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COST OF BUTTER-FAT PER POUND. 



ist Period. ad Period. 



Guernsey 18.4 cts. 15.6 cts. 



Jersey 20.0 " 18.5 '• 



Devon 23.0 " 19.0 " 



Ayrshire 24.3 " 24.8 " 



Am. Holderness 26.3 " 22.8 " 



Holstein-Friesian 26.3 " 26.4 " 



This agrees with the work done at the New Jersey Ex- 

 periment Station and with the average results of the butter 

 tests at the World's Fair. 



COST PER POUND OF BUTTER PRODUCED. 



New Jersey. World's Fair. 



Guernsey 15.3 cts. 13. i cts. 



Jersey 17.9 " 13.3 '* 



Ayrshire 20.6 " .... 



Shorthorn 20.8 " 15.8 " 



Holstein 22.4 ** .... 



This shows the Guernseys to be the most economical 

 producers of butter ; and such golden-yellow butter, too ! 



The American dairyman, in his endeavor to improve his 

 own herd and collectively to improve the herds of his sec- 

 tion, naturally takes a great deal of interest in the grade 

 dairy cow. In the progressive dairy sections the influence 

 which pure-bred bulls exert is readily acknowledged. 

 They intensify the good qualities of the breed to which 

 they belong, and make such a section a desirable place for 

 the seeking of good family and profitable dairy cows. The 

 value of the Guernsey bull in effecting this improvement 

 has been well understood for many years, and especially is 

 it realized to-day in the desire to secure in the dairy cattle 

 of America greater physical strength and more profitable 

 butter production without reducing size or sacrificing rich- 

 ness of milk production. Mr. Lewis F. Allen, in his writings 

 several years ago, spoke especially of his experience with 

 the Guernsey for grading. He said his experience was 

 good, large-sized animals, free and persistent milkers, and 



