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Show A GOOD DAIRY RECORD. The Descrct Farmer is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Andrew Peter-son Peter-son of Matiti in which he gives the yearly record of a grade Jersey cow. The record is certainly a splendid one and we publish it herewith: Jan. 1200 lbs. of milk Test 6. Feb. 1069 " " "" "j 6.1 Mar." o8?'"" ".' "; 6.5 Apr. 980 ";'.,- "1 "j 6.2 May 92b V '' " 'j 6.8 June 900V ' " ' 6.5 July 736 v"' ! "" "j 6. Aug. 600 "V "' ' 5.8 Sept. .450 " " "' 'j 6. Oct. 530 N,i " ""' ' 6. (To Nov. 15th). ) Making a total of 8350 pounds of imilk or 517.70 pound's of butter fat, or' 603.9 -pounds of commercial butter. but-ter. The milk was weighed three days every month and six samples taken "rind tested; Comparing with the average Utah record 115 pound-of pound-of butter fat per cow, it certainly speaks well for Mr. Peterson, o |