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THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



ing. In their native land the average herd is ex- 

 pected to produce 5,000 pounds of milk and 300 

 pounds of butter in a year. In this country, where 

 the animals are more highly fed, many herds exceed 

 6,000 pounds of milk and 400 pounds of butter. 



GUERNSEY COW, "YEKSA SUNBEAM." RECORD, I,OOO POUNDS 

 BUTTER IN ONE YEAR 



Single cows have records of over 14,000 pounds of 

 milk, and one has reached an equivalent of l,ooo 

 pounds of butter in a year under official test. The 

 Guernsey and her sister, the Jersey, rank as the 

 leading butter breeds in this country. 



Holstein-Friesian. These black and white ani- 

 mals, introduced from the provinces of North Hol- 

 land and Friesland, constitute one of the oldest of 



