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somewhat woody so that considerable of it was not eaten by the 

 cows. 



The cows were turned out to pasture May 15, and as soon 

 as grass was plentiful they received no grain. During the months 

 of December and January the herd received a ration of 40 pounds 

 of corn silage together with all the mammoth clover hay they 

 would eat. 



It is very plain to the skillful feeder that neither of these 

 rations given in the winter was sufficient for a herd of cows giving 

 large flows of milk. Intelligent breeding and judicious selection 

 count for naught when such methods of feeding are practiced 

 Yearly Record of the Best and Poorest Cow in Herd " L," and Average of 



Entire Herd. 



Milk, lb. Fat, %. Fat, lb. Butter, lb. 



Best cow. No. 3 5958 3.86 230 268 



Poorest cow, No. 13 2658 3.65 97 113 



Average yield of entire herd 3891 4.04 157 183 



Table 4. — Record of Each Cow in Herd " L" for One Year. 



Group 1. — Cows Yielding Less Than 150 Pounds of Butter Fat. 



No. Days 



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



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



13 12 Native 4-15-02 2658 3.65 97 113 259 



14 11 Grade Holstein . . 11-15-02 2644 4.01 106 124 217 



5 12 Native 10-24-02 3136 3.61 114 133 259 



6 5 Grade Shorthorn.. 3-31-02 3444 4.01 138 161 280 



28 4 Grade Shorthorn.. 1-15-02 3519 4.09 144 168 294 

 11 3 Grade Shorthorn.. 2- 1-02 3920 3.72 146 170 308 



Group 2. — Cows Yielding Less Than 170 Pounds of Butter Fat. 



19 2 Grade Holstein... 7- 5-02 4097 3.69 151 176 263 



18 3 Grade Shorthorn.. 9-14-02 3663 4.15 152 177 330 



22 Grade Shorthorn.. 12-20-01 3477 4.43 154 180 245 



15 11 Grade Shorthorn.. 2- 1-02 3814 4.09 156 182 308 



29 5 Grade Shorthorn.. 1-1-02 4516 3.48 157 183 308 

 9 2 Shorthorn 7- 9-02 3969 3.96 157 183 808 



21 2 Grade Jersey ... . 3-25-02 3894 4.16 162 189 245 



GrDup 3. — Cows Yielding Less Than 231 Pounds of Butter Fat. 



7 5 Grade Jersey .... 4-14-02 3889 4.47 174 203 266 



4 6 Native 4-7-02 4227 4.26 180 210 263 



1 3 Grade Jersey 7-31-02 3888 4.70 183 214 329 



17 6 Grade Jersey 3-20-02 5318 4.23 225 263 301 



3 6 Grade Shorthorn. 3- 1-02 5958 3.86 230 268 329 



