ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



are going to bring our cattle up until it is pretty close to 4 per cent, cows 

 with a yearly average of 12,000 pounds of milk. Here is our year's work. 

 Look at the list of cows when in print. That of itself is evidence that 

 they are butter producing cows. 



We had a cow last year that made 290.5 pounds of butter with an 

 average per cent of fat of 4.02. That is no bad Holstein cow and she is 

 no freak either. These records are made every year. 



It seems to me that in all fairness to both sides of the question that 

 the Holstein ought to be placed among the best dairy breeds or dual pur- 

 pose breeds that there is. The Short Horn claims they are dual purpose, 

 any they are a good cow, but I prefer a strictly dairy type cow for me. 



About the feed used in testing, that varies a great deal. Some men 

 feed very heavy, while other feed moderately. About the best results 

 have been gained with 18 pounds to 20 pounds grain ration a day. I 

 think Mr. Gillette uses about that now and Mr. Jones, of Watertown — and 

 all the roughage they will consume. 



Another thing about the Holsteins we want to claim is about her 

 beef qualities. 



What the quarters weigh. Dressed out front quarters aie 218 and 

 211; hind quarters 236 and 234. You take front quarter meat, it sells for 

 about 3 or 4 cents a pound less. That's an item worth looking at. We 

 have killed both Short Horns and Holsteins and I can't see but what 

 they are just as good a meat as any of them, if fed right. As far as the 

 size and form is concerned, there are no larger cattle. It is nothing- 

 uncommon for the cow to weigh 1600 to 1800 pounds and the sire 2500 to 

 3000 pounds. That thing alone, if you have a large animal is better than 

 a small one because it costs the same to raise. It costs no more to raise 

 Holsteins than any other good eater. 



I will not talk too much to you, but wish to convince you of the good 

 qualities of the Holstein cattle. 



By the President. — We must give the other gentlemen a chance. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Gurler. — In that test in which you claim the milk from the Hol- 

 stein cows took the prize, was that milk handled by the same party, or 

 did the same party make the butter? 



