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Her weight varied little from 1,560 Ibs. up to the middle of July, when it 

 gradually increased to 1,600 Ibs. by the first of January following. 



Her last calf was dropped April 25, 1894, at which time she was six years, 

 one month and thirteen days old. 



She became with calf on the ninth day of March, 1895. 



The records of her yields of milk and butter fat began on the third day of 

 May, 1894, and are given by weeks. As with Rosa Bonheur, the milking was 

 done thrice daily to the third day of March, 1895. 



Thereafter she milked twice per day only. Each mess was tested in dup- 

 licate by the Babcock test after weighing. 



The cow was turned to grass before this record began. The pasture was 

 supplemented by a grain ration of 21 Ibs. of the mixture spoken of as being fed 

 to Rosa Bonheur 5th, viz.: 100 Ibs. corn meal, 75 Ibs. oats and 25 Ibs. of bran. ^ 



Her yield is given for 455 days, as she failed to get with calf for nearly ten 

 mouths. During this time she made the following records : For one day, 93 Ibs. 

 milk, 2.96 Ibs. fat. For seven days, 628.2 Ibs. milk, 18.79 Ibs. fat. For 365 days, 

 19,025 Ibs. milk, 660.14 Ibs. fat. Average test for year, 3.47 per week, 2.4 7to 4.71. 



From December 19, nearly eight months after freshening, to May 1, a 

 period of 133 days, Houwtje D. consumed the following : 



Roots, .... 5,480 Ibs. or 41.20 Ibs. per day. 



Silage, .... 6,060 " 45.56 " 



Hay, .... 452 " 3.4 " 



Corn, .... 406.16" 3.05 " 



Oats, .... 243.68" 1.83 " 



Bran, .... 702.25 Ibs. or 5.28 Jbs. per day 

 Wheat, . . . 518.02 " 3.89 " " ' 

 Millet Silage, . 173 

 Oat and pea hay, 208 



This amount of fodder and grain contained 4,490 55 pounds of dry matter, 

 equivalent to 33.8 Ibs. dry matter per day. Since the cow weighed on the aver- 

 age during the winter, 1,600 pounds, she had 21.12 Ibs. dry matter per day per 

 1,000 pounds live weight. The German feeding standard for dairy cows in milk 

 requires 24 Ibs. of dry matter per day per 1,000 Ibs. live weight. 



The amount of fat yielded during this period was 189.5 Ibs., and its food 

 cost 15 67 cents per pound, or if allowance is made for skim milk, 11.73 cents, 

 equivalent to 10.05 cents for butter. 



RECORDS One day, 81.9 Ibs. milk, 2.45 Ibs. fat. 



Seven days, 554.7 Ibs. milk, 16.42 Ibs. fat. 



One year 21,075.8 Ibs. milk, 632.78 Ibs. fat. 



Sixteen months 27,626.3 Ibs. milk, 827.22 Ibs. fat. 



PREVIOUS RECORD 1893, eleven months, 9,255.5 Ibs. milk. 



