Rock Island Argus., 1906-07-13
PROVES H0LSTElN CATTLE
WONDERFUL MILK BREED
Bulletin from Association Shows Rec
ord Made by Some of Top
Notchers

A recent bulletin from the Holstein-
FrieSian Cattle Breeders association
gives some remarkable figures regard
ing the milk and butter production of
this breed which would appear almost
beyond belief if they were not sub
stantiated by disinterested experts.
The bulletin states that during the
official year lately closed, 119 Holstein-
Friesan COWS and heifers of all ages
were officially tested for periods of 80
days, or longer; and the averages by
ages were as follows: Forty-siX full
aged COWS averaged: Milk, 2,2O2 8
pounds; per cent fat, 3.2S; Fat, I2.l4'
pounds. Twelve 4-year-olds averaged:
Milk, 1857 pounds; per cent fat, 3.52
fat, 65592 pounds. Twenty-one J.
year-olds averaged: Milk, 1,SO3.5
pounds; per cent fat, 3.41: fat, 61.4S2
pounds. Forty heifers classed as 2
year-olds averaged: Milk, 1857
pounds; per cent fat, 3.SS; fat, 1887
pounds.
This herd of 119 animals, of which
over one-half were heifeR, produced
in 10 consecutive days 221,312.5 pounds
milk containing 7,372.467 pounds of
butter fat; thus showing an average
of 3.33 per cent fat. Each animal av-
eraged 1,S59.S pounds of milk, con
tanning G1.954 pounds of butter fat;
equivalent to 81 pounds milk, or 80
quarts. per day, and almost II pounds
of the best creamery butter per week
during the so days. For the COWS
alone. the average amount of best but
ter would be nearly 1914 pounds per
week
The chief points of interest III TINS
issue of the official reports are the
great milk yield of DeKOl Creamelle,
and the butter fat production of Pom
tiac Rag Apple. The former has been
under the watchful care Of represen-
tatives of the Hatch (MassD expert
ment station, by whom every milking
was separately weighed and tested;
and we do not have to rely upon the
word of employees or OF an interested
owner. 1t is difficult to comprehend
this enormous production. The COM
mon S-gallon milk can will hold about
GS pounds Of milk; and this COW pro-
duced over 147 of such cans of milk
in 100 days, or nearly can and one
half of milk per day An official rec
ord as large as this has never before
been made.
The yield of 25.294 pounds fat from
G19.5 pounds of milk in seven days,
and 1O1.246 pounus fat from 2,574.6
pounds milk in so days. made by Pom
tiac Rag Apple. is also very remark
able. being the third largest butter fat
Weld ever made officially before. Al
most 120 pounds of the best butter III
80 days, and nearly 80 pounds in one
week mark this young cow as almost
the best She was under the watch
and care of n representative OF Cornell
university experiment station during
the whole time of her test. as is al
ways the case in the making of Hol-
Stein-Friesian tests; and during As
consecutive hours of the test, under
orders from this Office, she was con-
Istantly watched night and day by hav-
ing two experiment station sepresen-
tatives relieve each other.
These figures go to show that the
Holstein is not the giver of such thin
milk as is generally supposed, the av-
erage fat test being well above per
cent. the legal requirements. The
great value. of the breed. from milk
ing standpoint, is the large amount of
skim milk left after separating the
cream. This skim milk, if properly
fed to calves from such mothers as
those whose averages are given above,
would be worth from 75 cents to 81
per 100 pounds. or it would prove
highly profitable to the farmer if fed
TO young pigs 1t looks as if the Hol-
stein was the general purpose COW
after ALL Giving fairly rich milk in
abundance, being strong and robust,
with ability to put on weight when
ready for the butcher. she is surely an
admirable animal