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Imp. Jolie 2d 2206 — said to have given 65 lbs. milk in a day. Imported by J. W. 

 Fuller, July, 1883. 



infection, for Southampton. Many of these animals were down with 

 foot and mouth disease when they reached England." 



The statement has often been made that animals that 

 have had foot and mouth disease were ruined for breeding- 

 purposes. The records have been searched for the number of 

 the progeny of this importation and of another importation 

 of 80 head made the same year by Messrs. Kent and Hughes 

 that did not have foot and mouth disease. The books show 

 that 202 calves have been recorded from the importation that 

 did not have the disease and 217 from the importation that 

 did have it. It may be of further interest to state that Yeksa 

 Sunbeam 15439 (8S7.1S pounds of fat) ; May Rilma 22761 

 (1073.41 pounds of fat) ; Murne Cowan 19597 (1098.18 pounds 

 of fat) ; Dolly Bloom 12770 (836.21 pounds of fat) ; Dolly 

 Dimple 19144 (906.89 pounds of fat) ; Azucena's Pride 2d 

 24957 (855.7 pounds of fat), and many others of the greatest 

 cows of the breed are descendants from cows of the importa- 

 tion that had the disease. At least six animals that have been 

 grand champions at the National Dairy Show were also de- 

 scendants of that importation. Lady Emily Foley 2d, men- 



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