ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



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During the winter months, when these rations were given, the flow 

 of milit was kept up satisfactorily, and if there had been no unusual dis- 

 turbance in the herd the following spring, the yield would have been 

 about the same as it was during the preceding year. 



During the year 1895 there was a great change in the price of feed. 

 From Jan. 1, 1895, until about midsummer, prices remained the same as 

 ;hey were in the fall of 1894, and were so charged to the herd; but in the 

 fall of 1895 the supply of feed for the herd was purchased at the follow- 

 ing prices: Bran $6.50 per ton, oil meal $14, barley 16 cents per bushel, 

 oats 14 cents, prairie hay $3, and ensilage from $1 to $1.60 per ton. 



The conditions under which the herd was kept during the year were 

 about the same as they were during the year 1893. There was no unusual 

 disturbance and feeding and milking was carried on with strict regularity. 

 The cow Houston, however, had a severe attack of mange, and on this ac- 

 count she probably did not do quite as well as she would have done had this 

 not occurred. 



To show the performance of 'each cow during; the year, I will submit 

 a table giving it in detail: 



NAME. 



Beckley 2d . . 



Belle 



Countess 



Ethel 



Houston .... 



Lou 



Lydia 



Olive 



Quidee 



Reddie 2d... 



Sweet B 



Topsy 



Tricksey 2d . 



Averag-e 





$25. 

 24. 

 33. 

 25. 

 28. 

 30. 

 32. 

 23. 

 26. 

 24. 

 31. 

 39, 

 24, 



$28.47 



re r-j 



Ph o 



4794.4 

 5762.9 



11736.6 

 5149.4 

 6700.7 

 9226.8 

 7131.2 

 6748.1 

 7645.1 

 5115.0 

 8426.7 



12524.8 

 5480.2 



o 



5.48 

 4.23 

 2.51 

 4.02 

 5.17 

 3.60 

 3.59 

 4.10 

 3.49 

 5.09 

 4.98 

 3.79 

 5.25 



7418.6 4.07 



O q. 



262 

 243 

 295 

 207 

 346 

 331 

 256 

 276 

 266 

 260 

 419 

 474 

 287 



.65 

 .91 

 05 

 .05 

 .65 

 .79 

 .13 

 .94 

 .75 

 .30 

 .93 

 .96 

 .49 



302.28 



&-0 



4_i m 



O O krH 



Cts. 



306.43 

 284 56 

 344.23 

 241.56 

 404.43 

 387.09 

 298.82 

 223.10 

 311.21 

 303.68 

 489.92 

 554.12 

 335.41 



352.66 



52.54 



42.58 

 28.83 

 48.96 

 42.52 

 32.86 

 45.98 

 35.00 

 35.29 

 47.64 

 37.24 

 31.39 

 43.96 



38.38 



O S3 c« 



Cts. 



9.59 

 10.06 

 11.47 

 12.18 



8.22 

 9.14 



12.80 

 8.53 



10.11 

 9.37 

 7.47 

 8.28 

 8.38 



005 



OrHpP 



Ots. 



8.22 

 8 62 

 9.83 



10.44 

 7.04 

 7.83 



10.97 

 7.31 

 8.67 

 8.02 

 6.41 

 7.09 

 7.18 



9 42 8.07 



