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THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



this breed is the low percentage of fat and total 

 solids in the milk. The cows have been favorites 

 for dairymen doing a milk supply business, but in 

 numerous instances their product has been below 

 the standards fixed by State and municipal laws. 



HOLSTEIN BULL. "COUNT PAUL DE KOL, 2D,'' FIRST PRIZE 

 THREE-YEAR-OLD, PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION 



It should be stated, however, that many breeders 

 are working toward a higher fat content with con- 

 siderable success, and many families of this breed 

 produce milk which exceeds 4.0 in fat and are profit- 

 able butter producers. The fat globules are small 

 and of uniform size, separating slowly by the grav- 

 ity method of creaming and carrying very little 



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