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will skim the milk of one breed of cows just as clean as it will 

 that of any other. So that old objection counts as nothing 

 nowadays, and there is no breed that will surpass the Holstein- 

 Friesian in either butter or milk production. 



The fat particles of Holstein-Friesian milk being very small 

 and the emulsion perfect, they do not separate and rise rapidly 

 as cream; thus making Holstein-Friesian milk the very best for 

 shipping purposes, and for the making of all kinds of cheese. 

 For the same reason, and because it is a perfectly balanced milk 

 in its proportions of fat to solids not fat, it is specially adapted 

 to the rearing of the young calf, and there is no breed that can 

 compete with the Holstein-Friesians in the quantity and quick 

 growth of veals. Reasoning by analogy, any milk that is so 

 balanced as to be the best for the calf, must be best for human 

 consumption, and especially for the consumption of children and 

 invalids. 



By the President : — Is Mr. Janes in the room. We would 

 like to hear from the Brown Swiss? 



Mr. Janes : — Yes, sir. 

 Mr. President and Officers of this Association : 



I wish to thank you for your courtesy in recognizing the 

 Brown Swiss cattle as one of the popular dairy breeds. They 

 have been bandied around so long by the breeders of other kinds 

 of cattle from one class to another that people unfamiliar with 

 them do not know where they belong; but I wish to say here 

 that all records for Brown Swiss cattle in their native country, 

 as well as in this country, have been based on dairy performances 

 almost entirely. We have been breeding entirely for dairy pur- 

 poses and whenever we sell animals the breeders base the values 

 almost entirely on dairy qualification. 



The Brown Swiss breed has been rejected by the breeding 

 committee of the National Dairy Show at Chicago on account 

 of its having been associated with other than dairy classes. We 

 had hoped that we might change this sentiment and obtain recog- 

 nition from them, but thus far have been unable to do so. 



