ONE BREED TO ANOTHER

Waipa Post, Volume 44, Issue 3195, 25 June 1932, Page 5

ONE BREED TO ANOTHER

INTERESTING AMERICAN VIEWPOINT. In these days of depression and " blues " in general (states the Jersey Bulletin off the United States) newspapers and periodicals could very wisely adopt a " cheer-up-tomist" column. The following tribute to the Jersey cow by two Friesian breeders ivould be worthy of heading the list:— Said one, whose Friesian herd has won honours at both National Show and in Advanced Registry. " You Jersey breeders are 'sitting pretty.' There is more real future for the Jersey breed than any other . We have cows which, will produce a great volume "of milk, and many of our breeders are constructively breeding towards increased butter-fat content in the milk; but we won't see it in my lifetime "when our cows will have sufficient to meet the demand. It is riot only that the public demands a higher cream-line, but we are forced to use more and more Jersey milk because they are also demanding the Jersey colour in the milk. You have the advantage over us in both butterfat and solids. That can only mean one thing: we Friesian breeders will have to put more and more Jerseys into our herds to be able to sell our milk."

The other breeder, who is also operating a buying station, said: " The other day a man consulted me on the advisability of buying Friesian cows for supplying milk which must be sold wholesale on a butter-fat basis. I told him that he was foolish even to think of buying anything but Jerseys, for there was no sense in doing the extra work required in milking Friesians when he could get nearly double the butter-fat from the Jersey cows. I told him that it meant extra cans to be hauled without one .cent more profit. I also told him that a Jersey cow, from my observations in tihs territory, would remain sleek and fat while other cows in the same herd fairly reeled." - ■