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ing lightly or not at all, received about five pounds of bran, six 

 pounds corn and cob meal, with what clover hay and corn stover 

 they would eat. Here, as in most cases where good results are 

 obtained, the owner was successful in having the food eaten up 

 clean and in keeping the cows in good health. The testing of 

 this herd was a source of considerable interest to the owner 

 throughout the year and led him to a greater appreciation of the 

 differences in cows. He has recently added to his herd a pure- 

 bred sire of excellent breeding and some pure-bred females. 



Table 1. Herd No. 1. 



Value milk Value 

 Total Percent Total at $1.15 B. F. at 





No. 



milk 



fat. 



fat. 



per 100. 



25c lb. 



Age 



i. Breed. 



Best cow . . 



.10 



6099.30 



5.17 



315.38 



$70.14 



$78.84 



7 



Gr. Jersey. 



Poorest cow 



. 4 



4391.30 



3.91 



4.54 



171.67 



50.49 



42.91 



8 



Native. 



Av. of herd. . 



5753.05 



261.61 



$66.16 



$65.40 







1 



6137.8 



4.76 



292.75 



$70.58 



$73.18 



15 



Jersey. 





2 



5391.0 



4.09 



220.55 



61.91 



55.13 



10 



Native. 





3 



6881.9 



4.17 



287.03 



79.14 



71.75 



7 



Gr. Holstein 





4 



4391.3 



3.91 



171.67 



50.40 



42.91 



8 



Native. 





5 



4956.9 



4.19 



208.03 



57.00 



52.00 



7 



Gr. Jersey. 





8 



5864.8 



4.62 



271.15 



66.35 



67.79 



8 



Gr. Jersey. 





10 



6099.3 



5.17 



315.38 



70.14 



78.84 



7 



Gr. Jersey. 





11 



5288.6 



5.26 



278.65 



60.92 



69.66 



5 



Gr. Jersey. 





12 



6485.9 



4.67 



303.50 



74.59 



75.80 



9 



Native. 





13 



6374.9 



4.32 



275.85 



71.31 



68.96 



6 



Gr Jersey. 





14 



5411.2 



4.67 



253.16 



62.23 



63.29 



9 



Gr Holstein, 



63283.6 



2877.77 $724.66 $719.31 



Herd No. 2. F. M. R. 



This herd at the outset was composed of nine grade Hol- 

 steins and one grade Jersey, the poorest, No. 5, producing 193.2^ 

 pounds, the best No. 8, yielding 333.35 pounds of butter fat. 

 Cows Nos. 4 and 7 were removed early because of their low pro- 

 duction. A pure-bred sire has been maintained in this herd for 

 some time with beneficial results. The herd was kept in a clean, 

 comfortable, well lighted stable, and fed a liberal amount. At 

 all times the cows received eood care which contributed verv 



