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made 6 lbs of butter. She calved March 29ih ; her calf was 

 raised and taken from her at six weeks old. Stie was kept 

 on hay during the winter, with the addition of a few roots 

 in common with my stock (23 head); watered twice a day, 

 and curried once. Durir»§ the summer she lias been kept 

 witti my dairy stock, consi.sting of 9 cows and heifers, in the 

 same pasture the whole time, with no additional feed what 

 ever. Time of milking near sunrise and sunset. 



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1 hereby certify that the heifer I offer for premium, gave 

 in the (irst seven days, commencing the 9th of June, (her 

 calf not being taken off in season to commence with the first,) 

 204 lbs of milk, from which was made 7 1-2 lbs of butter; 

 and in the first seven days in September 170 lbs of milk, 

 from which was made6 1-4 lbs of butter. Slie calved April 

 26. Her calf, which was raised, was taken from her at six 

 weeks old. During the winter she was kept on hay, with 

 the addition of a few roots in common with my stock (23 

 head); watered twice a day and curried once. During the 

 summer she has bnen kept with my dairy slock of 9 cows 

 and heifers, in the same pasture the whole time, with no 

 additional feed whatever. Time of milking near sunrise 

 and sunset. 



Nathan B. Reed's Statement. 



The heifer I offer for preuiium is three years old last May, 

 of Holderness and Ayrshire breed. She did not calve until 

 July 6ih. No trial of her milk was made until September) 

 she gave the first seven days in September 266 lbs of milk, 

 on an average 38 lbs a day. Her keeping has been pasture, 

 and fodder corn once a day since tiie 1st of September. 



