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of cut stover, 8 pounds of mixed hay; and i>\ grain, ]2 pnmids 

 of a mixture of oats, bran, and <lried hrewcrs' grain, witli 2 

 pounds of oil meal. The ensilage \va^ rich in ccrn. and slic 

 was allowed in, addition to tins what wheat straw she cared 

 to eat. On April 1st she was turned nut t^ pasture with the 

 rest of the herd and her grain ration rednceil to (> jiounds. 

 The latter part of July she was fed SMiling cmps willi the rest 

 of the herd. 



Two other cows, not otherwise menlinned, made nx-t-r 

 500 pounds fat. One was \'eksa (Jueen (j,i1, nwned jiy .\. I. 

 Philips, of West Salem, \\'is., that' gave '',S86.'' pound's nnlk, 

 5.2 per cent fat, yielding 514.1 pcuinds fat. ddie nther one was 

 Glenwood Girl 2d 9108, that gave 'J.'>44.7 pounds milk and 

 508 pounds fat. 



At the meeting of the Guernsev Breeders' Association 

 held June 8, IS'H. it was suggested "that premiums he offered 

 to breeders to induce them t(j breed for test. There seems 

 to be no end of records for the Jersey's and Hnlsteins liut a 

 veritable dearth of Guernsey tests. The adwancemcnt nf the 

 breed demands nuire thorough aufl s^'stematic testing, ddie 

 subject was not discussed at length but was left fur a future 

 meeting." 



October 26, 18' '4, at a meeting of this association in I'hila- 

 delphia, the following rules were drawn up under wdiich tests 

 were to ])e carried on bv this association: 



"The s.implcs must be secured for one day of each week, care 

 being- exercised tn have these (whicli shnuld lie taken as soon as 

 rnilkcd) well mixed. 



"The cows must be milked out clean and at regidar hours, morn- 

 ing and e\'ening, and' equal samples taken from the entire product of 

 the two milkings, properly cooled and delivered to IXtarshall and 

 Cochran, chemists, 315 North k4fth street, Philadelphia, in condition 

 satisfactory to them. The bottles must be full to pre\"cnt churnintr. 



"All expenses connected with the tests to be jiaid Ijy the con- 

 testants. If an_v test appears phenomenally high, or if, fur any rea- 

 son, tlie executive committee sees lit, they, or any one \vhom they 

 may deputize, are at liberty to visit the dairies and take samples lor 

 themselves during the period of testing. 



"Postal cards will be furnished all members making tests, on 

 which will be blank forms to be filled and sent monthly to the secre- 

 tary; this data to be formulated and given out at our meetings from 

 time to time. 



"The testing will conmience 12lh month (Decendier) 1, 1894, 

 and persons cannot enter for the first year later than fourth uKjntli 

 (April) 1, 189S. Report on first year's tests to be made fourth lUMnth, 

 1st, 1896. /Vny one wishing to start in advance of almve date may 

 do so by notifying the secretary and complying with these rules. 

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