EFFECT OF AGE ON MILK YIELD.
' At wba^age';'to^,<«Br i gij^>pgfefflpk^ The question . lias been- systematically investigated by the South German Dairy. C 0.," and the results confirm tho general- experi-; ence of practical farmers. on .the -point, with interesting details. The .highest'.yield'in milkand. solids was obtained after, the fifth calf, and tho yield then began to diminish. We append the figures.'ln 365 days the average' yield per cow Was': — . ; . . lbs. lbs. lbs. With- ...' No/of . Milk. Fat.; Other . Cows.' Solids.' Ist.- calf ... 411 5920 217 547 2nd. calf ... 398 6546 : ' 240 - 603 drd. - calr ' ... 384 .7112 260 - .651 4th. calf ...' 300 7239. 264 ' 660 sth. calf • ... 217 - 7442 263 ' 678 6th. calf ... 140 7392 ' 268 668 later calf ... 150 - 6787 242 609
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 282, 21 August 1908, Page 3
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121EFFECT OF AGE ON MILK YIELD. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 282, 21 August 1908, Page 3
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