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The Ayshsires stood third in butter fat. They made 1219 pounds of 

 butter fat at a cost of $140.98, a net profit of $217.58. 



Now comes the Holsteins. They made 1275.85 pounds of butter fat at 

 a cost of feed of $164.69, with a net profit of $210.56. 



There you have it. The Holstf ins made 27 pounds more of butter fat 

 than did the Guernseys, but it was made at a large expense. It has gone 

 through the dairy press quite extensively that the Guernseys made the 

 most butter fat. That is not true; it is a mistaken idea. They aid not, 

 the Holsteins made the most; but at an increased cost. 



We want the most for the least money. Well, the Jerseys and the 

 Guernseys are pre-eminently the better breeds. If you want to make 

 butter, and you want to get the breed that will do it for the least money, 

 they are the ones to get. There is no question about it. The tests have 

 demonstrated this. 



There is another thing about the Jerseys. The cream was ripened and 

 treated under the same conditions. We had two churns running right 

 side by side. Whenever we have a Guernsey or a Jersey, and then one 

 of the other breeds churning at the same time, they could churn the 

 Channel Island cream at a temperature of 56 degrees, whereas it was nec- 

 essary for other 1 breeds to cool the creem down to 48. After it was work- 

 ed we could take the butter from the Channel Island breeds, print it at 

 once, and it could be sold at once without it running all over. The other 

 breeds it was necessary before it was printed to cool it, and it had to be 

 returned to the cooler again before we could sell it out. This too is in 

 favor of the Channel Island breeds. But, as I said before, if you want cows 

 that give you a large amount of milk, give you milk solids, the products of 



milk solids, the Holsteins stand first. They are way above all the rest of 



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them. They produced 4742 pounds of milk solids that was valued at 

 $426.83 at a feed cost of $164.69, and the next profit in milk solids of the 

 Holsteins was $262.14. 



The Ayshires were next with 41S5 pounds of milk solids with a net 

 trout of $235.70. I hare three other breeds here that come in here on 



