WHAT SHOULD A GOOD COW YIELD?

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 478, 10 April 1909, Page 3

WHAT SHOULD A GOOD COW YIELD?

STANDARDS FIXED. ; The, Canadian Department of Agriculture is. encouraging a record of performance forpuro bred dairy cattle. The idea is to enable: lirst-class milkers to bo registered, and thus form a .trustworthy guido-to tho breeder,; who works at present without the particulars that aro necessary ■ if ho is to make real progress. The details of the work were arranged some three years, ago, and the, conations laid down have been practically aciffed by various local (Societies which have; taVtti up this work. The actual number, of cows entered for the test .was 345. Of these, only 41; were qualified, while 20 qualified m production, but failed in breeding, 53 failed in production, 89 were withdrawn or sold, and 142 aro still ador test. According to the regulations,/ the scope of the : test. lasts.for a .period not- exceeding ono year. All animals entered for. the test must previously' be entered in a Canadian Herd..Book;testifying to their purity. The •standard laid down for the different breeds IS. as follows:— ' ... .■••,'••■•.'.•■ Lbs; Lbs.but- ■;.: /".",'* "'. milk. . ter-fat. ; . Ayrsnires—. . .-Two-year-old ■ class ... 5,500 198 v,■ Three-year-old . class ... 6,500 234 Four-year-old class ... 7,500 270 ; Mature class ... ;,. 8,500 ■ 306 Guernseys— Two-year-old class .;. 5,000 200 Three-year-old class ... 6,000 240 Four-year-old class ... 7,000 . 280 Mature .''class ... ... 8,000 320 Holstein-Friesians— 'Two-year-old class • ... 7,500 255 .; class ... 8,500 289 Four-year-old class ... 9,500 323 ...Mature class ...... 10,500' 357 : ..'■,;• Jerseys—. '~■'... ... ■ ■ •, : Two-year-old. 'class'. : '.„', 5,500 218 Three : year-old class ... 6,500 ■ 257 ■ ■ I'oiir-year-old class ..... 7,500 337 Mature class ... ' ... '8,500 :,■ 337'' Some of the yields show that a good start has been made with some of the best milking cows in the country. The Ayrshire for V^ t ?-M 0, ' thafc gives 11,3571b: of milk and 409,901b r of butter-fat in the year, equivalent tofan_average of 3.6 per cent., is worth n &™ . ? n 'Shest yield .during any month was 1302 m Novembor. Still better, however was the performance of Daisy Queen which gave 13,158.31b of milk, and 485.391b! ■ bl H t * e A7, at > !hcr highest monthly yield be-' ing 1,5431b. in June.' Then, again, Daisy of Carlheim, gave 12,2971b. of milt in the year, and 3.15 per cent', of fat. Other Ayrshire yields include 10,2021b of milk;. 11,222 lb. of milk, etc." ;;