| Show FACTS ABOUT DAIRY BREEDS k Hoi holsteins steins jerseys Jar all possess excellent characteristics then IIi cru la is no best breed for all localities cali ties and even in ili any particular locality it Is oftentimes di difficult licule to tn 6 bay which it ls the best breed in general it t may inai be 60 said that for dairy purposed pur poso any pr or the dairy breeds tire are superior perlor su to tho the beef or dual purpose breeds this la is true in any or all localities it cannot be said ald s rio ro wever with the same degree of which of the lie dairy bree Is Is the best fly by dairy breeds arv an meant ayrshire guernsey and nd jersey each of these brocca has certain characteristics which make it adaptable to certain conditions tile the jersey Is cia is smallest and least adaptable for beef of any of 0 the dairy breeds tim the calves are small at birth and do not grow fast which malica them undesirable for veal the jersey rives gives perhaps the richest milk ol 01 the dairy breeds the jersey Is tho the earliest maturing of any sonio some helfers bavo been known to calve before W famous holstein Hotst eln cow reaching tho the ago age of fourt fourteen months jerseys ore aro noted for the persistence with which they yield milk cases aro are on record where cows have given milk tor cor years with only one calf one cow gave milk for five years without freshening but once jerseys will make a greater amount of butter fat out of the same amount of food than will any other breed tho the Guerns cys aro are very similar to the jerseys in size form and general they are larger a little coarser and a tittle little more bee beefy ry the inick is but not quite so rich ilch to offset this how however ever they wl will civo more mill milk which makes the total amount of butter fat practically alm same for the two breeds they tire anro not so persistent in their milking qualities but ere somewhat better breed ers than the jerseys tile the Ayrs bires tire about the same size as tile namely 1000 to to 1100 pounds for mature cows they have been devo developed loped in scotland where the land la Is tough rough and tho pastures scanty consequently we find that they are the abo hardiest handiest har diest and the bt best rustlers of any of tile the breeds they also carry more natural lesh than the jerseys and which makes them more suitable for beef and also for crossing with beef breeds breeda give moro but thinner milk than the jerseys and their milk la Is adapted for retail trade and the are tho the largest of any of the dairy breeds the calves are largo laigo at birth and ninke mako good veal the color Is ia black to burp white varying from ally almost lost p pure tire black to puru pure white watto the give by far tho the most milk and it Is tile the thinnest milk all of any breed whether beet or dairy I 1 e iaia whoso likeness is Is shown above won the irand championship nt at the national dairy show allow milwaukee 1909 she ts is mi air iban tone cow |
