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HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE. 



butter per day of averaging 5 Ibs. for each day. The above remarkable record 

 would have been beaten by several pounds had it not been for the fact that 

 twice within the time mentioned the cow was not in first-class condition. In 

 one case she fell off about two pounds of butter per day. Another that 

 worked against this cow's record was the fact that her milk was taken several 

 miles to the Albion Creamery, where the cream was separated and churned and 

 the butter weighed. Messrs. Powell Bros, so well knew that they had a won- 

 derful cow in Shadeland Boon before the test was made, that they issued a 

 general invitation for any one to see her milked and the milk weighed and put 

 under lock and key, when it was sent to the creamery, where it was separated 

 and churned by itself. The milking, transporting, separating, churning, work- 

 ing and weighing of the milk and butter respectively were wholly done by 

 disinterested and responsible persons who stand ready to make affidavit to all 

 of the facts." 



M. E. Moore of Cameron, Mo., in February, 1889, reported at that date the 

 best showing for one week of any Holstein-Friesian cow. He had just completed 

 a butter test with Gerben 4th. She calved October 31, 1888, and commenced 

 the test under favorable circumstances, cow in good condition, weather fine. 



It will be noticed that her largest day's yield of milk produced the least 

 butter, which was caused by churning the milk too warm. The loss was proven 

 by the oil test of the buttermilk. Following are the affidavits of those handling 

 the cow: 



State of Missouri, County of Clinton, ss. 



Now comes L. C. Goodale, of Cameron, Mo., and being duly sworn on his 

 oath, says: I did feed and milk Gerben 4th, preparatory to and during said 

 test as given in the statement hereto attached and marked "A." That I milked 

 from said cow during the seven days test 527 T %- Ibs. of milk as above stated in 

 said statement as aforesaid, and helped to churn said milk and saw the butter 

 well worked and that the butter so churned from said milk weighed 32 Ibs. 



L. C. GOODALE. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 17th day of January, 1889, by 

 said L. C. Goodale, well known to me to be the person he represents himself to 

 be. A. W. FREDERICK, Notary Public for Clinton Co., Mo. 



State of Missouri, County of Clinton, ss. 



Now comes J. B. Grover, of Cameron, Mo., and being duly sworn on his 

 oath says: I saw a part of the milk from Gerben 4th weighed during the seven 

 days' test (in the statement hereto attached and marked "A") referred to; that 

 I churned nearly all of said milk and saw the butter weighed, and it did weigh 

 32 Ibs. J. B. GROVER. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of January, 1889, and I 

 further certify that I am well acquainted with J. B Grover, who has subscribed 

 and sworn to this statement, and know him to be a gentleman entitled to credit 

 as an honorable and truthful gentleman. 



A. W. FREDERICK, Notary Public for Clinton Co., Mo. 



State of Missouri, County of Clinton, ss. 



Now comes M. E. Moore, of Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri, and being 

 duly sworn, says: I am the owner of Gerben 4th, No. 1080, D.-F. H. B., 

 recorded as Gerben No. 5562, H. H. B., and that I saw said cow fed, some of the 



