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and calf in the dairy division. Every animal is weighed and 

 a record made; it is charged with the week's food and credited 

 with the week's product, be it milk, meat or growth, or any- 

 thing else that we are (after. The record that I wish to call 

 your attention to now, commenced on the 30th day of De- 

 cember, 1895. I had selected a few typical cows representing 

 the various breeds and various styles ,of animals. I will take 

 as our first example a Jersey cow, weighing 900 pounds; the 

 daily feed was 8 pounds of prairie hay, 20 pounds of ensilage 

 and 14 pounds of grain, which was composed of 6 pounds of 

 bran, 4 of barlej^, 3 of oats and 1 of oil meal. I have here 

 the detail, the weight of the morning and evening's milk 

 and the tests and all those little things, but I will simply give 

 you the weekly summary of the results obtained. 



HOUSTON. 



Both cows were fresh about the same time. In fact t 

 am under the impression that they came in the same week. 

 The first week Houston gave 13 pounds of butter, costing for 

 feed 4 cents a pound. Ethel gave 12.2 pounds, costing 3.97 

 per pound, but in the chart it is marked 4 cents, because the 

 difference is so slight. By the close of the winter, Ethel 

 charged 11.7 cents, while Houston charged 4.7 cents. 



