68 BUTTER-MAKING. 
content than any other breed, a high percentage of fat is char- 
acteristic of the milk from all the Channel Island breeds. On 
account of the great variation in the composition of milk from 
different cows, it is difficult to get results from experiments 
where the number of cows involved in each breed and trial 
have been so numerous as to overcome the individuality of 
the cow. We quote the following table, which shows the 
average results from the breed tests conducted at the Annual 
Dairy Shows of the British Dairy Farmers’ Association between 
the years 1879 and 1893, inclusive: 
: Total Solids. Fat. : 
No, of Breed. Yield. Per Per Fat, |Weight. 
mals Lbs. Day, Per Day, er Per 
Daily. Lbs’ | Cent. Lbs. Cent. | Cent. 
147 |Shorthorn...... 43.86 | 5.64 | 12.86] 1.65 | 3.77 | 9.09 | 1403 
129 | Jersey......... 27.36 | 3.98 | 14.54] 1.33 | 4.85 | 9.69 832 
63 | Guernsey. .| 28.95 | 4.07 | 14.05) 1.38 | 4.78 | 9.28 | 1033 
10 | Holstein. ...... 45.19 | 5.53 | 12.25; 1.54 | 3.41 | 8.84 | 1383 
18 | Ayrshire....... 37.82 | 5.09 | 13.45! 1.60 | 4.22 | 9.23 | 1060 
2 |Devons........ 30.12 | 4.32 | 14.34] 1.48 | 4.90 | 9.44 
8 | Red Polls...... 35.10 | 4.55 | 12.96} 1.38 | 3.92 | 9.04 | 1201 
L (Welsh. occ causa 46.00 | 5.86 |12.74/ 1.91 | 4.16 | 8.58 
1 | Aberdeen-Ang. .| 60.30 | 8.29 | 13.74) 3.01 | 4.99 | 8.75 
12 | Kerries and 
Dexters...... 26.59 | 3.56 13.37) 1.11 | 4.18 | 9.19 749 
30 | Crosses........ 42.05 | 5.41 |12.87] 1.56 | 3.70 | 9.17 | 1362 
These results agree very closely with tests carried on in 
the United States, with the exception of the two breeds, Welsh 
and Aberdeen Angus. The former breed is rare in this country. 
The latter breed is considered to be quite inferior as a milk- 
producing breed, but one of the best beef types known. The 
results obtained in the test above, where only one cow was 
involved, are abnormal and cannot represcnt the average of 
Angus cows’ milk. 
Time Between Milkings.—The common practice in the 
United States is to milk twice during twenty-four hours, every 
morning and evening. The intervals between these milkings 
are not always of the same length. Under the average farm 
