Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-04-05
Comparative Hiix and Butter
 YteId of Leading Breeds.

possibilities of the American dair by Conrad Wilson, we make the fo
 lowing extract: The point of interest that is jul
 now, perhaps. more than usuall
 prominent in dairy husbandry is th
 question of breed, and especially i
 reg-,rd to the highest results attain
 able in milk and butter. Howeve
 the opinions of practical men m !.
 differ on this question, two points a
 least are conceded-;he Holstein
 clearly outrank all others in milk
 and the Jerseys are no less suprem
 in regard to butter. A few figure.
 will make this plain, and will ,end 10 show what miracles of production are possible when the right condi- tions are made sure. MILK YIELD OF HoLsTEINs.
 The following are few of the best yearly rates of production for this breed, and fairly indicate their relative capacity, as c mpared with other breeds that follow:
 16,0G4 pounds is the record for Smith C Powell's imported COW Ag- gie, Syracuse, New York.
 17,746 pounds reported by Yoe- mans & Sot s, Walworth, New York, for q heifer with first calf.
 
 16.629 pounds are given in the Lt0e Ssoc1 Journal for c. R. Smiths Mink, Iowa City.
 16.564 pounds for Aaggie 2l, with first calf.
 15,s60 pounds for the best COW of the Unadiila herd, Whiiestown, New York.
 15,641 pounds for Nctherland Queen, of Smiths & Powell.
 15.000 pounds forQueen of Wayne, Yoemans & Sons, Walworth, New York.
 14,6O9 pounds for Sadie Vale, Voc mans & Sons.
 14.164 pounds for the average of herd Of Smiths & Powell.
 This makes an aggregate of 144,- BIT pounds of milk for nine cows, or ln average of 16,11S pounds a year for each.
 MILK YIELDS OF OTHER BREEDS.
 In comparing with the above the best yearly rate for other COWS, we nave:
 For Shorthorns, 12,87O pounds AS he yield of Maid of Athol, in Ameri- ,dp AgriculturiSt.
 For Devons, 1,960 pounds for COW 'f W. Wilton, New Hampshire, in Gentleman.
 For Ayrshires, 11,654 pounds for Stones Winnie McDon,ld.
 For natives, 10,OJ4 pounds for COW # A. M. Trask Danvers, Mass.
 For Jerseys, 7,52S pounds for 'tarr's Locust, Echo Farm, Connecti- ut.
 This gives an aggregate of 56,9j6 'ounGs year for five cows Of diff mt breeds, or an average of 11,z00 'ounds year for each COW, as com 'ared with the average of 16.l1S 'ounds year for Hols:eins. Let me now submit, in this con ection, a similar test for the
 BUTTER YIELD OF JERSEYS.
 In this comparison the Jers ys ome to the front with the following figures:
 ITS pounds per year is the record or Darling's Eurotas.
 746 pounds for Kennerson's Jersey queen.
 7O4 pounes for Jersey Belle of c. D. Elms.
 600 pounds, reported in Country rent'enan, for Jersey COW Fife. 574 pounds for Su;liff7s Pansy, 'ristcl, Connecticut.
 546 pounds for COW of Professor l l7ord. 5I1 pounds for Molley's Flora amaica Plains, Massachusetts. 800 pounds for best COW of Good lan's herd. 5O6 pounds for grade Jersey William Dupee, Ontario county, few York. 800 pounds reported from Delhi ( air, by Edward Edgerton. Here we have an aggregate of 5965 ounds of butter for ten Jerseys, laking an average of 596 pounds of utter per COW. ; In comparison with these figures t us take the following UTTER YIELD OF OTHER BREEDS. For Shorthorns, 513 pounds, re- orted for Maid of AthoI, in Amer can Agricu7turtst.
 For Holsteins, 509 pounds, for 'olonel Hof1iman's Jufrou, Chemung cunty, New York.
 For natives, 485 pounds, for the )akes COW, of Massachusetts.
 For pevops, 4S0 pounds, for COW f W. Wilton, New Hampshire.
 For Ayrehires, 3S0 pounds, for 1olton's Daisy, western New York. This shows an aggregate of 2.367 pounds of butter from five COWS of Iifferent breeds, making an average If 473 pounfs per COW, being 120 pounds less than the average of ten erseys, and 300 pounds less than he product of the best Jersey.