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CATTLE 



Major Alvord reports one herd of 104 animals of all ages making 

 5317 pounds of milk ; another herd of 15 cows, 6626 pounds; and 

 a third herd of 10 averaging 6347 pounds. Yields are also given 

 of from 48 to 52 pounds per day. 



The Guernsey as a butter producer is entitled to special dis- 

 tinction. In numerous tests at experiment stations, on farms 

 under official supervision, and in public competition the breed 

 has attained very high honors. Guernsey milk is usually of a 

 higher natural yellow color than that of any other breed equally 

 common, due to its butter-fat content. The fat globules are 

 large and have a deeper yellow than even the Jersey. In fact 



Guernsey breeders seek 

 the rich yellow as a char- 

 acteristic, arguing that 

 with this breed it is not 

 necessary to color the 

 butter, as its natural yel- 

 low meets the market 

 demands. In the Pan- 

 American dairy breed 

 competition, in which the 

 Guernseys secured first 

 honors, the average per 

 cent of fat in the milk 

 was 4.68, compared with 

 4.82 for the Jersey and 

 4.75 for the Polled Jersey. 

 However, the Guernsey butter scored an average of 96.34 total 

 points, compared with 95.80 for the Jersey ; while in color that 

 of the Guernsey had an average grade of 14.97 o^f of a pos- 

 sible 15 points, the best record of any of the ten breeds. The 

 five Guernsey cows in the Pan-American test for the six months 

 produced 1429.43 pounds of churned butter, valued at $357.36, 

 yielding a net profit of 1^220.37, the best record of any breed 

 in profit, and almost the first record in amount of butter pro- 

 duced, the Holstein-Friesian leading in this regard by only three 

 fourths of a pound. In this test of 50 cows of ten breeds the 

 Guernsey cow Mary Marshall 5604, aged 10 years, led the list, 



Fig. 124. Island Champion 62623. Before im- 

 portation this bull, who had won the highest 

 honors on the island, was known as Masher 

 II. Photographed on the island of Guern- 

 sey by the author 



