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per day when fresh, although it is claimed that the Holsteins have 

 given, under the same conditions, eighty pounds. For this reason, 

 the Holsteins being large milkers, are coming into demand somewhat, 

 to supply cheese factories in the Western States, and will probably be 

 the best cow for that purpose -in the West, as the large amount of 

 feed necessary to sustain them is not so great a consideration there 

 as it is here with us. One great advantage of the Jersey cow, forty 

 or fifty miles from a large city, is the cream, as cream can be sent that 

 distance, and returns thirty-five cents per quart at least. I find that 

 we get more butter from the Jersey milk than any other breed. 

 The Jersey cow loves to be petted, and whatever kindness is shown 

 her she gratefully returns in the pail; if used harshly there will be a. 

 great reduction in the quantities of milk and butter. She will milk 

 the year round at least that is my experience with them. I usually 

 milk them within a month of the time of calving, which is of great 

 value to those who have contracts to supply private families with 

 butter the year around. I thus get a steady supply from these 

 Jerseys, while other breeds do not hold to their milk so long, with 

 the exception, perhaps, of the Ayrshires. For the purpose of stall 

 feeding or soiling, they are just the cow that is wanted. Their calves- 

 are easily raised. In the last five years I have not lost over two per 

 cent. Their bull calves, if not suited for breeding purposes, although 

 they do not make so much weight as other breeds, when they are six 

 or eight weeks old, make the best of veal. I have had calves that 

 weighed, when two months old, 200 pounds, which brought eleven 

 cents per pound when sold for veal. The Jersey cow, " Eurotas," 

 produced in eleven months 778 pounds of butter, which sold for fifty 

 cents a pound at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York. The Jersey 

 cow, Mary Ann of St. Lambert's, 9,770, belonging to Mr. Valancey E. 

 Fuller, Hamilton, Canada, was tested for thirty-one days, May 29th 

 to June 28th (1883) inclusive, with the following results: 



BUTTER, BUTTER, 



UNSALTED. SALTED. 



LBS. OZ. LBS. OZ. 



Total for 31 days 100.12 106. 12J 



