Cost of Milk Production. 



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seen that the Short Horn grades, particularly Sue, compared very 

 favorably with the other breeds both in the amount and cost of pro- 

 duction, but it is only fair to state that these two cows were the only 

 two out of twenty of like breeding purchased at different times that it 

 was thought advisable to keep in the herd for more than one year. It 

 should also be stated in regard to them that they were farrow, and 

 therefore undoubtedly continued to give a larger flow of milk for a 

 longer time than though they had been due to drop calves again as the 

 others did. As between the Jerseys and Hol^teins it will be seen that 

 they are pretty well sandwiched together as to relative rank. The Hol- 

 steins as a rule are better in the matter of the production of milk both 

 as to amount and to cost, and the Jerseys stand better in regard to the 

 production of fat both as to amount and cost; the order rank of the first 

 ten being as follows: 



Table XIV. — Relative Ranks. 



In cost of fat, a grade Short Horn first, then two Jerseys followed 

 by two Holsteins, next the other grade Short Horn, followed by two 

 Jerseys and then by two Holsteins. 



