DAIRYING. 2J 



My two children, while between one and two years of age, were 

 fed for a year on the milk of a herd to which cottonseed was 

 largely fed, and it did not seem to hurt them. 



QuES. What breed was the cow which you mentioned as 

 making 116 pounds of butter in a year? 



Ans. She was a grade Jersey. The fact that a cow has the 

 name Jersey tacked on to her is not a certificate of her ability as a 

 butter maker. Each individual should be tested as to her dairy 

 worth regardless of her breed, pedigree or beauty. The general 

 tendencies of the Shorthorn are towards beef, but there are a 

 few strains of Shorthorn blood that make good dairy animals. 

 If one is in the milk business and selling milk only, regardless 

 of quality, the Holstein or the Ayrshire would be the breed to 

 keep. But they are not apt to be as economical butter cows as 

 are the Guernseys or Jerseys. Our Holstein butter has proved to 

 be the most costly butter we make, the Ayrshire butter ranks 

 next, the Jersey butter has been made cheaper than either. 



