Fresno County, Cal . llowing is a letter from a Fresno County dairyman;I milked last year an average of forty-three cows per month;sold during that time butter fat to the amount of $ pereach cow; also raised and sold calves and hogs to the amountof $ per each cow, making the total earnings of each cowfor the year, $ Numerous statements show that the above returns are aboutthe average in Fresno. There are numbers of statementsthat run very much higher than these, but it is sufficient tobe able to say that in Fresno County the average return fromone cow is $ to $ for bu

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Fresno County, Cal . llowing is a letter from a Fresno County dairyman;I milked last year an average of forty-three cows per month;sold during that time butter fat to the amount of $ pereach cow; also raised and sold calves and hogs to the amountof $ per each cow, making the total earnings of each cowfor the year, $ Numerous statements show that the above returns are aboutthe average in Fresno. There are numbers of statementsthat run very much higher than these, but it is sufficient tobe able to say that in Fresno County the average return fromone cow is $ to $ for butter fat, and $ to $ calf and skim milk, or $ to $ total annual grossyield from ONE COW AND ONE ACRE OF LAND. These are not fancy figures. They are being realized inFresno County right along. The feed upon which this is be-ing done is almost entirely and universally alfalfa. First-classalfalfa lands can be purchased in Fresno County for from$ to $r> per acre, including .water Some Watermelons—23—

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