200 



MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



FATAMIE— Holstein. 



Seven years old. Calved March 9, 1897 

 19, 1898. 



Due to calve May 



January 



February . . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November . 

 December . 



1897. 



Milk 

 —lbs. 



Test 



905.1 



3.8 



1094.7 



3.5 



925.6 



3.4 



764.4 



3.4 



811.6 



3.6 



851.5 



3.6 



678.0 



3.2 



644.7 



3.3 



567.6 



3.4 



415.0 



3.6 



7658.2 



Fat 

 -lbs. 



34.39 

 38.31 

 31.47 

 25.98 

 29.21 

 30.65 

 21.69 

 21.27 

 19.29 

 14.94 



267.20 



Butter 

 —lbs. 



40.12 

 44.69 

 36.61 

 30.31 

 34.07 

 35.76 

 25.30 

 24.81 

 22.50 

 17. 43 



311.60 



Food consumed, 3,800 pounds hay $19 00 



2,900 pounds grain 21 75 



7,000 pounds silage 8 00 



15 bushels turnips 1 50 



Pastm-age , 5 00 $55 25 



Cost of food for each pound of milk .72 cents. 



Cost of food for each pound of butter 20.3 cents. 



LOBLITOP.— No. 1874 Maine State Jersey Herd Book. Ten years old. Calved 

 September 1, 1896, and October 14, 1897. 



Milk 



—lbs. 



Test 



Fat 

 —lbs. 



Butter 



—lbs. 



January . . 

 February . 



March 



April 



M ay , 



June 



July 



August .... 

 September 



October 



November 

 December 



681.5 

 619.8 

 618.0 

 636.5 

 671. S 

 712.5 

 643.3 

 559.3 

 419.2 

 268.6 

 596.2 

 533.4 



4.6 

 4.6 

 5.0 

 4.3 

 4.2 

 4.8 

 4.S 

 4.7 

 3.9 

 3.0 

 3.1 

 4.0 



31.35 

 28.51 

 30.90 

 27.37 

 28.21 

 34.20 

 30.87 

 26.28 

 16.34 

 8.05 

 18.48 

 21.33 



302.89 



36.13 

 33.26 

 36.05 

 31.93 

 32.91 

 39.90 

 36.01 

 30.66 

 19.06 

 9.39 

 21.56 

 24.88 



351.74 



Food consumed, 4.20C pounds hay - $21 00 



3,100 pounds grain 23 25 



7,000 pounds silage 8 00 



15 bushels turnips 1 50 



Pasturage 5 00 $58 75 



Cost of food for each pound of milk .84 cents. 



Cost of food for each pound of butter 16.73 cents. 



