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ample, cow No. 4 calved September 20, and for the week ending 

 November 13 she was giving 192 pounds of milk and 7.86 

 pounds of butter-fat ; for week ending January 1 she was giving 

 only 63 pounds of milk and 2.66 pounds of butter-fat. 



Cow No. 5 calved October 3, and for week ending November 

 13 she gave 183 pounds of milk and 5.86 pounds of butter-tat; 

 for week ending January 1 she had shrunken to 78 pounds of 

 milk and 2.96 pounds of butter-fat. 



This is another striking example that dairy cows should be 

 fed something besides corn if maximum yields are expected. It 

 is the evenly sustained yield and not the spasmodic feeding spurts 

 that gives the largest returns. 



Yearly Record of Best and Poorest Cow In Herd " K," and Average for 



Entire Herd. 



Milk, It). Fat, %. Fat, lb. Butter, lb. 



Best cow, No. 7 6623 4.61 305 356 



Poorest cow, No. 1 3923 3.54 139 162 



Average yield of entire herd 5711 3.99 228 266 



Table 3^ — Record of Each Cow in Herd " K " for One Year. 



Group 1. — Cows Producing Less Than 230 Pounds of Butter Fat. 



No. Days 



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



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



1 6 Native 8-23-02 3923 3.54 139 162 203 



6 5 Native 2-11-02 5734 3.77 216 252 290 



9 9 Native 5-5-02 4914 4.50 221 258 196 



8 3 Native 4-23-02 5747 3.98 229 267 273 



4 6 Native 9-20-02 5316 4.31 229 267 273 



Group 2. — Cows Producing Less Than 305 Pounds of Butter Fat. 



5 8 Native 10-3-02 5966 3.91 233 272 343 



3 7 Native 12-26-02 6103 3.90 238 278 294 



2 6 Native 10-15-02 7074 3.42 242 282 294 



7 .3 Native 4-20-02 6623 4.61 305 356 343 



REPORT OF HERD " L." 



Herd " L " was composed largely of grade Shorthorns. 

 There were a few grade Jerseys, grade Holsteins and natives. 

 The average weight of each cow was 1000 pounds. It was the 



