| Accounts of the Herd by Eastburn Reeder. | Opinions of the Herd by the Guenon Commission. |
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| No. 1.—Bell.—Age, 12 years. Grade, Alderney. Calved November 10, 1877. | No. 1.—Bell.—Grade, Alderney. Flanders, 2d. |
| Greatest yield when fresh, 16 quarts per day. Yield May 20, 1878, 10 quarts per day. Butter, 8 pounds in seven days. | Quantity, 18 to 20 quarts. |
| Tried February, 1875. | Quality, fair. |
| Milks to one month of calving. | Dry three to four months. |
| No. 2.—Topsy.—Age, 10 years. Guernsey. Calved March 9, 1878. | No. 2.—Topsy.—Guernsey. Curveline, 2d. |
| Greatest yield when fresh, 18 quarts. Yield May 20, 1878, 14 quarts. Made 12 pounds in seven days. | Quantity, 16 to 18 quarts. |
| Tried June, 1872. | Quality, first rate. |
| Goes dry three months before calving. | Dry two months. |
| No. 3.—Firefly, (1133.)—Age, 8 years. Jersey. Calved October 28, 1877. | No. 3.—Firefly.—Jersey thorough-bred. Demijohn, 2d. Daughter of Niobe, 3d. |
| Greatest yield when fresh, 14 quarts. Yield May 20, 1878, 12 quarts. Averaged 6 pounds butter for forty weeks, from Sept. 1, 1872, to June 8, 1873. Greatest yield of butter in any one week since, 10½ pounds. | Quantity, 12 to 14 quarts. |
| Quality, medium. |
| Never goes dry; has been milked regularly since August 27, 1872. | Dry two months. |
| No. 4.—Isabelle, (1935.)—Age, 6 years. Jersey. Calved September 19, 1877. | No. 4.—Isabelle.—Jersey thorough-bred Flanders, 3d. |
| Greatest yield when fresh, 12 quarts. Yield May 20, 1878, 8 quarts. Made 9 pounds butter in seven days. | Quantity, 16 quarts. |
| Tried October, 1877. | Quality, first rate. |
| Milks to one month of calving. | Dry one month. |
| No. 5.—Marian.—Age, 6 years. Guernsey. Calved February 15, 1878. | No. 5.—Marian.—Guernsey. Curveline, 3d. |
| Greatest yield when fresh, 14 quarts. Yield May 20, 14 quarts. | Quantity, 16 quarts. |
| Butter never been tested. | Quality, first rate. |
| Milks to within one month of calving. | Dry two months to three months. |
| No. 6.—Urania, (2793.)—Age, 5 years. Jersey. Calved January 30, 1878. | No. 6.—Urania.—Jersey thorough-bred. Selvage, 2d. |
| Greatest yield when fresh, 12 quarts. Yield May 20, 12 quarts. | Quantity, 14 quarts. |
| Butter never been tested. | Quality, second rate. |
| Milks to one month of calving. | Dry one month. |
| No. 7.—Florentia, (3518.)—Age, 4 years. Jersey. Calved January 1, 1878. | No. 7.—Florentia.—Jersey thorough-bred. Curveline, 2d. |
| Greatest yield, 10 quarts. Yield May 20, 10 quarts. | Quantity, 12 quarts. |
| Butter never been tested. | Quality, second rate. |
| Milks to one month of calving. | Dry one month. |
| No. 8.—Paunacussing, (5050.)—Age, 2 years. Jersey. Calved October 30, 1877. | No. 8.—Paunacussing.—Jersey thorough-bred. Selvage, 2d. |
| Yield, May 21, 1878, 8 quarts. | Quantity, 12 quarts. |
| Quality, medium. |
| Duration yet to be ascertained. | Dry two months, probably. |
| No. 9.—Lady Delaware, (5051.)—Age, 2 years. Thorough-bred Jersey. Calved January 3, 1878. | No. 9.—Lady Delaware.—Jersey thorough-bred. Flanders, 3d. |
| Yield May 21, 1878, 6 quarts. | Quantity, only milks out of two teats. |
| Quality, medium. |
| Duration yet to be ascertained. | Dry three months, probably. |