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both give milk rich in butter fat. But, do not invest in a general 

 purpose cow; either go after beef or butter. If the latter, select 

 a dairy breed. 



For a family cow in a village, what breed or grade do you prefer? 



A lady. — A Jersey cow is the one to invest in. 



Mr. Cook. — I incline to the belief that the lady is right. If one 

 wants a reasonable quantity of good, rich milk, the Jersey, I 

 think, will fill the bill. 



A voice. — How about the Ayrshire? 



Mr. Cook. — As a rule, the Ayrshire gives a good flow of milk, in 

 quality between the Holstein and Jersey. The average butter fat 

 per cent, in such milk is not far from 3.5 to 4. But there are Jer- 

 seys and Jerseys. Some of them are very poor sticks, while there 

 are some Ayrshires that are fine individuals and rich milkers. 



Would a cow that was poor in flesh give poor milli? 



Mr. Cook. — I am not going to say she would or would not; but 

 if a cow is in her normal condition she will give normal milk. I 

 have seen cows giving a large quantity of milk that was very rich 

 in fat, yet they were poor in flesh. I saw one at the Geneva sta- 

 tion that was giving 32 pounds of milk per day, rich in fat, but 

 you would not want her in your herd. 



At what age should heifers come in millc? 



Mr. Eastman. — From IS to 24 months, but there may be a 

 difference in breeds; if, however, I could have it as I wanted I 

 would have the time from 20 to 22 months; at that age she will 

 do well and nearly fully develop by the time she is three years old. 

 We want to develop the cow from the start, beginning early. 

 We have one heifer that we milked 106 days before she was two 

 years old, and she gave 20| pounds the last day. 



What would you sow for pasture grass where you plow up your pasture 

 to kill out weeds, to have something fresh for your cows the same season. 

 If you sowed it in the spring? 



Mr. Cook. — I don't hardly know. Orchard grass is good when 

 kept closely fed. Meadow fescues and the white clovers are also 

 good. Orchard grass, if allowed to grow too large, becomes hard 

 and woody. We have it eight years in one pasture, but it is kept 



