Arizona .ViKicuLTUKAL ExpurimKnt Station 



471 



The Ihilstcin Friesian herd lias been increased very materially 

 by the piu'chase of a lierd sire, live cows, five heifers and two 

 calves. These animals rei)laced some of the jrrade cows which 

 have been retained dnring the past five years. Table XVI 11 gives 

 the vield of cows in the herd dnrinc: the ])ast year. 



'lAliLK will. VIKLDS Ol' DAIKV COW S AT TlIIv UNIVERSITY FARM, 1916-17 



NmiK! of cow 



Josephine Arizona Maid. 



Miss Columbia ("jirl 



Childebcrte 



Princess of Clicwawljcek 



Gipsy Draconis 



Blanco 



Mollie 



Exception II 



Pedro 



*Sheppardcss 



*Xettie 



*IMissonri 



.Averajjc for lierd 



Breed 



Holstein Friesian 

 Jersey 



(^,ra 



l(il>tein 



Ayrshire 



Jersey 



drade 1 lolstein 



Yield in lbs. 



Milk 



Butter- 

 fat 



14,447.4 432.2 



3,342.3 231.8 



4.885.1 291.0 



6.721.2 358.9 

 5,797.7 281.2 

 7,742.7 274.8 



9.350.3 344.0 

 6,921.0 261.9 

 7,242.9 382.4 



13,371.9 439.3 



9,770.6 410.2 



6,554.5 273.S 



8,012.3 331.8 



^_2 



2.99 

 6.93 

 6.63 

 5.34 

 4.85 

 3.55 

 3.67 

 3.78 

 5.28 

 3.19 

 4.19 

 4.16 



4.14 



*Sold before finisliing- their milking period. 



•The Duroc-Jersey herd of hogs has been increased by the 

 addition of two sows and a boar. It has been the policy of the de- 

 partment to keep nothing- but registered animals of sui)erior qnal- 

 itv. To this end, all of the grade cows have been discarded. Owing 

 to the limited amount of land available for raising crops it is 

 thought best to select a fcAv of the more important breeds and con- 

 fine our efforts to them rather than to maintain a large number of 

 breeds. Holstein Friesian, Jersey and Hereford cattle; Rambouil- 

 let. Hampshire and Shro]:»shire sheep, and Duroc-Jersey and 

 Poland-China pigs should be the first breeds to be developed. It 

 is hoped that during the next year a good foundation flock of 

 Rambouillet sheep and herd of Poland-China pigs may .be se- 

 cured. Another urgent necessity is the purchase of two Jersey 

 females. With the present increase in the Holstein cattle and 

 Duroc-Jerse}' hogs moreAmiform animals are availal^le for investi- 

 gation and instructir)n. 



R. H. \\'ILLI.\.MS. 



. Inimal Hnsbandumn. 

 W. S. Cunnin(;ham, 

 Assistant .Iniiiial 1 1 ushandman. 



