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3. On an average the cows that freshened in the fall 

 produced 268 pounds of butterfat, while those that fresh- 

 ened in the winter, spring, and summer produced 258, 236, 

 and 236 pounds, respectively. 



4. On an average the cows that freshened in the fall 

 returned $76.65 in income over cost of feed, while those that 

 freshened in the winter, spring, and summer returned 

 $75.66, $710.73, and $66.59, respectively. 



5. In the 64 cow-testing associations fall freshening 

 ranked first 29 times in average milk production, winter 

 freshening ranked first 18 times, summer freshening 10 

 times, and spring freshening 7 times. 



6. In butterfat production fall freshening ranked first 

 38 times, winter 13 times, summer 8 times, and spring 7 

 times. 



7. In income over cost of feed fall freshening ranked 

 first 30 times, winter 17 times, spring 9 times, and summer 

 8 times. 



8. In considering the months separately the cows that 

 freshened in October ranked first in production of milk, 

 those that freshened in December ranked second, and those 

 that freshened in November ranked third. 



9. In butterfat production October freshening ranked 

 first, November second, December third, and September 

 fourth. 



10. In income over cost of feed December freshening 

 ranked first, October second, November third, and January 

 fourth. 



