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STATEMENT OF RUSSELL HERD. 

 To Committee on Herds of Milch Cows : 



I enter for best herd of milch cows, Holstein-Fresian 

 cows, " Madam Aberdare," No. 6803, H. H. B., 8 years old. 

 11 Lady Lyons," No. 6805, H. H. B., 6 years old. " Lady 

 Noble," No. 390, H. H. B., 9 years old. " Esther Marion," 

 No. 1585, H. H. B., 6 years old. " Madam Wit," No. 

 7475, H. H. B., 5 years old. 



" Madam Aberdare " dropped last calf, Aug. 19, 1887. 

 "Lady Lyons" dropped last calf, Sept. 1, 1887. " Lady 

 Noble"" dropped last calf, Dec. 28, 1886. "Esther 

 Marion " dropped last calf, June 25, 1886. " Madam Wit," 

 dropped last calf, Nov. 13, 1886. 



" Madam Aberdare's " milk record for two previous 

 seasons, is 13184 lbs. and 12815 lbs. respectively. For 

 past 30 days, 1840 lbs. "Lady Lyons'" record, 10 days 

 in Sept., 609^ lbs. Record for last year. 12 months, 

 12815 lbs. "Lady Noble's" record from Jan. 1 to July 

 1, 8925 lbs. " Esther' Marion's record from July 1, 1886, 

 to May 1, 1887, 12692 lbs. " Madam Wit's " record from 

 Dec. 1, 1886, to June 1, 1887, 7825 lbs. 



The above records were determined by weighing and 

 recording at each milking. 



The winter feed for these cows was from 4 to 6 qts. 

 shorts and 2 qts. meal (corn on cob and oats, ground to* 

 gether, 2 parts corn, 1 part oats), this amount twice per 

 day, ensilage once per day, and dry fodder (a mixture of 

 English hay, corn, oats), or barley fodder, once per day. 

 Watered twice a day, and when fresh in milk, milked 

 three times. They go to pasture in summer (but the pas- 

 ture is a short one), and they are fed morning and night, 

 with hay, clover, oat or barley, and corn fodder in its 

 season, and have about one-half the amount of grain as 

 in the winter. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 Wm. A. Russell. 



By J. C. Poor, Manager. 



