236 THE CREAMERY PATRON'S HANDBOOK. 



value to the creamery patron will depend upon himself, how well he shall 

 make use of what is here presented for his interests. 



These pages are largely a record of the results of good dairying. re- 

 sults such as the previous chapters have sought to point out the way by 

 which the dairy farmer may attain them. They are the proof, not of 

 theories, but of the methods in daily practice by the best dairy herd 

 keepers and dairy animal breeders. No pet ideas are hcre]expounded, but 

 simply a collation of facts is presented as they stand in the open records 

 of the stations where these animals have been reared, or as they have come 

 under the notice of the author who tells of their breeding and their worth 

 in the dairy. They comprise records of poor cows, of fairly good cows, 

 of 'Very good cows, and of exceptionally good cows, as well as reports on 

 sires of exceptional excellence as heads of daiiy herds, and here and there 

 a more complete comment on whence this excellence comes and why. It 

 is expected that the creamery patron seeking improvement in his dairy 

 herd will find these reports a most interesting and instructive additional 

 feature. 



ALABAMA. 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION AT AUBURN. 



REPORT BY PROF. J. F. DUGGAR, AGRICULTURIST. 



Our records here are only of two years' standing, and I regret that I 

 cannot give so much information as is desired. 



Our best cow is a Jersey Susanna Hazen 160,809. At three years of 

 age, with first calf, she made 330 pounds of butter and received only ordinary 

 treatment. Her cost of keep was $25 and she gave us a profit of $50. She 

 is now in her second year of lactation, and now, four months after second 

 calf, is yet making a pound of butter a day, receiving only ordinary care. 



She is a beauty as to form, color and disposition. Her yearling heifer 

 is a great beauty also, teats well placed far apart ; the udder comes well for- 

 ward and has large folds of loose skin running well up behind. She has 

 the typical dairy form, like her mother, and is as gentle and kind as a 

 kitten. Her capacity is wonderful. 



Our second best cow has a record of 315 pounds of butter in one year. 

 She is of perfect dairy type and performs according to the care she receives. 

 Last year she gave a profit of $29, but it was an off year. She is a Jersey. 



The yearly production of butter of the average cows in our state is 

 about 75 to 100 pounds. Dairying here is badly neglected, though we have 

 many advantages over other sections a large variety of good yielding 

 forage crops, a long pasture season and a mild short winter, all tending to 

 cheap production. 



