PRODUCTION, COMPOSITION AND CHARACTERISTICS 3 



butter-fat, and a few of the best haxe been knowTi to 

 produce 800 to 900 lbs. of butter in one year, an amount 

 equal to the cow's own 

 weight. The red Danish 

 cow is an exceedingly good 

 and highly bred milk pro- 

 ducer which, however, has 

 not been introduced in 

 the United States, but the 

 Scotch Ayrshires and the 

 Brown Swiss are other 

 well-known dairy breeds 

 which are in favor with many American farmers. 



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Jersey cows 



