The Dickinson press., 1911-04-15
The BROWN DAIRY IS
MAKING VALUABLE TESTS

1t may be of interest to your readers
that one of the pure bred Holstein
heifers owned by The Brown Dairy.
was officially tested for the Advanced
Registry the past week by Supt. U. ].
Downey of the Holstein-Fresian
Breeders Circuit association of New
Salem. of which I am a charter mem.
Der. This heifer did not give enough
butter fat to be admitted to the Ad-
vanced Register. as her test began jus,
before the storm and her milk flow
decreased several pounds daily as the
thermometer dropped and the storm
increased, in spite of our efforts to
have her increase it. For some unac-
countable resaon her per cent of fat kept
dropping also. Z of 1 per cent. Her
feed consisted of prairie hay. bran.
shorts. ground oats, linseed meal and
salt. Had she been tested the second
week in March during the nice weather.
when she was giving more than the re-
auired amount of butter fat. we would
all have felt better. She has gone up S
pounds of milk daily since the warm
weather. Her performance was an OBJ
ject lesson and the experience is valu-
able. and 1 feel that myself and my
favorite breed of milk stock will i'm
prove with age. At any rate I am
going to make an effort to get together
a herd Of pure breds that will be a
credit to me. and to the state.
This heifer freshened last year at 2
years and 1. month Of age, and gave us
during her FIRST lactation period of /
wear, S, 1858 pounds of milk, with an
average per cent of fat of 3 rs per cent,
which would figure out about 267 pounds
of butter, which is an improvement
over the grades at her age. She fresh
ened again February IL. 1911, and gave
during the month Of March. 1915
pounds Of milk. an average of 1909
pounds per day, which is an improve
ment over my entire herd, with a few
exceptions. Her average per cent of
fat for the month was 2.77 per cent,
which would figure ~out about 42.49
pounds. Of butter. for the month. You
will notice her per cent Of fat was 1.1s
per cent less than last year, at which
time her, per cent ran as high as 4. 10.
Had her per cent Of fat gone as high as
last year she would have made over 2
pounds Of butter per day. So you see
she il q start in the right direction. l
will have all nay pure breds tested as
fast as they freshen, and perhaps we
will make some creditable records. We
will not be satisfied with J day. and 80
day records but will strive. for large
yearly. producers. | am inclined to The
belief that when the daughters Of my
present herd sires get to milking they
will increase the butter and milk pro-
duction Of my present herd IS to so per
cent. az they are both exceptionally well
bred in the lines of large butter and
milk producers, they bsith- -havinss ssires.
grand sires and grand DANES that have
daughters ~(several hundred in riufhbsf1
that have produced from Is to over 80
pounds Of butter in z days. The grand
sires Of my ST. bull has IFS A. r. o..
daughters, 4 from 80 to 80 pounds. 50
from 20 70 ~ pounds, IS from. IS to 70
pounds, and II under IS pounds butter
in seven days. nv, il. bull has 4 sisters
that produced last year from 700 to 800
pounds Of butter. under the supervision
Of the Cornell College. Of the state Of
New York, He also has 80 sisters in the
Advanced Registry. with records as
yearIinss and two year ODDS, from 10. 46:
pounds 70 26.o3 pounds butter and $3.50
10 $40. 4 pounds milk in seven days Sull-
der tie Same supervision. Ny COW and.
.lheifef stun has ancestry5swith "A. r q.
records sone@of which are above thes2Oi
and 30spound mark. so I believe It is up,
me to learn how to properly feed and