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from that time she dropped a calf which she had carried nine 
months and two weeks. From the milk of Oceana (herd 
book No. 439), we made one-half pound of butter per day 
two weeks before she dropped her calf in May, 1875. The 
calf (a bull) readily sold for twenty-live dollars when three 
days old. From these figures, and others which 1 have made 
from time to time, and from comparisons instituted between 
the breeds, I am led to this conclusion: We want the short¬ 
horns for beef, but for the butter dairy give us the “scrawny 
little Jersey, that puts her surplus feed into the milk pail, 
and not upon her back. 
On motion of J. R. McLean the election of officers was 
made a special order for half past two o’clock this p. m. 
On motion, adjourned to meet at 1:30 o’clock this p. m. 
Wednesday, 1 p. m. 
Convention called to order as per adjournment. 
On motion, Wm. Patten, C. C. Buell and Titos. Huntley 
were made a committee to recommend suitable persons to act 
as trustees in the several counties represented, and to report 
to-morrow. 
E. H. Sewakd spoke further as to breeds for the dairy; by 
a test at Marengo the short-horns took the premium. 
Prof. Hall thought the experiment had not been carried 
far enough; he had made an exact test in his case The Jer¬ 
sey was much ahead; had large cream globules which rise 
easy. 
Dr. Tefft said he believed the globules of Jersey milk 
varied more than any other breed; to make an exact test of 
milk, all the circumstances must be known—time of churning, 
etc. 
No. 7—“Marketing Dairy Products,” was now taken up 
and opened by J. R. McLean, secretary of the Elgin Board of 
Trade, who gave many interesting statements as regards the 
