198 



MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



PANSY.— Jersey, not registered. 



Seven years old. Calved March, 1S96, and April 

 13, 1897. 



1S97. 



Milk 

 —lbs. 



Test 



Fat 



-lbs. 



Butter 



—lbs. 



January — 

 February .. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 



October 



November . 

 December . 



550.2 

 420.0 

 372.9 

 26S.3 

 719.3 

 627.6 

 643.6 

 644.9 

 534.2 

 488.1 

 413.1 

 313.7 



6040.9 



5.9 

 5.S 

 6.2 

 3.5 

 3.5 

 5.0 

 4.8 

 5.2 

 4.S 

 5.4 

 5.7 

 6.0 



31.46 

 24.36 

 23.11 

 9.39 

 25.17 

 33.63 

 30. S9 

 33.53 

 25.64 

 26.35 

 23.54 

 18.S2 



305.89 



36.70 

 28.42 

 26.91 

 10.93 

 29.36 

 39.23 

 36.04 

 39.12 

 29.91 

 30.74 

 27.46 

 21.96 



356.78 



Food consumed, 4,200 pounds hay 



3,100 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 



821 00 



23 25 



s 00 



1 50 



5 00 



S5S 75 



.97 cents. 

 16.46 cents . 



ADLE.— Jersey, high grade. Four years old. Calved May, 1S96, and April 26, 1S97 



Milk 

 —lbs. 



Test 

 -%■ 



Fat 



Butter 



-lbs. 



—lbs. 



32.71 



38.16 



26.32 



30.70 



19.71 



22.99 



4.23 



4.93 



33.28 



38.82 



41.14 



47-99 



36.49 



42.57 



3S.19 



44.55 



27.68 



32.29 



31.65 



36.92 



21.65 



25.26 



19.52 



22 . 72 



January 



February .. 



March , 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 



October 



November . 

 December . 



495.4 

 387.0 

 251.7 

 55.7 

 652.7 

 709.3 

 675.9 

 682.1 

 553.7 

 597.2 

 401.1 

 330.9 



5792.7 



6.6 

 6.8 



7.6 

 5.1 

 5.S 

 5.4 

 5.6 

 5.0 

 5.3 

 5.4 

 5.9 



332.57 



387.90 



Food consumed, 4,600 pounds hay 



3,300 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 



S23 00 





24 75 





s 00 





1 50 





5 00 



S62 



1.07 



cents. 



16.30 cents. 



