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XII. Yields of Milk. 



The yield of milk of these races was: 



1. Four Toudeni cows gave Sl,3o7 (juarts, or an average of 2,334 

 quarts, or (i 3-10 quarts per day for the year. The largest inilker gave 

 2,345 (juarts, the smallest, 2,020 quarts. 



2. Three Breitenl)urg cows gave 8,594 quarts, or an average of 2,8(54 

 2-3 quarts, or 7 85-100 quarts per day for the year. The largest milker 

 gave 2,94(5 quarts, the smallest, 2,820 quarts. 



3. Three Ayrshire cows gave 5,38(J quarts, or an average of 1,795 1-3 

 quarts, or 4 92-100 quarts per day for the year. The largest milker gave 

 2,249 quarts, the smallest 1,415 quarts. 



4. Twenty-two Holland cows gave 78, 100 quarts, or an average of 3,550 

 quarts, or 9 73-100 quarts per day for the year. The largest milker gave 

 6,142 quarts, the smallest 2,526 quarts. 



The average feed per head in the Winter was daily — 10 pounds Sum- 

 mer straw, cut fine ; 2 1-2 rounds oat and wheat chaff ; 25 pounds beets , 

 10 pounds hay ; 8 pound reaise malt from beer brewery; 3 pounds rye 

 bran. This food is considered about equal lo 42 9-10 pounds hay. 



During the Summer the cows Avere fed daily per head 135 pounds green 

 fodder, viz., clover and vetches (of the latter very little was used), and 

 three times a day 8 pounds of hay. 



XIII. Feeding Qualities. 



Although there is no doubt that the Holland cows eat more, generally, 

 than the smaller Ayrshire and Toudern, this is of minor importance in 

 conqjarison with the greater amount of milk given bj^ the former. The 

 greater amount of feed consumed by the Holland cows can be estimated, 

 viz : Nine of them stood at one crib, while ten of the smaller stood at 

 another of equal size ; the fodder was, however, divided the same in each. 

 The proportion is as nine to ten, or when the smaller cows cat 45 pounds 

 of hay, the larger ones eat 50 pounds. 



From the quantity- of milk given, the Holland cows used a tritlc over 



5 imunds weight of hay to produce one (juart of milk ; Breitenl)urg used 



6 25-100 pounds of hay ; Toudcrn 7 pounds of hay; Ayrshire 9 pounds 

 of hay. By 'these results it cannot remain doubtful which race is preferable. 



XIV. Dutch Cattle an Artificial Breed. 



It seems unfortunate that there should have been nmch feeling over 

 the name of a breed of cattle, really the most wonderful as milkers of 

 any known race. In the Eastern United States they are known as Dutch, 

 Holstein, and Dutch-Friesian cattle. In the West they are almost uni- 

 versally known as Holstein cattle. The probability is that the name 



