ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN S ASSOCIATION. 9 1 



LARGE MILKERS. 



Much has been written and said of late, in regard to 

 the different breeds, as regards their milking qualities. 

 Without any prejudice we give below the yield of a Hol- 

 stein cow, the property of Dr. J. Tefft, of Elgin, Illinois. 

 She is an imported cow, and is booked in the herd book, 

 under the name of '' Zwaan," and from the figures, which 

 are taken from actual daily weights, she certainly ranks 

 high among the great milkers of the country : 



From May I2th, 1878, to March 12th, 1879, inclusive, 

 her yield was i2,6ioJ^ pounds, or about 1,462 gallons. 

 The time being 298 days, would make a daily average of 

 nearly five gallons per day. May 5th, 1879, ^^^ again 

 became a fresh milker, and now bids fair to exceed her last 

 year's record. 



