216 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Apprize was offered to the cows of each breed entered 

 in the milk test and a sweepstakes prize to the best 

 cow of them all. 



These were entered and tested, seven Holstein 

 Fresians, thirteen Jerseys, six Ayrshires and two Short 

 Horn cows. The following table gives an average per 

 cow record, made from these tests. 



Per cent. Pounds produced 



Lbs . of milk butter fat Tot'l lb. for per 100 lb. of cow. 



in milk the day 24h. approximate. 



MgN'nNt Mg-N'nNt M'lk but'rfat Milt, butter fat 



Holste'n-Friesian cows 



over 3 years old . .25.7 13.6 12.8 2.3 3.6 3 52 1.55 3.7 0.109 



Holstein-Friesian cows 



under.3 years old ...17 8 9.3 2.2 3.3 2.4 32.2 0.8 3.2 0.0S 



Jersey cows over 3 



years old 13 12 5.1 4.8 25.5 1.28 3 0.152 



Jersey cows under 3 



yearsold 9.8 10.3 4.5 4.120.1 0.86 2.9 0.124 



Ayr-shire cows over 3 



yearsold 13 13 3.4 3.6 26 0.89 2.9 0.09 



Ayrshire cows under 3 



yearsold 8.7 8.5 3.8 3.5 17.2 0.61 2.4 0.09 



Shorthorn cows over 

 3 years old 7 7 3.8 3.9 14.1 0.54 



At the Dairy show held in connection with the Fat 

 Stock show at Chicago, Nov. 11 to 21, 1891. The milk 

 test was required to be for three days. Three cows 

 were entered and tested, all the details I have already 

 published in a bulletin of the Expt. Station, without 

 giving them here. I will only mention the daily butter 

 fat production of the best cow tested there, as follows: 



Total pounds 



Butter with 

 Milk Butter fat 80 per cent, fat 



First day 81.5 3.25 4.06 



Second" 80.5 3.03 3.80 



Third " 83.3 3.04 3.80 



245.0 9.32 11.66 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Allen: I would like to ask Professor this 

 question : Was your man who carried out these experi- 

 ments particular about being punctual, did he milk at a 

 particular time night and morning, or is that a second- 

 ary matter? 



