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Watts gave a yield of 412.4 pounds of fat. 28991 Jean Du Luth 

 Pear in two consecutive years produced 1253.58 pounds butter 

 fat, while her dam 24888 Pear in seven consecutive years made 

 3094.5 pounds of fat, or an annual average of 442 pounds. Fifty 

 cows in the Jean Du Luth herd have official butter-fat records 

 which average 468 pounds. Not many Red Polled cows, however, 

 have official records of 400 or more pounds of butter fat in a 



Fig. 202. 31725 Jean Du Luth Beauty, one of the greatest producing Red Polled 

 cows, with an official record of 20,280.6 pounds of milk and 891.55 pounds of fat 

 in a year. Owned by Jean Du Luth Farms, Nickerson, Minnesota. From photo- 

 graph, by courtesy of Jean Du Luth Farms 



year, and on the basis of published reports 300 pounds would 

 make a very creditable showing for many herds of the breed. 

 The use of the Red Polled cattle in crossing or grading may be 

 beneficial from either the beef or dairy point of view. Red Polled 

 bulls used on the beef type should increase the milk-producing 

 character of the descendants, but may lower the meat standard 

 somewhat. Used on the dairy breeds, the beef character should 

 be improved in the offspring, but whether the dairy qualities will 

 be benefited will depend on the kind of dam used, better results 

 coming where a small milker rather than a large producer is 



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