I46 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



record of 10,700 pounds in ten consecutive months; this is fully 

 equal to 12,000 pounds for the whole year. 



Perfect confidence, after thorough trial, alone would have 

 induced shrewd breeders to establish such a standard for their 

 own cows. What other association of breeders would volun- 

 tarily establish such a standard? 



I have heard the statement made by parties who do not know 

 the facts that these cows would exhaust themselves and after 

 making one large record would be worthless. 



Nothing could be farther from the facts. Aegis, at 6 years 

 of age, gave 16,823 pounds 10 ounces in a year — the first cow 

 to make such a record. She continued to give 13,000 to 15,000 

 pounds for six years in succession and at 1 1 years of age gave 

 90^ pounds in a day, 16,645 pounds 13 ounces in a year; at 13 

 years of age, made 25 pounds 13 ounces of butter in a week 

 and now, at 14 years old, is apparently as good as ever. 



Aggie Rosa gave, the first year after importation, 16,156 

 pounds 1 ounce, and the following year, without going dry, gave 

 20,225 pounds 3 ounces, and now, at almost 11 years of age, is 

 capable of repeating the performance. 



Lady Fay, after making a record of 20,412 pounds, the fol- 

 lowing season gave over 6,000 pounds in three months, on grass 

 alone, excepting a little grain for part of the first month, before 

 grass became good. 



Echo gave, at 9 years of age, 18,120*^ pounds, and the fol- 

 lowing year gave 23,775*^ pounds. 



Clothilde, when 3 years old, gave 15,622 pounds 2 ounces, 

 the largest record for that age and date; as a 4-year-old she 

 gave 17,970 pounds 3 ounces, the largest record for that age and 

 date; as a 6-year-old she gave 26,021 pounds 2 ounces,. surpass- 

 ing all records by 2,245 pounds, and this, the following year, 

 she has given 101 pound 2 ounces in a day, 2,765 pounds 4 

 ounces in a month, and 12,842 pounds 3 ounces in 6 months and 

 3 days, although kept much of the time on grass only, with no 

 grain, and for two weeks of the time when in full flow she was 

 kept on dry hay and water in order to reduce the flow of milk, 



