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of butter, and 6,190 pounds of milk. The average cost of each pound of 

 butter is 12 cents, and each 100 pounds of milk is 69 cents. They yield 

 an average profit of $21.49 as butter cows, and $20.24 as milk producers. 

 The cow chosen to represent this group is No. 2, Copper Queen, shown in the 

 cut on page 237. 



TABLE 1. 



Record of the cows grouped under the dairy type. 



2. Fleshy group. The cows in this group are large framed animals. The 

 neck is thick, the shoulders heavy, the loin wide, withers round, crops full, 

 brisket heavy, and as a class they are animals that take on flesh easily and 

 look smooth and plump. They make an average of only 217 pounds of 

 butter each, and less than 4,000 pounds of milk. When the labor expended 

 in their care is taken into consideration, they are all kept at a loss. They 

 charge in cost of food 18.1 cents, or 6 cents more than the dairy group, 



