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and tied her every time. When I would sit down to this cow 

 she would be leaking milk, and yet you could hardly get more 

 than a quart or two at most. After gettingthrough, within 

 three or four minutes she would be leaking again. She acted that 

 way for the whole year. The next year when she came in we 

 left her calf and another one on her, and couldn't take the milk. 

 The first winter raised five calves on her. Had her two years 

 now, saved her two young calves that would take this milk. That 

 was a valuable cow. 



Mr. Campbell. Q : — Did you know that was a kicking cow 

 before you got her? 



A : — Yes sir, you told us all about her and I didn't believe 

 you, but I do now. 



As I said before my brother and I are partners, and we have 

 to keep records. We take an inventory of the farm the first of 

 January each year. Then we know something about whether 

 we are going ahead or backwards. Here is the mventory a 

 year ago this January and now. 



1906, horses 6, valued at $ 925.00 



1907, horses 9, valued at 1,200.00 



Increase $75.00. 



1906, cattle, we had 53 head valued at 1,560.00 



1907, cattle, we had 58 head valued at 1,687.00 



Increase of $127.00. 



1906, hogs, we had 74 valued at 925.00 



1907, hogs, we had 68 valued at 598.00 



Decrease of $327.00, 



1906, chickens, 200 valued at 80.00 



1907, chickens, 300 valued at 120.00 



Increase of $40.00. 



Gain for 1906, $452.00 and for 1907, $ 504.50 which makes 

 an increase of 52.50. In 1906 coarse feed was $220.00 and 1907 

 it was $382.00 a differenceof $162.00. Cattle sold in 1906 

 $398.00, hogs $1320.79. This will make some of you smile. 

 Milk sold $984.88, a total of $2606.65 for the year. We paid 

 out for feed $400.00 leaves a balance of $2206.46. And in 

 addition to this we sold chickens $65.00, eggs $110.00, to be 



