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On a ration of corn silage and alfalfa hay, cow A produced an average of ove 

 pounds of fat per week" for five consecutive weeks, having received no grain fo 

 1 months before or during the time this record was made. On this ration she avei 

 ed 42 pounds of milk per day for five weeks, and over 34 pounds of milk per da 

 r four months, producing 7,335 pounds of milk and 275 pounds of fat without grai 

 at year. Although she was not a persistent milker, her average yearly productio 

 LS 7,642 pounds of milk and 270 pounds of fat including the time dry. She ranke 

 3 third cow in the herd in the production of fat and the fifth cow in the productio 

 milk. Her largest yearly production was 9,586 pounds of milk and 380 pounds o 

 t. She had received no gTain for 20 months when this picture was taken. She wa 

 years old and in good condition at the close of the demonstration. 



*This amount of fat for one week was the standard set by the Holstein-Friesia 

 ;sociation for admission to advanced registry for mature cows at that time. In mat 

 X advanced registry records, however, cows are usually in high flesh before fresher 

 g and fed a heavy grain ration during the time they are making a record. 



