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BETTER DAIRY FARMING 



extensively so that large numbers of Jersey cows are scattered all 

 over. The Jerseys have been crowded out by the Holsteins in the 

 market milk section, because the butter fat test of Jersey milk is 

 the highest of that of any breed. The average butter fat from 

 13,840 records is 5.36 per cent butter fat. As will be remembered, 

 the average butter fat for the Guernsey breed was 4.988 per cent 



Fauvic's Prince 107961 

 A good type of Jersey bull. Owned by A. V. Barnes, New Canaan, Conn. 



or practically 5 per cent. Therefore, because of the very high 

 butter fat content of the milk, it will be seen that Jersey milk could 

 not compete in the fluid milk market with Holstein milk at the 

 ordinary differential price paid for butter fat. 



Jerseys are economical producers of butter fat. The advocates 

 of the Jersey breed have always stood up for their breed as being 

 the most economical producers of butter fat. Figures will not be 

 attempted to prove this one way or another. It is sufficient to 

 say that Jerseys are at least the equal of other breeds in economical 

 production of butter fat. Therefore, we find them in the largest 



