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ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Table 2. — Record of Each Cow in Herd "J " for One Year. 



No. Days 



of Age, Date of Milk, Fat, Fat, Butter, in 



Cow. yr. Breed Calving. lb. %. lb. lb. Milk. 



2 6 Grade Holstein... 6-19-02 3875 3.66 142 166 273 



7 8 Native 4-28-02 3778 3.89 147 172 251 



8 2 Grade Jersey 5- 4-02 3590 4.82 173 202 308 



5 5 Grade Jersey .... 4-13-02 3698 5.46 202 236 315 



6 13 Native 4-19-02 6269 3.38 212 247 308 



1 3 Native 8-20-02 4848 4.41 214 250 365 



4 7 Native 3-25-02 7393 3.73 276 322 343 



REPORT OF HERD '' K." 



Herd '' K " was composed entirely of native stock which had 

 been selected for their milk giving proclivities. The cows w^ere 

 dairy type, although none of them could be traced to full blood 

 dairy stock. The owner had purchased most of them and had ex- 

 ercised considerable skill in his selections. The cows had no 

 adverse periods during the time the test was made, but were fed 

 and cared for quite systematically throughout the year. It might 

 be said, however, that there were times in the winter when the 

 dairy would have done fully as well with less corn and a little 

 more bran or oil meal added to their rations, especially during the 

 months when nothing else was being fed except ear corn and corn 

 stover. The herd was largely a winter dairy and it was stabled 

 in a warm and well-kept barn. 



The work of testing the herd began February 13, 1902, and 

 the cows giving a good flow of milk received the following ration 

 until they were turned out to pasture: 8 pounds of corn and cob 

 meal, 4 pounds of bran, millet hay once a day and corn stover. 

 It would have been better and more economical to have fed less 

 corn and more bran. It may be said, however, that the cows did 

 very weW on this ration. 



During the months of October and November the herd re- 

 ceived a liberal allowance of soft ear corn while on a fairly good 

 pasture. From December 1 to the completion of the test each cow 

 received a ration of one-half bushel of soft ear corn together with 

 corn stover. The cows dropped off very rapidly in milk flow after 

 they were taken from the pasture and fed this ration. For ex- 



