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THE BUSINESS OF DAIRYING 



must be placed in the second class with the other 

 breeds which aim to serve the dual purpose. Being 

 comparatively few in number in this country there 

 are not many dairy records at hand. Records of 

 herds averaging 6,000 to 7,000 pounds of milk are 

 reported, and single cows have produced 12,000 

 pounds. The milk is of fair quality, averaging about 

 3.75 per cent. fat. It should be remembered that the 

 above records are from select herds and are far 

 above the average for the breed. 



BREED TESTS 



Comparative yields of milk and butter fat. — The 

 following statements, taken from the Report of the 

 Wisconsin Experiment Station for 1903, show the 

 average per cent, of fat and production of milk and 



Average Per Cent, of Fat and Production of Milk and 



Butter Fat per Breed — American and European 



Analyses (Well) 



Breed 



Jersey 



Guernsey 



Holstein-Fi-iesian 



Shortliorn 



Ayrshire 



Red Polled 



Brown Swiss 



Devon 



Dutch Belted .... 

 Polled .Jersey — 

 French Canadian 



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