TESTED DAIRY ANIMALS UTAH. 



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when ten years old, in the first month of milking, and on pasture when 

 she was giving nearly two pounds of butter a day. She is what I call a 

 typical dual purpose cow. 



If four years and not one were considered, then another grade Short- 

 horn is entitled to first place. This cow gave 7,282 pounds of milk and 367 

 pounds of butter on the average for four years; and varied but little from 

 year to year. The average of the cow above described (page 284) was but 

 315 pounds of butter for the same period. 



A record on a par with those, though only one year's record is ob- 

 tainable, was made by a grade Jersey. She produced 5,659 pounds of milk 



JERSEY BULL-FIRST PRIZE WINN 



STATE FAIR- 1901. 



in a year and 402 pounds of butter. This cow gave the highest test of any 

 cow kept on the farm, the average test for the year being 6.11 per cent, 

 fat. For months at a time, in the latter periods of lactation, her test 

 varied between six and eight per cent, fat for morning's and evening ( s 

 milk. 



It can scarcely be said that any dairy bull has become noted in this 

 state. The practice of our farmers is against such records being made. 



