THREE DAIRY BREEDS.
\X EXPERIMENT IN PRODUCTIVENESS. An interesting comparison of the ; performances of the thro? breeds represented in a dairy herd at the (Ontario Agricultural College has ;bcen made by those interested. On LMay 1. 190 S. nine cows, representing | Ayrshires. Holsteins and Jerseys. |and three of each, were selected with hi view to ascertaining the production {ot milk, casein ami butter-fat of the 1 three breeds over a series of years. (During the whole of the test period, (from May 1. I9OS. to November 15. ( 1911 (with the exception of three (months in 19lo\ the three cows of j each breed produced the foilowing
J results : - lbs. Ibs. Milk. Cneein. lbs. Fat. 1 Avrshircs 77.731 2.023.36 3,113.36 ' Holsteins S~.;«5 1.966.15 2.994.23 ! Jers.-v< 56.6S5 I. .530.1.5 2.710.95 Average per cone. Casein Fat. . 2.60 4.01 Holstein--2.26 '.Terse vs 2.60 4.79
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 4, 16 December 1912, Page 3
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140THREE DAIRY BREEDS. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 4, 16 December 1912, Page 3
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