


‘THE Tr UEC OF Avan PicranioN UPON TSE DatrLy Yom a: 
or Mink anp Burrer. Ws: 
1. Pounds of milk given per day. 
TABLE SHOWING POUNDS OF MILK GIVEN PER DAY. 

















MONTH OF L, of 3 ; 2 é 
LACTATION. a. a A s 2 3 
5 : : 3 3 : 
‘i < A o ss ss as 
Beep eli hth wa te alk 15.3 13.1 13.4 LES ie es a 16.0 
PA DEERE AA 20.5 14.0 15.9 17.5 28.5 18.3 
CP inl a) sere ork B20 8 ales iin’) L78 18.6 29.8 17.5 
2M ale apn 20.3 13.1 17.3 15.8 23.9 16.1 
Bice ee hone P. 19-7 amet? 9 |) 17.4196 6 1° a oe ee 
ES AUC a 18.9 10.9 17.4 14.9 23.4 14.9 
RSP WLS \aat a § OS 57 10.8 17.6 LO. 25.5 13.6 
Peete acd aaa 2 L729 11.2 17.3 13.0 23.4 13.0 
ease bate 17.3 (10.4 |.) 16,@40 (43.2'|- S00¢ ieee 
BOA heats hg 16.0 10.6 15.2 13.6 18.2 12.9 
2. Pounds of butter produced per day. 
TABLE SHOWING POUNDS OF BUTTER PER DAY. 
MONTH OF 2 oi 3 e a “ 
LACTATION. a : 8 2 3 
4 A & te i s 
i pag May eke Be 0.55 0.51 0.89 0.58 || 225 0.98 
pH AA PURE AP 0.75 0.54 0.89 0.61 0.94 0.98 
ERAT EGO 0.65 0 54 0.89 0.61 0.97 0.94 
7 Se ARR eet 0.67 | * 0.56 0.89 0.55 |. 0.68 0.97 
Eps TR Rd PAE LY 0.65 0.46 0.95 0.52) 0.71 0.94 
OARS SR ONIN 0.59 0.50 0.91 0.51 0.90. 0.86) .34 
ist a 0.58 0.41 0.88 0.48 0.87 0.83 
Bae tale ft) Bs 0.52 0.45 0.90 0.45 0.85 0.82 7 a3 
EE tee Pree ae Ode | 0.6008 20s8R on 0.47 | Olam 0.81 73 
A aces 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.78 0.42 0.56 0.80 — | 
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_ The general rule is an increased milk yield in the second month “4 
over the first month of lactation. In the case of the Ayrshires, 
Devons and Jerseys, the yield gradually, and with considerable 
regularity, decreased with each month of lactation. With the a 

