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excellent breed for dairying. Good cows are pos- 

 sibly more common among Holsteins than among 

 animals of any other breed. G. W. demons, St. 

 George, Ont, is Secretary of the Canadian Associa- 

 tion and in charge of the herd books. 



HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN. 



Jersey* This is one of the best breeds for purely 

 butter purposes. The home of the breed is in the 

 Island of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. The 

 cows are rather small in size, weighing from 700 to 

 900 pounds, and do not, as a rule, give a large quantity 

 of milk, although some individual cows are noted as 

 heavy milkers. The milk is rich in fat, usually test- 

 ing above 4.5 per cent., and the fat globules are large 



