BREEDS OF COWS. 



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York (Geneva) Experiment Station gives it as 3.57 per cent. The cows are 

 not as gentle as are the Jerseys and Holsteins, but are more active, better 

 "rustlers," will live on poorer feed, and will find grazing on rougher pastures. 

 Steers and dry cows fatten readily, and, though small, make excellent beef. 



THE HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS. 



The Holstein-Friesians, though one of the oldest of the dairy breeds 

 in Europe, are of comparatively recent introduction into this country, 

 and are giving excellent satisfaction wherever they are handled 



GLADYS DRUMMOND TYPICAL AYRSHIRE COW. 

 Owned by J. F. Converse, Woodville, N. Y. Has Won Several Prizes in the Ring. 



under proper conditions. They need luxuriant pastures, rich feed and 

 good care to make them succeed well, and are likely to be disappointing 

 when they are not given the best of feed and attention. The cows 

 are large, weighing from 1,000 to 1,400 pounds, and are irregularly 

 marked with black and white. They are very gentle and easy to handle. 

 They fatten quickly at any age, and so are readily turned into beef when 

 past their usefulness in the dairy. The calves are large and strong, and the 

 surplus males always bring good prices as veal, or they may be made into 

 profitable steers. The cows yield enormous quantities of milk, sometimes 



