Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1886 — Scme Good Cows. [ARTICLE]

Scme Good Cows.

IM. James Ritchey. 61; clarion i Township, hands us the following ! statement from his brothcr-in-Ir.w, I Mr.''John F. A’annuys, of Johnson : county, regarding the Ing m-mc-y | the latter macle; last .year, with a : bunch of Jersey enwp: . "Last year we made over “ OCO His. of bmter, an average of sis fl' .'? . j from eaclh-cow, >and bringing in ■ cash 1-53.10, and a calf from each ' cow. We fed the extra milk to 31 ; hogs, which we sold for £267.-70,' thrce-fouTths of this was Ahde from the milk. We have about 23 milk cows. We paid about £2OO for feed for the cows, beside the I grass on the farm/t I ’ i.™