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AMERICAN DAIRYING. 



No, 92— Herman Bollert, Canada. Holstein-Friesians; 

 average weight, 1,300 lbs.; annual yield of milk, 10,000 lbs.; 

 percentage of fat in milk, 4. Ration — 40 lbs. corn silage, 5 

 lbs. bay, 5 lbs. straw, 4i lbs. bran, 4J lbs. oats. 



No. 100 — R. Robertson, Howick, Quebec. Ayrshires. 

 average weight, 1,000 lbs.; annual yield of milk, 8,000 lbs.; 

 annual yield of butter, 360 lbs. ; percentage of fat in milk, 4. 

 Ration — 40 lbs. corn silage, 7i lbs. clover hay, 3 lbs. straw, 

 li lbs. oats, li lbs. barley, IJ ibs. pea- meal, 3 lbs. wheat bran, 

 1 lb. cotton-seed meal. 



The foregoing table gives the nutrients in the 

 twenty-four rations selected from the 100 in 



