The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-02-08
AGRICULTURE.
Furnished by W. B. Edgerton. ]

Furnished by W. B. Edgerton.
But In view Of their enormous produc-
tion OF milk, they assert that they average
more butter per COW, and that they pro.
J duce larger margin Of profit. IN Europe
I It 10 largely used, not only In Holland but
10 Belgium, France and Denmark, for but
ter making. 1t is probable that 1t adds an
nually to the worlds product more than
any other breed, and perhaps more than all
other breeds together.
The chief business Of the Friesian dairy
men, the orisinators Of this breed, Is but
ter making. II is not possible TO ascertain
when this WAS not their chief occupation,
90 long and 10 continually have they pur-
ued It. 1t IL Of 90 much Importance to
their country that other KINDS Of business
prosper or fail with the rise or fall Of price,
or the increase or decrease Of this single
product, butter. This business was for
merly carried on In the families Of the far
mers with very imperfect appliances and
methods Now 1t Is largely carried on In
factories Supplied with separators and other
modern appliances.
In America, Holstein-Frieslan breeders
have not been behind the beeeders Of other
pure dairy cattle in making private
records with the churn. But recognizing
the unrelisbility Of many churn records,
they generally abandoned making them
during the fiscal year, 1S94-95, and have
since been making oficial records BY the
use Of the Babcock test.
The Holstein- Friesisa Association, a..
sisted by the different experiment stations,
has continued this method Of conducting
weekly official tes'sup to the present time,
and the most nstterlpg results have fol-
lowed,
Rosa Bonbeur Fifth. In six weeks test,
produced 1856 20 pounds Of butter or daily
average Of 1928 pounds.
Z Belle Sarcastic, 10 a six weeks test, pro-
duced 1868 pounds or daily average Of
OF 3 rs pounds,
Houwtje D. 10 a elk weeks test made
100 IS pounds OF butter, or . daily average
Of 81 ponuds.
IL will thus be seen that these three cows
made an average Of three and twelve one
hundrtdths pounds Of butter per day for
period OF six consecutive weeks. or fifty
1--WE ore humid cdtha ofs pound Of butter
per COW per day 10 excess Of the best COW
Of the Worlds Fair.
Sensational among the Fair Ground Tests
Of 1888 vss that Of Hoistein. Frie,isp COW
st the Lonond Dairy Show, Canada, 10 .
forty eight hour iett conducted BY Profes.
cor Dean Of the Ontario Agricultural Coz
lege. This COW produced 81 pounds Of
butter fat during this period, record
which has ptvef been equsled BY . COW OF
anv breed publicly or officially tested.
That the HolsIein- Priesisn 10 unspprosc'-
ed by any breed Of cattle 10 the production
Of large qpa titles Of milk, no one viii
deny. NY observations lead me to belI.ye
that The highest yi,ld OF butter have been
obtained from cove yielding the largest
quantities OF milk. This seems 10 sppiy
70 the cows OF he other breeds aud the re-
sal,s Of the the otiislsi tesis Of the Jerseys
at the WORLDS Pair connfrr this view.
The quality Of the butter produced BY
this breed, 90 far a. tests have been made,
shoss ths, II IL equal TO that Of any other
breed, Quality 10 butter depsrds; frat, 90
the beslthfulnesa OF the cows mo breed 10
more healthy than this); acerd, On u