Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-29

Importance to their country that other
kinds Of business prosper OF fail with
the rise and fall Of price. or the in
crease or decrease Of this single pro-
duct, butter. This business was fer
merly carried on the fan1ilies OF the
farmers with very imperfect appli-
ances and methods. Now it is largely
carried on in factories supplied with
separators and other modern appi-
ances.
In America, Holstein-Friesian breed
ers have not been behind the breeders
of other pure-bred dairy cattle IN max
ing private records with the churn.
But recognizing the unrelia'bility OF
many churn records, they generally
abandoned making them during the
fiscal year, 1s94-5. and have since been
making official records by the use of
the Babcock test.
The Holstein-Friesian Association.
assisted by the different experiment.
stations, has continued this method o..
conducting weekly official tests up
the present time and the most fiattf
ing results have followed.
Rosa Bonheur Fifth. in a six-weeks
test, produced 1855 pounds OF buttei1
or a dairy average OF 1923 pounds.
Belle Sarcastic, in a six-weeks' test,
produced 1868 pounds, or daily aver
age Of S.2s pounds.
Houwtje D. in a six-weeks' test made
120665 pounds OF butter, or a daily
average OF 2.S7 pounds.
1t will thus be seen that these three
COWS made an average Of three and
twelve one hUndredths pounds OF but
ter per day for a period Of six con-
secutive weeks, or hfty-hve one hun
dredths OF a pound Of butter per COW
per day in excess Of the best COW at
the Worlds Fair
Sensational among the fair ground
tests OF 1899 was that OF a Holsteln-
Friesian COW at the London Dairy
Show, Canada. In q forty-eight hour
test conducted by Professor Dean OF
Ontario Agricultural College. This
COW produced 6.7 pounds butter fat dur
ing this period, a record which has
never been equalled by COW OF any
breed publicly or officially tested
Is Unapproaehed
That the IIolstein- Fricsian is unap-
preached by any breed Of cattle in the
production Of large quantities of milk.
no one viii deny. Ny observations lead
mo 20 believe that the highest yields Of
butter have been obtained from COWS
yielding the largest quantities Of milk.
This seems also TO apply to the cows
'Nsr breeds and the results OF the
official tests OF the Jerseys at the
Worlds Fair confirm this view.
The quality Of the butter produced BY
his breed so far as tests have been
made. shows that it is equal 10 that Of
any other breed. Quality in butter de-
bends first, on the healthfulness of the
'ows (no breed is more healthy than
his), second, on the food and drink OF
he COWS. Both must be free from I'M
pleasant fiavors and odors, and lastly
IN the ability Of the butter maker. The
OF fat in the milk has moth
ng TO do with the quality Of butter,
Tor has color necessarily anything TO
10 with quality. for il is well known
hat the butter made from the milk OF
III breeds OF COWS requires artificial
'oloring at certain seasons Of the
'ear, and the closest observations can
lot detect artificially colored butter
rom that which is naturally colored.
nc iNsNlAAl6 AlAaAAlA Acta -
lnnatto, a vegetable product. This
,oloring is doubtless as healthful, OF
more so. than natural coloring, the
'auses OF which are yet undiscovered1
he same causes produce yeilowness of
lesh. which Is universally regarded as
serious objection in veal and beef.
In our Eastern and Middle States the {
PRODUCTION OF veal is already adding an
important item to the credit side OF tho
larry farmers balance sheet. No kind
n quality OF veal is in so great demand
g that Of the Holstein- Friesian breed
md its grades. Veal is also an I'M
,ortant source Of revenue to the dairy
men OF North Holland and Friesiand
they supply vast quantities to the
English markets.
=xeeIIent Beef
Cows of this breed mako an exec
emit quality of beef. Whatever may b.
n the breed. a dairy herd in no coun
~ lasts above six 10 ten years; agc.
Iccidents and failures to breed con
family deplete II. II the COWS thus
Iropped cannot be profitably turned to
,eef the capital in the herd is totally
ost during every period Of six to ten
ears. Cows OF this breed are good
eeders. and their beef commands
Ugh nrice-
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