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age and with but one exception produced over 200 pounds of but- 

 ter fat their first year. This is not high production, but consider- 

 ing the size and development of the heifers, together with their 

 food and care it is fairly satisfactory. In butter fat production 

 the registered heifers exceeded the aged grade cows considerably. 

 The herd was provided with a comfortable, well lighted stable, 

 and in winter the ration of the cows in milk was made up of about 

 20 pounds of silage, 10 pounds corn fodder, 4 pounds bran, 5 

 pounds of corn and cob meal and one-half pound oil meal. Con- 

 sidering the age of the cows and the food available, the ration, 

 was fairly adapted to the herd. In summer, they received for 

 the concentrated part of their ration, about six pounds of bran, 

 one pound oil meal, one pound cotton seed meal and for rough- 

 ness eat hay part of the time to supplement the pasture. The 

 pasture was rather poor, which accounts for comparatively liberal 

 feeding of grain in summer. The owner found it profitable to 

 sustain the milk flow in this way as he had ready market for it. 

 This practice is something that should be more generally followed 









Table 12. He 



rd No. 11. 





F. G. A. 







525 3 



o o 



p 



B 



p? 



r £ ° ® ? 



' -O P _ ' 



CD >- P" g 



a Ms P fc± 



e+ P <<! K 



ps P 



« SB <J 



^ P 



p << 



to i— . 

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of td 



> 

 crq 

 p 



Breed. 



3est cow. . . 



6 6531.0 



3.78 246.70 17.89 



.677 



$75.10 



$61.67 



2 Reg. Holstein 



5 oores 



t cow 

 herd 



5 5551.6 



3.01 167.56 17.73 



.535 



.628 



63.84 



41.89 



2 Reg. Holstein 



W. of 



5969.44 



3.43 205.02 18.30 



$68.64 



$51.25 





No. 



Days 















cow. 



in milk. 













1 



332 



6042.0 



3.46 209.23 18.19 



.630 



$69.48 



$52.30 



2 Reg. Holstein 



2 



343 



6654.9 



3.37 224.60 19.40 



.654 



76.53 



56.15 



2 Reg. Holstein 



3 



344 



5767.7 



3.67 212.00 16.76 



.616 



66.32 



53.02 



2 Reg. Holstein 



4 



365 



6692.9 



3.42 229.05 18.33 



.627 



76.96 



57.26 



2 Reg. Holstein 



5 



,313 



5551.6 



3.01 167.56 17.73 



.535 



63.84 



41.89 



2 Reg. Holstein 



6 



365 



6531.0 



3.78 246.70 17.89 



.677 



75.10 



61.67 



2 Reg. Holstein 



7 



309 



5528.0 



3.68 203.46 17.89 



.658 



63.57 



50.86 



7 Gr. Durham 



8 



269 



4963.3 



3.51 174.41 18.45 



.648 



57.07 



43/!60 



8 Gr. Holstein 



9 



295 



5993.7 



2.79 178.08 20.31 



.603 



68.92 



44.52 



8 Gr. Holstein 





53,725.1 



1845.18 



i 



?617.79 $461.27 





