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Table 19. 



Herd No. 



21. 







H. H. 





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CD 



Breed. 



Best cow. . 1 



' 8882.3 



3.75 332.77 



24.33 



.911 $102.15 



$83.19 



4 Gr. 



Holstein 



Poorest 



cow 11 4025.1 3.55 143.12 15.90 .565 



46.29 



35.78 



! 6 Gi 



*. Holstein 



Av. of herd 



5970.92 



4.06 242.87 



20.39 



.829 



$68.67 



$60.71 





No. 



Days 



















cow. 



in milk 



















1 



311 



6524.5 



4.28 279.22 



20.97 



.897 



$75.03 



$69.80 



6 Gr. 



Holstein 



2 



262 



5446.0 



4.68 254.72 



20.78 



.972 



62.63 



63.68 



5 Gr. 



Holstein 



3 



324 



8390.0 



3.91 328.12 



25.89 1.012 



96.49 



82.03 



6 Gr. 



Holstein 



4 



.340 



6498.6 



4.37 284.02 



19.11 



.835 



74.73 



71.01 



6 Gr. 



Holstein 



5 



196 



3644.4 



4.09 149.00 



18.59 



.760 



41.91 



37.25 



. . Gr. 



Holstein 



6 



317 



7613.1 



3.78 287.8 



24.01 



.907 



87.55 



71.95 



4 Gr. 



Shorth'n 



7 



365 



8882.3 



3.75 332.77 



24.33 



.911 



102.15 



83.19 



4 Gr. 



Holstein 



8 



299 



6418.6 



4.10 263.35 



21.46 



.880 



73.81 



65.84 



6 Gr. 



Jersey 



9 



289 



5471.1 



4.51 246.70 



18.93 



.853 



62.92 



61.68 



7 Gr. 



Holstein 



10 



280 



4877.4 



3.87 188.57 



17.41 



.073 



56.09 



47.14 11 Gr. 



Shorth'n 



11 



25,3 



4025.1 



3.55 143.12 



15.90 



.565 



46.29 



35.78 



6 Gr. 



Holstein 



12 



281 



5501.3 



4.81 224.53 



19.57 



.798 



63.26 



56.13 



5 Gr. 



Holstein 



13 



315 



5498.0 



4.42 242.79 



17.45 



.770 



63.23 



60.70 



5 Gr. 



Holstein 



14 



303 



7355.7 



3.65 269.27 



24.27 



.888 



84.59 



67.32 



5 Gr. 



B. Swiss 



17 



256 



3417.8 



4.38 149.71 



13.35 



.584 



39.40 



37.43 



4 Gr. 



Shorth'n 





89563.9 



3643.69 





$1030.08 $910.93 





In table 20, Herd No. 21, the weekly production of three cows 

 freshing at the same time, is compared for six consecutive weeks. 

 So far as con be determined they were of approximately the same 

 age yet for the period indicated the production of No. 3 was prac- 

 tically double that of either No. 15 or No. 16. Cows such as No. 3 

 are worthy of skillful management and the best attention while 

 those like Nos. 15 and 16 should be disposed of for obvious 

 reasons. 



During the summer, this herd received no food other than 

 that furnished by pasture. The winter ration consisted of 8 

 pounds bran, one pound corn meal, 30 pounds silage and six 

 pounds clover hay. The cows were medium sized grades many 

 showing Holstein characteristics. Throughout the year, the 



