196 



MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



RUTH.— No. 2369 Maine State Jersey Herd Book. Five years old. Calved October 

 •2, 1896 and December 4, 1897. 



1897 



Milk 



—lbs. 



Test 



Fat 

 -lbs. 



Butter 

 —lbs. 



January . . 

 February . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August ... 

 September 

 October .. 

 November 

 December 



650.3 

 562.6 

 621.1 

 566.5 

 577.1 

 581.7 

 534.2 

 472.3 

 432.0 

 280.2 

 21.6 

 595.6 



5,895.2 



4.8 

 4.7 

 5.0 

 4.6 

 4.9 

 5.3 

 6.3 

 5.6 

 4.8 

 4.8 

 4.9 

 4.2 



30.21 

 26.44 

 31.05 

 26.05 

 28.27 

 30.83 

 33.69 

 26.44 

 20.73 

 13.44 

 1.05 

 25.01 



293.21 



35.24 

 30.84 

 36.22 

 30.39 

 32.98 

 35.97 

 39.30 

 30.84 

 24.18 

 15.68 

 1.22 

 29.18 



342.04 



Food consumed, 4,200 pounds hay §21 00 



2,800 pounds grain 21 00 



7,000 pounds silage 8 00 



15 bushels turnips 1 50 



Pasturage 5 00 S56 50 



Cost of food for each pound of milk .95 cents. 



Cost of food for each pound of butter 16.37 cents. 



LOTTIE.— No. 1751 Maine State Jersey Herd Book. Ten years old. 

 October 31, 1896. Due to calve September 29, 1898. 



Calved 



Milk 

 —lbs. 



Test 

 -% 



Fat 



-lbs. 



Butter 

 —lbs. 



January . . 

 February . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November . 

 December . 



800.1 

 666.4 

 619.1 

 547.6 

 546.1 

 554.1 

 516.0 

 579.2 

 591.5 

 511.9 

 366.1 

 309.8 



6,607.9 



6.0 

 6-0 

 6.0 

 5.6 

 5.6 

 5.8 

 5.6 

 5.5 

 5.0 

 5.6 

 5.7 

 6.2 



48.01 

 39.98 

 37.14 

 31.65 

 30.58 

 32.13 

 28.89 

 31.85 

 29.57 

 28.66 

 20.86 

 19.20 



378.52 



56.07 

 46.64 

 43.33 

 36.92 

 35.67 

 37.48 

 33.70 

 37.16 

 34.50 

 33.43 

 24.50 

 22.40 



441. 



Food consumed, 3,800 pounds hay 



3,200 pounds grain. . . 



7,000 pounds silage .. 



15 bushels turnips 



Pasturage . . . 



Cost of food for each pound of milk... 

 Cost of food for each pound of butter. 



S19 00 





24 00 





8 00 





1 50 





5 00 



S57 



.S7 



cents. 



13.01 



cents. 



