Report of the Dairy Husbandman 
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To the Director of the Storrs Agricultural Experiment 
Station: 
Sir:—During the past year exact records have been kepi 
of the breeding, feeding and production of the dairy herd. 
The effect of the Burrell-Lawrence-Kennedy Cow Milker 
upon the yield and quality of milk has been studied. Two 
years ago the herd was milked by hand. The past year the 
milking machine has been used. The results upon the yield 
of milk are not conclusive enough to warrant publishing. 
A bulletin upon the effect of the machine on the bacterial 
content of the milk has been published during the year. 
Feeding experiments have been conducted for the purpose 
of determining the comparative value of different grain 
rations for milk production. 
Several of the associations of breeders of dairy cattle have 
established advanced registries and offered prizes for cows 
producing a given amount of butter fat in a given time. 
The associations have called upon the experiment stations — 
of the different states to furnish supervisors when cows are 
to be tested for these prizes. During the year we have sent 
out a number of men to supervise tests and have in that 
way come in contact with a number of prominent breeders 
throughout the state. 
During the coming year experiments and investigations 
will be carried on concerning the cost of milk production 
and the best feeds for the Connecticut dairymen to use. The 
work with the milking machine will be continued. It will 
require several years to determine definitely the effect of 
a continuous use of the machine upon the milk flow. The 
difficulty of obtaining good hand milkers is so great as to 
