456 



Feeds cmd Feeding. 



The results of the tests irith each breed are considered in th# 

 following table: 



Trials mUi pure-hred dairy cows at three American StatuMS. 



Breed. 



No.of| 

 cows, 



No. of 

 lacta- 

 tion pe- 

 riod^. 



Average yield 

 per year. 



Milk. 



Fat. 



Av. 



per 



cent. 



fat. 



Coetof— 



100 lbs. 

 milk. 



1 lb. £»t 



New York Sta- 

 tion. 



American Hold- 

 erness 



Ayrshire 



Devon 



Guernsey 



Holstein 



Jersey 



Short-tiom 



Maine Station. 



Holstein 



Ayrshire 



Jersey 



New Jersey Sta- 

 tion. 



Ayrshire 



Guernsey 



Holstein 



Jersey 



Short-horn 



4 



12 



5 



6 



4 

 11 



2 



3 

 4 

 4 



Lbs. 



5,721 

 6,824 

 3,984 

 5,386 

 7,918 

 5,045 

 6,055 



8,369 

 6,612 

 5,460 



7,461 

 7,446 

 8,455 

 7,695 

 10,457 



Lbs. 



213.1 



244.8 

 183.3 



285.5 

 266.1 

 282.1 

 269.0 



285.0 

 233.0 

 297.0 



275.3 

 379.0 

 300.2 

 376.3 

 396.3 



3.73 

 3.60 

 4.60 

 5.30 

 3.36 

 5.60 

 4.44 



3.47 

 3.67 

 5.50 



3.69 

 5.09 

 3.55 

 4.89 

 3.79 



Cents. 



76.0 

 74.0 

 94.0 

 86.0 

 65.0 

 90.0 

 78.0 



85.5 



94.9 



113.0 



76.0 

 78.1 

 79.7 

 87.5 

 79.0 



Cents. 



20.1 

 20.2 

 20.5 

 16.1 

 19.1 

 16.1 

 1«.2 



25.2 

 26.8 

 20.4 



20.6 

 15.3 

 22.4 

 17.9 

 20.8 



688. Combining the results. — To secure better averages the 

 figures last presented are combined in the following table, the 

 cows being grouped by breeds: 



Summary of Mais vfith pure-bred dairy cows at three American Stations. 



Breed. 



No.ofl 

 cows. 



No. of 

 lacta- 

 tion pe- 

 riods. 



Average yield 

 per year. 



MUk. Fat. 



Av. 



per 



cent. 



fat. 



Cost of — 



100 lbs. 

 mUk. 



1 lb. fat. 



American Hold- 

 emess 



Ayrshire 



Devon 



Guernsey 



Holstein - Fries- 

 ian 



Jersey , 



Short-horn 



2 



10 



3 



8 



9 

 9 

 4 



4 

 20 



5 

 10 



10 



18 

 6 



Lbs. 



5,721 

 6,909 

 3,984 

 6,210 



8,215 

 5,579 

 8,696 



Lbs. 



213.1 

 248.5 

 183.3 

 322.9 



282.0 

 301.1 

 345.4 



3.73 

 3..60 

 4.60 

 5.20 



3.43 

 5.40 

 3.97 



Cents. 



76.0 

 78.5 

 94.0 

 82.8 



74.7 

 94.7 

 78.7 



Cents. 



20.1 

 21.5 

 20.5 

 15.8 



21.5 

 17.4 

 19.4 



