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^ore profitable. By keeping Jersey cows you cut down your 

 production from what you get from Holstein cows I favor 

 the Holstein cows because they would make you more money 

 and you would make more out of a low testing milk than out 

 of a high testing milk. 



I find in Holland they have raised their test. You must 

 do most of it through breeding. I got that personally from 

 some of the best breeders in Holland. They raised their test 

 3 per cent just in breeding. Their aim has always been to 

 enlarge production. 



Member : Do they increase both flow and richness of 

 milk? 



Mr. Jorgenson : Yes. 



President : Having the cattle in good condition, does not 

 that make the test higher? 



Mr. Jorgenson: Yes. I learned there that in summers 

 when the cows were starved the test went down to 2 per cent 

 from 2) J A an d 4 P er cen t- In Sweden, in some sections, they 

 have excellent hay and when they feed the cows on that hay 

 they raise the fat test of the cows. At the same time they give 

 practically the same amount of milk. The question was argued 

 well at the Congress I attended. Through feeding you can 

 raise the fat test but cannot say to what extent. It is possible 

 to raise through feeding, but not as much as through breeding. 



Member: I understand you cannot do it permanently by 

 feeding ? 



Mr. Jorgenson : Some views we had ten years, ago we have 

 changed. We do not know it all yet. 



Member : If we did we would not come here. 



Mr. Jorgenson : There was a man from France who said 

 that they did not succeed through feeding: but they did not 



