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following letter written by Hon. George Aitken, manager of the Billings 

 Farm, Woodstock, Vermont, and prominent in state agricultural affairs: 



WOODSTOCK, Vt., March 24, 1902. 



Prof. J. L. Hills. 



DEAR SIR: Yours of the 21st at hand and I enclose the record of two 

 cows, one of which, Woodstock Princess, is the dam of your Station bull, 

 "Col. Cassius"; she made 604 pounds; the other is Garfield's Black Princess, 

 606 pounds. I have enclosed the photo of Black Princess at two years old; 

 have none of Woodstock Princess. Have ordered one of Garfield Stoke 

 Pogis; his picture ought to be in this publication, as I consider him the best 

 bull ever in Vermont. He was the sire of 37 tested cows. 



I can furnish you any number of the records, but thought you would 

 like one of the dam of your bull. 



What do you think of this for heifer with first calf? Garfield's Lily, 

 a full sister of Lily Garfield, the champion heifer at Chicago, from Septem- 

 ber 10, 1900, to September 15, 1901, gave 6,456 pounds milk, average test 

 of 5.8, equal to 437^ pounds butter. 



Here's another: Empress Lily, who is a good deal more than half 

 sister to your bull, with first calf from October 10, 1898, to December 3, 

 1899, gave 6,450| pounds milk, testing 6.6, equal to 496 pounds butter, 

 How's that for two-year olds; can you do better at the Station? 



Very truly yours, 



GEO. AITKEN. 



The good dairyman is always enthusiastic and his pride in the record 

 of his herd is more than pardonable; it is praiseworthy. The appended 

 illustrations certainly picture two very fine animals. 



WISCONSIN. 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AT MADISON. 



REPORT BY PROF. E. H. FARRINGTON, IN CHARGE OF DAIRY SCHOOL. 



During the past three years the Wisconsin Dairy School has tested 

 a number of cows on the farms of patrons of the Dairy School Creamery. 

 The milk of each cow was weighed at the farm for two milkings of a dav 

 in each week, samples being sent to the creamery and there tested. 

 These records in many cases were continued through the entire year. 

 Over two hundred cows belonging to the farmers have been tested in 

 this way. The records thus obtained furnish evidence for discussing 



