THE BREED OF DAIRY CATTLE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 911, 2 September 1910, Page 8

THE BREED OF DAIRY CATTLE.

:-y-\ -IN ADVOCACY OF^-CTEENSEYS.... I : ->.. v ..;f; '.;;;.;-■■.-' - ""-- ■ '' •' '~: ■>' '. .'■'■''■, ■;!'■;' ; ■','■,■■.'..'fTo'Vthe. Editor.) ■'-. ; V. ~ ■' ' ■ Sir,'—ln my.;-last Jotter-I promised, to, thiyf-- the Agricultural' Department a way. , • 'ontvof their dimciilty,:as they are. often. ; aeoased of competing ,with en-; ; terpiise, and,.at- tho, sariao time,. a now, : 'departure..-from .present; standing, whereby . they .could "not : -be .competing . wither against private,breeders, 'who.no- .-■',■ doubt have spent: 11 grnat tleal of money ' in bringing -' the dairy ; industry, pt --the. ■'■' Dominion to its standing—of. /.course, :.with ther.aid - of -the Agricultural, i Department. : \v : ; /I'' .'-'■• ;-.:.. ■ ~'■-V :':; ■■'■ I /.would eu'ggost, that ■the. Agricnlturnl '•' Department. deviate somewhat ;from, their..'present -breed; of; dairy' cattle,: and; get' eomethi'ng. that '■'would"iii ..;.evory- way ' .equal, if -not-be superior; to' .the Jersey. ■ /-I know I/shall'^lave. plenty;of-opponents' '.-..to' this, 'and 'some"/who/ will. say ( thattho. ■'■'■' : Jersey, as a dairy cokv:cannot be equal-. . led. - Yet;' I:will 'still contend that the. ■ J«rsey, giving, her. all that is.duo to her. .'breed, is' not', all-i that- : .we,'require.: ■;, Wo; '•■-want., the .breed Jh'at', answers the., purpose' '/ ; ' of. the 'general purpose cow, at. the' same ; ; tiriieVnot losing: .the: main object—the. .'dairy industry. This cai be done by the : introduction of;the" Guernsey cattle.i They. '■■'-. are also frpra-'thfl -Chaiinei ; Islaiids,mil) , -- : en. account of climatic .conditions..- are; " : more ! suitable-for'New .Zealand than hor; the "park":little-Jersey, so/called r : -cn account of no' gentleman's' park.bein'g.-. - ■ complete/without some'; of these/ protty.little cattle" pasturing .'on : the;, lawn.; ,;■ :;. -,--■/' TKe 'islandsof.:Guernsey is somewhat- (.■■■' more'-; rugged'./than/the island of,!' Jersey,' •". and .not. quite .so,"; mild.; Therefore, a tho | '/'- Guernsey .cattle do 'not: 'rojuire; the': pjini- -I V;:.;pering. of 'Jersey; which- is morov. -a?! ; ; S cottager's, cow;;;; Again; :j ithe/Gncnisey,. - r :cattle::are : -,holding;their,'own-against;tho j,l 'Jersey-in.', the; matter.;- of ( butter-fnt, : \and* ":^.:ehow^eTen.'Kargreaf»r].:-'--.r^s%U';"'f6r.-.-:-;.th,e----'/■vamouritof food -.cohcerfled. '--They, are 'also

/'larger .'and. better" suited, for 'crossing pdr- : /v-pose.?; ; . As, to'/; tefnperameht, : the;.; Jersey ; ■: '-'Dull jis. never Ho':be,relied:i.up6ni-and, the // female,; thbrigh;;'veryi-att;ractire,' is -.';-,' also •'-'Vunrelmble at:certain'-'periods: VSorao.say, .:':' it ;is. ;on! account of,, their,. aristbora'tiq S; breodiig;.; .Noti'so /with ,:the-,;;;Guenisey:; £■;fcattle':■:".tbJey^areJ.iioeilo'-.-.in' tlioir nature, *,;■;■ the,;males and'.females ."attractive at. all-' ;:/ times.- •;}.: ■■■;.' :■;//;./;■;■:;/,:■'.;;..;■■ ■.'; ,'■'•'•:'■'.'■■";■■. ■■ i';./;ln'/;eu'pport';jof :!iny ioontention- that':the r / r ;-Guernsey is. equal;.-:to : the Jersey, , ;lv ap-' : ■; / -pend ; the;; following results taken ■; f rbm.; /• ':the;recbrds of the Pan-American :Biposit "'tion;;; atißuffald.-.i:After/a/ six; months': ,:>:_; careful .''test:, tho i Guernsey'', was ; awarded; ;,,/.the 'first/prize. fprSthei greatest; net .;p'rbfitr .butter-fat./.. The"; ;/;=-GneniseysVmade;the;butter. at, the!■■lowest' ; ;: :'(Mst':par;pound. ; The; cow.v Mary, ; .;; Marshalj;,made ■ greatest'- net; profit;, of' ,;■.: ;;any';; cow in : -- prodnctipn of butter, and,:- • --;yiewed;irom: the same standpoint,'; we'find .-three of .the'five Guernseys-'among; the' ,::.;best"'five(»ws:in/the;ehtire.fifty; :.•//;: ::.-■'; The '.'Aniericant.Guernsey -;Cattle H Qlrib.' ': : :. were,; the;- first J, to.; establish -" an I- adya heed r -; ;.Tegister on a' yearly '■ basis.; . You; can .have. ■/.' /no ■better;indlcation-'.;of : .wha-t: : a , ';bree'd,. is ■:- ; :i capableVof doing■ thanijwhat,"they•'. :irill ;; 1 jield. iiidiyidu'allyy year,-' in I and \ year ■ out'.' (./During .tie .few;; years ; that: this, has'been; //[established.,the. records';show- ;of '•'■ 579.'•cbwe; '",.;andi'heifere freated.'jjTh&ayeragcyof theso. '.':, «s'a ; good index'ofitheFcapiibilities, of-the' f, -.'Guernsey ; cattleVM The -''records '• show ' an. -■■'.( iayerage'-'yearly -yield::tif s 80001b. of : milk;/;;4081b.7 of ;butter-fat,; : per; cent/of - ;v!bntfer during::this;.time./Tho highest,re--•;.!cord ihade has been: 17.2971b..'0f milk, and /■ ; JB7s!D.f:of ; .butteT-fat;/:-,Thelatter , . , is r| e.quiy- ; , IOOOIbV of :;Furthcr';oV.Hhat:.; will: average.'-, for V five,. ycors'viiysu'ci' '".... i eessioh,, 12,0001b: ;■ oi. 5. per.': .■.'..-Ithis';;was ; determined- by : : public isupervi-; i/yMdn)V-is':'m^:\opeditable;l l --;--!Tlris.:lias-fb««n": ■ i. .1 done ;by a. Guernsey -cow. /Then: take thV : /i I remarkable record for. , a year's.milk'and; v »b-utter. produbtion.; .Guernsey'-, ■;' cow *!-yDbl^.';Dimpl&'--durin^^;i^.:<tw^ly(B!--nipnths , '[:"i [tesfi under ,:ffic3 suporvision': of :• the'eMas-. .'.'-' ; jEachusetts "Eiperimoiit 1 /;,Statibn. . . She :l.madp s ;18,456.81b.',:.0f/ nulK;-;"containing:'an,. ~ :[average-of 4.9l r ,per;;oe'n"t. ,; ;of -butter-fat- 1 :; ;/ ; )equiyalent to 10581b/.of.^butter;,.;;,;;; 1 ;-;';; ;

/' :T6i;shonr:ffie';r'great v de'man'd' : fo:rJ (6ey's,cattle, : 300 head wow;exported Vivithm, a fortnigEt ffoiri "her"■!ehpres. to; America, Cajiada,viM;Englaiid.:';..| l ;?;;;:;:^; 1 / -K:3^7/;

;r-. .K ithe.;Government'or;the/Agricultural ■;.' 'Department -would; consider ..the importa-i : /(tion ' of. Gnernseys,. instead 1 ; of Jersey;. cat-' -Atlej lit•;would;settle• tiid,; question- of ; .the State;-, against/, private venter-; ;.■ .■: prise, , ; and' -be..introducing .'a ; breed;better -' roifed'.to the requiremente;;of the Doming ./•ion, and the,dairy :; industry^ ■~-.; Please'.tb ";notef of ■':snch'/a.'i noted /breeder .'. as.Mr./vNevH;on;:King.■recommending ■ the ,5.,; Government-,to.:spend-,£loiooo;,importing ,-v:pedigree/cattle. ! '/i:;;v:;/!:-';::.x..-: ''.'■■■ ■: :■"■ ',■'■:'■■'■'• •; ~ThaDking■ yon:in'.anticipation.—l am, ■:V;etei-'--- ; ;i7-".------//-■;';:; ";■:■/■;■■;• -~; ; ; - ..^;;:: , ' --■: ■ ; : : ;fe Or \-";.Jr? vi;;: -.'-