4-071 



810 

 124 



4097. 

 Her feed in winter was fresh and salt meadow hay, oat and 

 corn fodder, with from two to four quarts of grain per day. 

 Summer feed — a poor pasture, some green corn fodder, 

 with less than three quarts of grain per day. No grain 

 during the time when not giving milk. 



Andrew Dodge. 



statement of william a. russell. 



To tlie Committee on Milch Cows : — 



1 enter for premium my thorough-bred Holstein cow, 

 *■' Lavinia 2d," five years. Holstein Herd Book 1115. 

 Dropped her last calf Sept. 10, 1884. From Sept. 12th to 

 Sept. 23d, she has averaged 45 lbs. milk per day. 



Lady Battels, 5 years old, Holstein Herd Book, 1064. 

 Dropped her last calf Nov. 18, 1883 ; due to calve Oct. 20, 

 1884. For the month of Dec. 1883, she averaged 54^ lbs. 

 milk per day ; is now milking 14 lbs. per day. 



The winter feed for each cow is 4 qts. of shorts and 2 

 qts. corn meal, with what ensilage they will eat up clean. 

 Fed at 7 A. M., at 2.30 F. M., they have same quantity 

 of grain as above, fed dry , alter watering, also, a dry fod- 

 der of good hay, corn or oat fodder thoroughly mixed ; 

 watered twice a day. Summer feed is pasture, with four 

 qts. shorts and four qts. corn meal, corn fodder night and 

 morning. 



