THE WEIGHT OF COWS.
It is a remarkable fact that the cows which have put up world's records lately as milkers have been rather under than over the average of weight for their breed. The best cows have been usually lighter than the average. One of their first lessons to be learned by the man buildinc; up
a herd is to look with suspicion on the big, beefy cow —that is, if heia breeding for milk and butter, and not for beef and bullocks. The man who is looking for milkers and meat producers in the same herd of cows is down for disappointment. The mistake of the "dual purpose" cow is one which advanced dairymen ate correcting as speedily as they can. It has been discovered after considerable experiment, that it is impossible to put the milking quality of the Jersey, the beef quality of the Shorthorn, and the hardiness and muscularity of the Ayrshire under the one hide.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 447, 13 March 1912, Page 3
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160THE WEIGHT OF COWS. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 447, 13 March 1912, Page 3
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