Canadian Agriculture. 
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time, however, they may be seen in all the dairying districts 
both of Ontario and Quebec. 
Jerseys are making rapid headway, both in Canada and in 
the United States. In 1883, Mr. V. E. Fuller's grand cow, 
"Mary Ann of St. Lamberts," 9770, secured an official record, 
made under the auspices of the Canadian Jersey Breeder's Asso- 
ciation, of 24 lbs. 13 oz. butter in 7 daj s, and for 3^ days of the 
same week 13 lbs. 4 oz., being at the rate of 2G lbs. 8 oz. in 
7 days. She was subjected to a continuous test of 93 days, and 
yielded 106 lbs. 12^ oz. in the first 31 days, 102 lbs. for the 
second 31 days, and 102 lbs. lOi oz. for the third 31 days, 
making a total of 311 lbs. 7 oz. for 93 consecutive days, an 
average of 3 lbs. b\ oz. per da}' ; this celebrated cow is again 
referred to below. In his report to the Dominion Minister of 
Agriculture, for the year 1884, Mr. John Smith, the Govern- 
ment Agent at Hamilton, Ontario, says that last year there was 
a large demand for Jerseys on American account, the Canadians 
having established for themselves a reputation superior to that 
of any other breeders, either in the States or upon the Island of 
Jersey itself. The Canadian herds are noted for their fine 
forms, great substance, and grand constitutions, and, as butter- 
makers, stand unrivalled, having never been approached by 
those of any other country. At the head of the tribe are the 
great " Stoke Pogis," " Victor Hugo," and " St. Heller " families, 
a combination of whose blood has developed a typical family 
possessing wonderful prepotency, as exhibited by the public 
tests made by the American Jersey Cattle Club at Oaklands, 
in the herd of Mr. Valancey E. Fuller. Some of the following 
figures will, no doubt, astonish English readers : — 
Pbices obtained in 1884 for Jeesey Cattle from the Herd of 
Mr. V. E. Fuller, Oaklands, Hamilton, Oxt. 
TotaL 
Average per 
Head. 
Sale of eight bull calves 
Sale of live heifers and heifer calves . . 
Eent for services of five bulls . . 
3,150 
3,180 
3,070 
833 
£ J. d. 
203 15 0 
636 0 0 
.383 15 0 
166 12 0 
£10,233 
1,400 
£393 11 6 
£11,G33 
All the foregoing purchases were made for export to the 
United States. The bulls were likewise rented by American 
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