Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-14
90 OF BUTTER cows

80, Jerseys Collects Notos
h'' ~ yaflou. Experiments
- Jersey station had not adj
y. beyond the stage Of chemical chemical
Of milk when It's buildings
fsIs ,., u were destroyed by fire. Tho
" ~ ~, s,ation has tested chemically
w !. for butter for a period Of six
W. ~, I'M, has not yet reached the
W /, comparing cost to produce a
y, ~, butter by the representatives,
~ 5iaercn, breeds. this fact Is to be
au, w vi later. The Maine station has
AZ, ~, a, chemical tests and butter tests
~, y having the cost of food con-
ad a i nroducing butter for period
fusn Some salient points aud facts
% - by the tables Of the reports
w 100 interest 20 the farmer. Ia
10 \, the New York report shows
ssmbr Of pounds Of milk TO mako
III of buttcr. monthly averages,
4, months OF lactation, as followsi
i7iO Ayrshiros.........2 800
,ftl..,,. $50 Holetoin.Frle.
49, Hold slans"......... 1000
M
ifafil".'.''''' 49, .,
I'm shows pounds Of buttor (con-
,4.isr $ per cont. butter fat from 100
-, of milk, monthly average, tnt
.-1n,hs Of laclation, ~ followsi
100, bss Ayrshlros......... 8i7
s'...,,..,. tH Holstein- Erie
,l..,.Is.,,..... aCt riaus.,......,.. 2.58
ir,pe 5 shows pounds Of tat ia butter
ioO rounds Of milk, monthly aver
y. frst six months of lactaiion, ~
lFE
,..isys......," 80 Holstoin-ftie-
,.l,st,s........ aoo sians...,......... go
fllo shows pounds Of fat in 100
-, Of milk, monthly averages, first
,nts.hs OF lactation, rs follows;
..,,....bGa Holdcrucss........a en
s.5sfs......., so Ayrshlrcs.,,,.,,. 80
ns.iiiin-fric-
N,,st...,,...... 8,n
rHe : shows per cont. Of fat In
,.it recovered In cream (or from the
elsn, monthly averages, first nix
: al, Of lactation, as iollowsi
c.-rys...i.... 800 llnldcrness.. ,,.,.. $50
,.-..Js........,.., W.t holstoin.fFio-
iri.rs....,.,., 40 sians......,... 5j.I
ne infcrencos from these tables arc
,-,.y evident. and comparing the Jor.
rs with thoir would bo rivals for tho
i-,er dairy, tho Observation-Disclosures,
fw;
Er,-It required 40 pounds Of Hol-
fr.Friesian milk 20 mako "A pound NJ
Litter as against 1850 OF Jersey milk.
D fet, during ono months milking
4 econd highest ia quantity OF her
,sn-it required si.i pounds Of milk
dons of tho ilolston.Fricsinn cows to
tike pound Of buttor. For butior To-
rlts tho Holsicin- Fricsian milk proved
bbathepoorcst Of that Of all tho breeds.
socond-Tho Holstcin-Fricsians mado
rs pounds Of butter from 100 pounds
anilk, rs against 5.is pounds for tho
jfeys, tho Holstoin.Fricsinns again
-adng thu poorest show Of all tho
lt.ds.
Third-Tho test for fat in butter front
l0l0unds Of milk gayo the Holstcin-
T1e.ians credit for 800, as against a. %
10 tho Jerseys, tho Holstoin.Friesinns
tain falling below all tho other breeds.
Tourth-,rho fat in 100 pounds Of milk
hgged for the Holstcin-Friesinns AL,
4 iyainst 5.G2 for tho Jerseys, the llol-
fth.Fricsians standing third, but beat.
ias he Holdornoss by only ,Oe md tho
AyFhzc by 81.
FiA-for practical use Of making
tsiigtho Elolstein.Fricsian proved to DO
l1Llodds tho poorest Investment for
ttsHner Of all tho breeds tested. Ia
nihhs butter tho Holstcin.Friosians
u IN tho sldmmilk and buttcrmills
.l1fer cent. fat; Jerseys, 60 per cent
Oasuscys, i.5 per cent.
ms IS really tho important criterion
dyllre Of tho cow in tho butter dairy,
fnce what profits 1t that u COW shows
"a IN milk II she cannot convert II into
lutieri This quality IS usually called
durability" OF tho milk, and have
lag been satisfied II was moro developed
"a AID peculiar 20 rich milk than TO poor
milk, From many tests that have como
thlTm my observation and in my reading
lohclude that ordinary milk, including
Tat Of ordinary Holstoin.Friesian cows,
VII average . per cent. fat and per
cat casein; milk Of tho average Jersey
vail show 0 per cont. cnsein and pet
cent fat Casoin Is tho disturbing clo'
n.ni in extracting butter from cream,
ial the excess Of fat In rich milk over
omes the influence Of tho oasein more
dgcilally than is possible whore tho fat
- easein arc oyonly balanced. as in or
binary milk.
The Maine and Now York reports
ever many other matters Of interest,
hllwill condne my further romarks to
'ae rtwo points OF tho most vital inter
Is! to butter dairymon developed by
lsis at tho Maine station. llolstoin
lnosian m. K costs loss 10 make than
Jersey milk, so that Holstein.F riosian.
nay be proitably kept for milk provided
imarket may DO found not so critical n
hose Of New York, Philadelphia or ST.
L9uis, but when we como 10 tho ques
hon Of the comparative value Of tho tive
breeds for producing butter we hav,
tnoIher story 10 toll. In one respect thu
Maine tests mako better showing fol
Ao Hol5tein.Friesian than tho New
York tests; It required only 3l.31 pound
q their milk TO tho pound OF buttor
while Of Jersey milk II required l7.3
hands, the latter triAo less Of mill
ihlu in Now York.
Tho crucial tost Of the value Of COW
10y tho butter dairy Is what II costs
i9od consumed by hor TO mako pounI
o. butter, At tho Maine station tn
two Holstoin, Friesans made 5ll pound
OF butter In tho year at a cost Of foo
consumed Of Slil.G6; tho two Jersey
made go pounds Of butter IN the yea