. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. LIVE STOCK. The Englishman is a lover of fine stock, and as a rule has a much better quality than is seen in this country. The horses used on the farms are largely Shires. Being of the heavy draft type, they are fre- quently used singl}^, and very seldom does one man drive more than two horses at a time on the Herd of dairy Short-horns which has been bred almost entirely for milk production for twelve years. Average production 6,000 pounds milk per cow per year. Wh
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. LIVE STOCK. The Englishman is a lover of fine stock, and as a rule has a much better quality than is seen in this country. The horses used on the farms are largely Shires. Being of the heavy draft type, they are fre- quently used singl}^, and very seldom does one man drive more than two horses at a time on the Herd of dairy Short-horns which has been bred almost entirely for milk production for twelve years. Average production 6,000 pounds milk per cow per year. White cow standing produced 7,000 pounds milk with first calf, and over 11,000 pounds last year. Average test per cent. fat. Nearly all the cattle seen in England are Short Horns, w^ith now and then a few Herefords, Devons and Jerseys. Most of the milk of England is produced by millving Short Horns. Several excellent breed- ers of Dairy Short Horns are breeding for milk alone, paying no atten- tion to beef. In this way two classes of Short Horns are being de- veloped that are almost as different as Holstein-Friesians and Aberdeen Angus. FEED AND CARE. It is estimated that on good land it requires from 2^/^ to 3 acres to keep a cow a year. The cow\s are turned to pasture about the middle. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Missouri. State Board of Agriculture. Jefferson City, Mo. : Missouri State Board of Agriculture
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