DAIRY COWS. 



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Their ability to produce butter-fat and butter at a low cost de- 

 mands the careful attention of the dairyman. At the N. Y. (Geneva) 

 and N. J. Exp. Stations several of the dairy breeds have been 

 carefully tested. In both instances the Guernseys produced but- 

 ter-fat at the least cost, and the same result was obtained in the 

 World's Fair test, 1S91, as the following shows: 



COST OF BUTTER-FAT PER POUND, CENTS. 



Breed. 



Guernsey 



Jersey 



Ayrshire. 



Shorthorn 



Holstein 



Devon 



Am. Holderness. . . 



N. Y. (Geneva.) 



Lactation Period. 



First. 



18.4 

 20.0 

 24-3 



26.3 

 23.0 

 26.3 



Second. 



15.6 

 18. 5 

 24.8 



26.4 

 19.0 

 22.8 



World's 

 Fair.* 



* Cost of butter per pound. 



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 dairj' 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 



