74 THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



breeders successfully develop. Among the early- 

 records 6 to 9 gallons of milk a day was not uncom- 

 mon. At the Columbian Exposition the best Short- 

 horn cow gave 65 pounds of milk in one day and 

 1,593 pounds in 30 days, yielding 62^ pounds of 

 butter. The best dairy herds of this breed average 

 6,000 to 7,000 pounds of milk per cow annually and 

 300 pounds of butter. Single cows have exceeded 

 10,000 pounds of milk and 400 pounds of butter in 



GOOD TYPE OF DAIRY SHORTHORNS 



one year. The milk of this breed is of fair quality, 

 averaging about 3.75 per cent. fat. The fat globules 

 are of medium and uniform size, so that cream sepa- 

 rates quite readily. The milk is rather pale in color. 

 Polled Durham. — This is simply a branch or 

 family of the Shorthorn breed, but from the fact that 



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