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year's average and an increase of 2,257 pounds of milk and 83 

 pounds of fat over the first year's average. Every cow in the 

 herd made an increase in fat over the previous year. Cow No. 

 2 produced 101 pounds of fat over the previous year. Cow No. 

 6 was not fresh this year and made an increase of 32 pounds 

 of fat over the previous year. 



At the close of the third year's test, three of the lowest 

 producers were sold (209 pounds, 269 pounds and 313 pounds 

 of fat) one heifer that had been raised was added to the herd 

 and one cow was purchased, that proved an excellent producer, 

 producing 402 pounds of fat. 



At the close of the third year's test the lowest one-half of 

 the herd averaged 266 pounds fat, six pounds of fat more than 

 the whole herd averaged the year before, and the highest one- 

 half averaged 349 pounds fat a difference of 83 pounds of fat. 



At the close of the fourth year's test the herd averaged 

 8,628 pounds of milk and 324 pounds of fat. An increase of 

 571 pounds of milk and 17 pounds of fat over the third year 

 and an increase of 2,828 pounds of milk and 100 pounds of fat 

 over the first year's test. 



This is an increase of $23 on the net profits per cow over 

 the first year's test. The lowest one-half averaged 280 pounds 

 of fat and the highest one-half averaged 366 pounds of fat a 

 difference of 86 pounds of fat between the highest and lowest 

 one-half of the herd. The lowest cow produced 251 pounds of 

 fat and the highest produced 422 pounds of fat. 



At the close of the fourth year's test cow No. 2, one of 

 the best in the herd died. She had produced 11,292 pounds of 

 milk and 375 pounds of fat, the last year of her life. No cows 

 were sold. One new cow was bought. This cow, however, only 

 produced 277 pounds of fat falling below the average of the 

 herd. One heifer was added that produced 227 pounds of fat. 

 This was also below the average of the herd. 



Last year one cow that had produced 402 pounds the previ- 

 ous year, produced only 233 pounds of fat due to having been 

 milked too long before freshening. This cow is making an ex- 



