Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools . elementaryprinci00ferg Year: 1908 200 Elementary Principles of Agriculture and white, sometimes the white, sometimes the black, prevailing. In quantity of milk this breed excels all others. Colantha 4th's Johanna (Fig. 125) is credited with 27, pounds of milk in twelve months, which is the world's record. A good cow is expected to pro- duce from 7,000 to 9,000 pounds of milk in a year. A cow that does not produce 4,000 or 5,000 pounds of milk a year is likely to be unprofitable. While the Fig. 133. 'She is broa
Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools . elementaryprinci00ferg Year: 1908 200 Elementary Principles of Agriculture and white, sometimes the white, sometimes the black, prevailing. In quantity of milk this breed excels all others. Colantha 4th's Johanna (Fig. 125) is credited with 27, pounds of milk in twelve months, which is the world's record. A good cow is expected to pro- duce from 7,000 to 9,000 pounds of milk in a year. A cow that does not produce 4,000 or 5,000 pounds of milk a year is likely to be unprofitable. While the Fig. 133. 'She is broad on top.' Courtesy of Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Ohio. milk from Friesian cows is not so rich as that afforded by the Jerseys and the Guernseys, the total butter-fat is equally great. 275. Dual-purpose Breeds are intermediate between the beef and dairy types. The cows afford considerably more milk than the calves can use, and the body form is such that they dress out a good quality of beef. The breeds most usually classed as dual-purpose ani-
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