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Average weight per day 32 11-28 lbs, measuring 12 67-70 

 quarts, a small fraction less than 13 quarts daily; eight 

 months after calving, and 4 1-2 months before calving again. 



When on trial we did not set all her milk for butter, as we 

 had to use out of it for the family; her milk is of superior 



quality. We have made and sold 154 lbs of butter after 

 using what milk and butter we wanted in the family. 



Said cow has had nothing but pasture feed, she has never 

 had mml or roots; has always been wintered upon straw, 

 husks, poor and good hay. 



Nathan B. Reed's Statement. 



The cow I offer for premium is four years old, of the 

 Devon and native breed. She calved last march ; will calve 

 again in February next. The amomit of milk given in Juuh. 

 the first 7 days was 279 lbs, on an average 39 6-7 Ihs a day. 

 Tlie first 7 days in September she gave 225 lbs of milk, av- 

 eraging 32 1-7 a day. Her keeping in the winter was iiay 

 straw and hnsks; slie never had any rneal. Common pas- 

 ture has been' her feed, at the distance of half a mile. — 

 Since the 1st of S«j t« n.ber she has had a snjall quantity of 

 fodder corn once a day. Her milk has not been churned 

 separate, but is of the best quaJity. 



Henry Boyles' Statements. 



I hereby certify that the heifer which I offer for premium, 

 gave the first seven days in June, 203 lbs of milk, from which 

 was manufactured 6 lbs 14 oz of butter; and in the first seven 

 days in September she gave 173 lbs of milk, from which was 



