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THE CREAMERY PATRON S HANDBOOK. 



is graded just in order to their position in point of profit. Notice the 

 Jerseys in the order of their profit from highest to lowest. The tests run: 

 5.64; 4.74; 4.4; 4.27; 3.98. The Brown Swiss: 4.09; 3.8; 3.61; 3.45; 3.25. 

 In nearly all the breeds this same uniform progression in richness corres- 

 ponding with profit holds good, with slight irregularities in some. 



RESULTS OF TEST. 



The awards in the test were made as follows: For greatest net profit 

 on estimated butter, to the Guernseys by $4.66. For greatest net profit on 

 churned butter, to the Guernseys by $5.86. For greatest profit on total 

 milk-solids, to the Holsteins by $26.44. For greatest profit on total milk- 

 solids and gain in live weight, to the Holsteins by $31.63. 



(I.) 



BUTTER FAT. 



ESTIMATED 

 BUTTER. 



Lbs. 

 milk. 



Per 



cent. 



Guernseys 27127 . 6 



Jersey 26987.1 



Ayrshire 32998 . 2 



Holstein 39260 . 2 



Red Polled s 28694.9 



Brown Swiss 30892 . 6 



French Canadian 24664 . 7 



Shorthorn 31885 . 6 



Polled Jersey 20328 . 8 



Dutch Belted . . 24893 . 5 



6 



58 



6 



25 



98 



63 



3.99 

 3.57 

 4.66 

 3.4 



Lbs. 



1248.1 



1234.9 



1219.4 



1275.8 



1141.8 



1123.1 



984.1 



1138.8 



948.3 



847.5 



Lbs. 

 1468.3 

 1452.8 

 1434.6 

 1501.0 

 1343.3 

 1321.3 

 1157.7 

 1339.6 

 1115.6 

 997.0 



Value. 

 $367.07 

 363.20 

 358.65 

 375.25 

 335.83 

 330.34 

 289.44 

 334.96 

 278.91 

 249.26 



ESTIMATED 

 BUTTER. 



TOTAL SOLIDS. 



(II.) 



Guernseys 



Jersey 



Ayrshire 



Holstein 



Red Polled 



Brown Swiss .... 

 French Canadian 



Shorthorn 



Polled Jersey 



Dutch Belted . . 



Cost of Net Per 

 Feed. Profit cent, 

 on butter. 



Lbs. Value. Profit 



The gain in live weight during the test for the different breeds was as 

 follows: Shorthorns 802 pounds; Holsteins 391; Dutch Belted 376; Red 

 Polled 349; French Canadian 288; Polled Jersey 275; Ayrshire 218; Brown 

 Swiss 198; Guernsey 195; Jersey 189. 



Every one of the fifty cows entering the test May 1st came through 

 the six months' trial in good condition, nearly all having gained a little in 



