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served in the silo, however, not only is its feeding 

 value nearly all preserved, but it pives tlie effect of 

 " succulence " in the ration which is so essential to the 

 largest flow of milk. 



Another outgrowth of the dairy industry is the 

 equipment of a larger proportion of the dairy farms 

 with commodious and warm barns where the cows are 

 comfortable in winter and where the feeding and 

 milking can be carried on conveniently. Some of 

 these barns, particularly on the farms devoted to the 

 production of certified milk, have been developed to 

 a very high grade of sanitation and labor-saving 

 efficiency. This influence of the dairy toward better 

 buildings is aided by the general custom in the State 

 of storing a large part of the season's crops under 

 cover in the barn, due to the moist summer climate. 



The first type of cattle to attain prominence was 

 the Shorthorn, first imported in 1791 to 1796, by 

 Mr. Heaton. In 1817, two bulls, Marquis and Mos- 

 cow, were brought into the Genesee Valley and were 

 the first animals carrying pedigrees. This strain in- 

 creased in favor and in 1873 was the occasion of one 

 of the most notable sales of pure blooded cattle ever 

 held. In that year Messrs. Wolcott and Campbell, at 

 New York Mills, near Utica, sold 109 head of cat- 

 tle that brought an average price of $3,504, and 

 among them was the Eighth Duchess of Geneva, 

 which sold for $40,600, the highest price ever paid for 

 a cow or bull until very recently when as high as 

 $125,000 has been given for animals of the Hol- 

 stein breed also developed in New York State. As 



