DAIRYING 89 



ANNUAL YIELDS OF MILK OF THE DIFFERENT 



BREEDS 



The standard proposed for the respective 

 breeds by the British Dairy Farmers' Associa- 

 tion for entering in the Dairy Cattle Register 

 is as follows : 



Weight of Milk Pure butter -fat 



in the milking per diem average 

 Pedigree and Non- period> not ex _ of i tests as dc _ 



ceeding 11 termined by 

 months. Ibs. analysis. 



Shorthorn, . 8,500 1.25 



Jersey . 6,000 1.25 



Guernsey . 6,000 1.25 



Ayrshire . 7?5 I - 



Red Polls . 7,000 i.oo 



Kerry and Dexter 



Kerry . 4,500 0.75 



Dutch . 8,500 i.oo 



The standard for crosses of either of the 

 above will be the mean of the standards for 

 the pure breed. No animal will be admitted 

 whose milk contains less than 12 per cent, 

 of solids at any test. 



