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HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE. 



The want of space forbids the giving of full reports of the other breeds; 

 but the following table is a correct summary of the average yields of all the 

 breeds reported. Without doubt, to produce the maximum yields, very high 

 and skillful feeding must have been practiced. 



MILK RECORDS OP THE VARIOUS BREEDS TESTED IN SAXONY BETWEEN 1852 AND 1859. 



The milk records given, in these tables appear to have been impartially 

 made. They extend over a period of several years, and include results from a 

 large number of cows. Many records ha,ve been made in this country within 

 the last fifteen years. To give them all would be too great a task; to discrim- 

 inate would be to show partiality. It would seem that those which have been 

 given would be sufficient to establish the conclusion that this breed excels all 

 others in quantity of milk production. 



It appears that upon the continent of Europe quantity of production has for 

 many years reached a point unlocked for by English and American dairymen. 

 Hence such records have been received by them with much incredulity. The 



BO WEN, No. 12041, H.-F. H.-B. 

 First Prize Cow at Madison Square Garden, N. Y., 



