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average weight of the cows was about 900 pounds and the most 

 of them were in good heaUh during the year. This is one of the 

 best herds that has been tested by the Experiment Station. The 

 dairy not only gave the largest net profit of all the herds tested, 

 but it produced milk and butter fat the cheapest. Undoubtedly 

 the herd would have done better if some of the best cows had not 

 aborted. There was a number of abortions in the dairy during 

 the year and it caused the owner considerable trouble to stop 

 this dreadful disease. The cows were kept in a clean, warm and 

 well ventilated barn^ and the most of the time they were w^ell 

 cared for. In April and to May 15, the herd was fed a ration 

 of 4.5 pounds of grano-gluten, 6 pounds of clover hay, and shred- 

 ded corn stover. From May 15 to October 15, the cows received 

 nothing but pasture grass. From October 15 to December 1. 



CUT ll-Pet, Herd " N ", g-ave in One Year, 8,230 lb. Milk; averag-e test 

 J%; 483 Ib.^Butter; net profit i8;69.58. She chargred 33.1 cents to make 100 lb. 

 nilk, and 6.5 cents to make one pound of butter fat. 



