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The Holstein-Friesian cow as a producer of milk, in quantity 

 leads all other breeds and occupies a class by herself. Wonder- 

 ful records have been reported during the past twenty-five years 

 in America, credited to Holstein-Friesian cows. A few of the 

 leading private tests are as follows : 



In 1901 a circular issued by the Holstein-Friesian Association 

 stated that 77 cows had been received to advanced registry that 

 had produced from 15,000 to 30,000 pounds of milk in periods 

 of ten months to one year. A fair cow of the breed, when five 

 years old or over, should produce from 7000 to 9000 pounds of 

 milk a year with proper feed and care. 



Daily milk yields of Holstein-Friesian cows have been reported 

 up to 1 22\ pounds in one day, this being the largest yield reported, 

 credited in private test to Shadeland Boon 2d 8892 H.H.B., 

 owned by Powell Brothers of Pennsylvania. Many cows have 

 produced 60 pounds in a day. In the Louisiana Purchase Expo- 

 sition breed test the 15 Holstein-Friesians for 120 days averaged 

 53.4 pounds of milk each daily, compared with 41.5 for the 

 Jerseys and 44.2 for the Brown Swiss. 



The Holstein-Friesian as a butter producer takes high rank on 

 account of the large yield of milk. The milk is not rich in butter 

 fat, possessing an average range of from three to four per cent. 

 Some families tend to produce a milk poor in fat, while others 

 show a greater amount. The fat globules in this milk rank in 

 the smaller class, and do not cream by gravity so rapidly as 



