BROWN SWISS 79 



has high dairy qualities. The majority of the cows of this 

 breed can be counted on to produce from 5000 to 7000 pounds 

 of milk per year with an average fat content of about 4 per 

 cent. 



There are many records in print from cattle of this breed 

 in Switzerland. The following figures show the average milk 

 yield for five years of fifty cows owned by an Agricultural 

 School, Plantahof, Graubuenden, Switzerland: 



LB. 



1892 5782 



1893 5500 



1894 6117 



1895 6307 



1896 6252 



The average per cent of fat during this time was 3.7 per cent. 

 It is reported by Mr. F. H. Mason, U. S. Consul at Zurich, 

 that 6000 cows supply the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk 

 Company an average of 5115 pounds milk per year each, 

 and that the milk received averages 3.68 per cent fat. The 

 average per cent of dry matter is given as 12.46 in the milk 

 received at this factory. In composition the milk of this 

 breed is well adapted for market milk purposes containing 

 about the proper amount of fat and solids. In natural color 

 the milk is about the same as that of the Shorthorn breed. 

 The milk is well adapted for cheese making, as well as the 

 average for butter making and for feeding to calves. 



No system of Advanced Registration has been adopted in 

 this country yet. In Switzerland the interests of the breed 

 are looked after very carefully by a cooperative association 

 which is subsidized by the government. The animals used 

 for breeding purposes are approved by representatives of this 

 association which also holds fairs at intervals which serve 



