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from that time she dropped a calf which she had carried nine 

 months and two weeks. From the milk of Oceana (herd 

 book No. 439), we made one-half pound of butter per day 

 two weeks before she dropped her calf in May, 1875. The 

 calf (a bull) readily sold for twenty- five dollars when three 

 days old. From these figures, and others which I have made 

 from time to time, and from comparisons instituted between 

 the breeds, I am led to this conclusion: We want the short- 

 horns for beef, but for the butter dairy give us the '' scrawny 

 little Jersey," that puts her surplus feed into the milk pail, 

 and not upon her hack. 



On motion of J. E. McLean the election of ofiicers was 

 made a special order for half i3ast two o'clock this p.m. 



On motion, adjourned to meet at 1:')0 o'clock this p. m. 



Wednesday, 1 p. m. 



Convention called to order as per adjournment. 



On motion, Wm. Patten, C. C. Buell and Thos. Huntley 

 were made a committee to recommend suitable persons to act 

 as trustees in the several counties represented, and to report 

 to-morrow. 



E. H. Sewakd spoke further as to breeds for the dairy; by 

 a test at Marengo the short-horns took the premium. 



Prof. Hall thought the experiment had not been carried 

 far enough; he had made an exact test in his case The Jer- 

 sey was much ahead; had large cream globules which rise 

 easy. 



Dr. Tefft said he believed the globules of Jersey milk 

 varied more than any other breed; to make an exact test of 

 milk, all the circumstances must be known — time of churning, 

 etc. 



No. 7 — "Marketing Dairy Products," was now taken up 

 and opened by J. R. McLean, secretary of the Elgin Board of 

 Trade, who gave many interesting statements as regards the 



