BREEDS OF DAIRY COWS 41 



blood, which together with the Friesland has done 

 so much towards making the popularity of the 

 famous " Cape " cow. They produce the richest 

 milk of any of the dairy breeds, their milk never 

 going below the legal standard, viz. 3 %, and very 

 seldom below 475 %. A very large number of 

 cows tested at the various experimental stations in 

 America as reported on by Professor Woll averaged 

 5 '5 %, while in many cases individuals test as high 

 as 6*5 %. They are such continuous milkers that it 

 is very often difficult to dry them off between calves, 

 and many a herd can show an average yield of over 

 5000 Ibs. of milk per cow per year. 



Individual records show much higher yields, 

 running as high as 10,000 to 12,000 Ibs., and there 

 are two authenticated records of cows, i.e. Jersey 

 cows, which have produced over 16,000 Ibs. of milk 

 within twelve months. That the milk of the Jersey 

 cows is rich in butter fat is shown by the fact that 

 many herds produce an average annual yield of 

 300 Ibs. of butter fat per cow. Herds averaging 

 400 Ibs. per cow are not uncommon, while individual 

 animals have even produced more than double that 

 amount in the same time. The Jersey is an animal 

 which will one day be more largely known in South 

 Africa and benefit the farmer greatly by giving him 

 more butter fat per head of cows milked. Like the 

 Friesland they need good food and good care to 

 make them succeed well, but they are also likely to 



