Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-11
OFFICIAL TEST or DUCHESS or
SMITHFIELD. t256."

We give belos the oeicial tes, Of thi,
COW. a. taken BY Chas n Beck. and
s~ofn 60 before a Notary Public. A.
this test gives the amount and kinds q
f'od consumed by the COW during TIE
trial, We consider Il Of value. Il shows
The capacity q the COW 20 consume large
quantities % rich food. and return !, in
milk.
Duchess of Smiih6eld i Of one OF the
be-, strains of Ayrshire blood Perhaps
our iafmers may draw = conclusion from
these agufcs. Although they may not
possess equals n this coz. many Of them
have native and grade COWS thA, will re-
sponl readily 90 liberal feeding There
tore. DO them feed better those they nov
have. snl note results. Possibly they
may have In their herds. COWS that wiih
proper feed and care ~ill DO themselves
credit. sud show ample qualities for
foundAi.on fof strain that ~ill be an
improvement uPoa any nos osned by
them. Whatever we Own ~e ought not
20 expect any returns s1oep, from good.
liberal focding " pure-bloodsd coz
~il y.eld any ptarn ~i,hoat q, aud very
many common ones vii DO vel, With u
oIIlCL rEsr 90 "nUCuEss 90 sNiru
rtup. tsi6
Monisy. 11nc IS q. en-, Yicii. ii lbs D
l. ua.. l.At lns ' r m, IN lns initi, = D ins
fco'i gierts sacat uran. ia quarts corn
ree.'i.g. Ians 50 ui.. b ieii. s.l ib. . o.
l. m. .l Do lIss n ms if. li's t'ial, II q
-. lcsi. L saaIts g.oaaa oais' a. quarts
weline ..sY, June IS e. ul rieid. r - -
D 4 m l 1 To- 4 m.s d To- tutai, r. q
i.s. fcei. quartz -he.t trsn, 81 corn uic-l.
rnar.'isl. iuue "a m. yield. sistIb. Q
n ON. il I|l - D. us q {. ins.i totAl. e lns
tce'i tlsft' gruani oais, tli cora meal 81 Q
lr-isg. rane i-s A. m. yis'i. d ihs. q p. ul-.
r.IlIf.s l.. an. d ~ ~ tuiai, fs ins osst
li quarts vtcat bran. corn meal, pa Oh
,sfar.i.,. June 50 yisii 81 lbs.. 0 p.
u. on Ins.. D.. m. Nil lns.. totsl. e. li ins
fr..i. d aasris stesi trsn, groau4 osi., ~ 2
corn neal on meal
-un0ay. June IS an, ririi. a ia Il u.
= rIt ll.s 81 D. On. lltt - total T. d.. fce-i,
larfs shcst tran, tl.a cora mcai. a. 4. OH
neal. ErtIud 0ais
IHta. firli. t..i To-
f.uary pasture % timothy ani clover,
mixed. as a. night va tarncd into The
yari ari given A. much cut grass A. she
wuu'1esi
The Duchess % Smlihecli. t2ie. vas
born Dec. .oth, lsi6. She i oy Liou
Douglas. 1891. out oi Hester "a, .tl,, and
.sasp sp.cuiIi representative % TIE re-
uoWnti pougias family, ifom TIE Import
ti CuS CORSET
U.r color lisa deep. rich rel Ani white,
anuut eFcniy tistrioatci She has a beau
ufal beat. ncck % mrilum length, cacsi
broad ani tc,p. fore quarters hght, body
.argc an especially dep AZ ne nAnks /
bal. avCry cspaclous Ani sYmmetficaiy'
nrmft 1iicr. measuflug flrig e.lN iartfs
r.n.f hfoai AZ The rcar aui extending
~ nrsar.i. with teats % good sitc ani
a1olt tllai distance aqart thc MILK veins
.bnat thr uHfcr and a1i0men are wonder
riry 49, developed. And she hAs a mag
r.nreut FlsufrIne cscutchcou her sklu Is
.br ard elastic o. the touch. ant l. cove
rrrI with fue. glossy hair. her style srt
movement extremely graceful. and her Dis.
position AMI temperament, ~ far ~ ! ~As
ab.e o. |a az. perfect
she las Apparently very strong cpn.
sttutlon. aud IL rrmafkAn.Y cool iccicf.
Ilsr Wclslt on thc dsy before tac tcsi b.
ran sas .la. poaufs Her iAst calf wts
hlrn March .lih. lss1. or about two ani a
haif mouths before thc c0mmcncemcnt oi
ne trst She very pcrsistcui A. vel
a. q dccp m.Iker, AM iu a. Der Po.nts and
character.stcs exhibits exceedingly close
conformity CD thc perfect type of thc Ayr
shIro COW Yours Respectfully,
Cuss b hrCA,
In Tr-. Nrf M.nfI'.