CHAPTER XI 



DAIRY CATTLE AND THEIR PRODUCTS 



"The summer days grew cool and late; 



He went for the cows when the work was done, 

 But down the lane as he opened the gate 

 He saw them coming, one by one." 



The most important things to learn in> connection with the 

 farm dairy cattle are how to increase the production of milk, 

 both in quantity and quality ; how to fix these desirable char- 

 acteristics in the cows, and how to feed such rations as will 

 give the cow the best advantage of her breeding. 



Home of dairy breeds. In the English Channel just off the 

 coast of Prance are four little islands that belong to Eng- 

 land. They are Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Stark, in 

 order of size. Jersey is just twenty miles across, and Stark 

 is practically uninhabited. The isles of Jersey and Guernsey 

 have each given us a breed of dairy cattle named after their 

 native island and bred pure for many generations. It has 

 long been against the law of the islands to land any live 

 animals there except for immediate slaughter. From Scot- 

 land came the Ayrshire breed. In the eastern part of our 

 country the Ayrshires have long been known and admired. 

 From Holland came the Holstein-Friesian, the breed noted 

 for the quantity or large flow of milk. In size they are the 

 largest dairy breed. In America this breed is very popular 

 for milk production to supply cities. 



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