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demonstrations. We fellows haven't got the money to spend 

 for our cows. The Jerseys had that. The Brown Swiss were 

 not foresighted enough to have things there earlier. The Hol- 

 steins went from 85 to 45, but the Jerseys went right straight 

 along, for they had electric fans keeping the flies off the cows. 

 If the Holsteins had had the fans and been able to hold up, what 

 would the records have been. 



Q : — Mr. Janes — What cow have you here on exhibition, 

 wdiat has she done the past year? 



A : — She came in about a month ago ; don't know the exact 

 date of calving. She is milking 50 to 55 pounds of milk a day. 

 She is twelve years old and she refuses silage; on dry feed 

 entirely. Some way she doesn't seem to take to it. 



Q : — She can switch her own flies ? 



A : — Yes sir, and pick corn fodder with any cow in the 

 herd. It is characteristic of the cattle to be the most quiet 

 cattle I know of. You can go and look at her and she will 

 chew her cud. I wanted to bring her up, but was afraid she 

 wouldn't go down. 



Q:-Test? 



A : — From 5 to 6 per cent. It seems to us that is abnormal. 

 She was put on the wagon Monday morning in order to get her 

 down here for Prof. Fraser. She stood up all day from 8 in the 

 morning until 5 in the afternoon, and she arrived last night, and 

 that is what she is doing now. I left a sample this morning of 

 her milk. I wanted the people to see her bag full, but they had 

 let her milk out. 



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A Sample of that milk here 



A : — Yes sir. 



Q : — It will be tested ? 



A : — Yes sir. The men in the barn are drinking the milk, 

 the top off. 



0:— The Red Poll cattle? 



A : — We have had a little experience. I didn't advocate 

 her for dairy breed. A farmer's cow. Some good success with 

 grading the high bred dairy sires. Quite a number of good 



