British breeds of live stock - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ... in 1888. Its regulations, formulated in 1899, recognise the dual-purpose qualities of the breed, and provide for the keeping of complete milk-records of all the cows in a herd and for the judging of both milking qualitv and general appearance. The milk records of different herds are published in the Herd Book, and the following table summarises the results of the past five years,.January 1, 1907, to December 31, 1911. In taking the averages all cows have been included with regard to which complete information is available, and except that incomplete periods of less than 210 days have been omitted, no allowance has been made for abnormally short or long periods of lactation. The number of such is not, however, sufficient to seriously affect the average, which may be taken to apply to normal cows calving at about the same time each year. Milk Records, 1907-1911. Beef Production.--Steers put up to finish at about two years old, when they have stopped rapid growth, fatten quickly, and their carcases command satisfactory prices in the London market. The merits of Red Polls as medium-sized dual-purpose cattle, and particularly their reliability as milk producers have led to their being exported in considerable numbers to practically all the Colonies and South Devon Cow, "Countess." First Prize, Royal Agricultural Society's Show, 1910 and 1911. to many foreign countries. In the United States they appear tobe the most popular of the purely dual-purpose cattle and are rapidly increasing in numbers. They seem to be particularly successful in semi-tropical countries, owing largely to the protection against sun afforded by their deep red coats, though they also endure severe climates quite well. Considerable improvement in quality and uniformity has been eff...