150 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



ested in the subject to observe how readily this breed responds 

 when bred with intelligence and care and to proper feeding for 

 the production of butter. 



Certain families have proven to be very superior for butter 

 and by judicious crossing and commingling of such blood the 

 most satisfactory results have been attained. The Netherland 

 family is a marked illustration, in which thirteen cows have 

 made butter records which average 19 pounds 4 ounces per 

 week, and the entire number average a pound of butter from 

 18.82 pounds of milk. Out of eight daughters of Netherland 

 Prince, at Lakeside, which have been tested for butter, six 

 heifers — four 2-year-olds and two 3-year olds — have made 

 records which average 16 pounds 12 5-6 ounces per week — 

 16.91 pounds of milk making a pound of butter. Four of these 

 heifers, two 2-year-old and two 3-year-olds, average 20 pounds 

 1 ounce per week. But a few years ago it was a rarity to find 

 a cow of this breed that would make a pound of butter from 20 

 pounds of milk, but such has been the progress made that now 

 a pound of butter from 15 to 17 pounds of milk is not unusual 

 and in a few instances 13 to 14 pounds have been found sufficient. 

 It is worthy of note that the lowest butter record which will 

 admit a mature cow to the advanced registry is 15 pounds per 

 week. The standard of excellence for no other breed has been 

 set so high. 



In this connection should be considered the value of the 

 " skim milk " for feeding purposes, which is no small item. 



A cow should have credit for her entire earnings, whether 

 derived directly from her butter or from the milk after the butter 

 has been taken from it. 



Under the present system of separating the cream from the 

 new milk, leaving the latter to be fed sweet, it is an item of no 

 small value for feeding calves, pigs and other stock. 



The milk of Holstein-Fresian cows is very superior for feed- 

 ing purposes. Calves will grow rapidly and fatten readily for 

 veal when fed on this separated milk only. The late Colonel 

 HofFam, whose statements will be unquestioned by those who 



