ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



HS 



Let us see how the Holstein-Fresian breed is adapted to 

 each of these purposes. 



First in importance is the production of milk, for without a 

 large yield, of good standard quality, not only the milk- man 

 but also the cheese-maker, must do business without a profit. 

 For this purpose I think an unchallenged supremacy will be 



j conceded to this breed. Of all the cows, of all the breeds, that have 

 made well established records of over seventeen thousand pounds 

 in a year, of which there are probably fifty or more, the entire 



! number, unless some records have escaped my notice, are Hol- 

 stein-Fresians. If I am in the error some kind friend will please 



i correct me, giving name and date, and stating where the record 

 can be found. Ten cows of this breed are credited with records 

 of over 20,000 pounds; three with over 23,000 pounds, and one 

 with over 26,000 pounds, in a year. 



It may be of interest to note that of the ten cows which have 

 records exceeding 20,000 pounds two are of the Clothilde family, 

 two of the Aggie family, two of the Rip Van Winkle family, the 

 other four representing as many families. The entire number 

 of mature cows in the largest herd of this breed in the country 

 averaged for one year 17,166 pounds 1 ounce, and the same year in 



I the same herd, the entire number of 2-year-old heifers — 34 head — 

 averaged 12,465 pounds 7 ounces. When it is understood that the 

 dairy cows of this country average only about 4,000 pounds per 



I year, the value of a breed which can make such records can 

 hardly be overestimated. The standard which has been estab- 

 lished by the Holstein-Fresian Association, in order to entitle 

 cows to admission to the Advanced Registry, shows the confi- 

 dence the breeders themselves have in their favorite breed, for 

 no one would advocate a standard that he did not feel confident 

 his own cows would reach. These are the minimum records 

 on which cows can be admitted: (I will only quote the yearly 



j records required, for short tests are of little value as an evidence of 



! actual worth). 



The requirements are that a cow must score 80 points out of 

 a possible 100, and must also (if a mature cow) have made a 



