The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-09-23

SHORTHORN DAIRY SHOW.
The Shorthorn Breeders Association Is
sues q Circular.

SHOR1HORN DAIRY SHOW.
The Shorthorn Breeders Association Is
sues a Circular.
To the Shorthorn Breeders of America:
Mr.. FL. FL. Kinds, of Stanton, Mich, is
hereby appointed commissioner of the
association for the purpose of securing
the necessary cows for the breed compe-
tition at the dairy school of the Colum-
bian exposition. All parties owning
registered Shorthorns, and having in
their herds animals possessing merit as
mixers, are hereby requested to imme-
,diately report the same to Mr.. Kinds, at
Stanton, Mich. He will advise with you
about the conditions, and if deemed of
sufficient importance is authorized to
visit your herds to inspect the cattle.
1t is hardly necessary to repeat that
in order to make this success the asso-
citation must have the entire cooperation
of Shorthorn breeders, and we would
especially urge upon them the impor-
tance of embracing this opportunity of
exhibiting to the world the dairy quail
ties of Shorthorns. 1t is desired that
this exhibit be a popular one, and
that representatives of different herds
throughout the country MAY enter this
competition, and with that in view it is
hoped that breeders in general will at
once commence testing some of their
most promising COWS.
In this test a general note of the
pounds of milk, as well as the amount
of butter produced, should be taken ac-
count of, as it is well understood that
but few breeders have the facilities for
obtaining the best possible results from
the test by tfre churn alone. These ami
mails should be placed on liberal rations,
as the 'grass alone" treatment will
hardly do justice to the test.
To better enable you to judge of what
will be required of Shorthorns entering
this test, we will give short abstract
from the rules:
The school will be in operation during the
entire time Of the exposition, during which
there will be number Of tests under varying
conditions, SO far as the methods of handling
the milk and cream and the manner of de-
termining the awards arc concerned. One
period of the school will be devoted to illus
trating the methods Of handling milk and
cream. another period to making cheese.
There will be q breed test for three months
under such uniform methods of handling milk
and cream as may be agreed to by the repre-
sentatives of the various breeds.
All cows entered must be on the ground not
later than May 1. 1893, and must participate in
all the above tests, and should be bred so as to
produce previous to that time.
The entire product of the dairy school will
become the property of the Worlds Columbian
exposition, but this association will furnish
free of expense to the owner) transportation,
all stable help necessary for the proper care
and handling of their cattle md the help neces-
sary TO milk same. The exposition will fur
nish liberal supply of water and food COM
monty fed to dairy cattle.
All cattle will be weighed Immediately upon
arrival at the grounds and at certain desig-
mated periods thereafter, and these weights
will be considered in making the final awards.
An accurate account will be kept Of the kind
and quality of food given to each breed, which
will be charged up against such breed at prices
TO be designated by the chief of tho department
of agriculture. and all increase in weight Of an
final as well as all dairy products produced
will stand to the credit of each breed.
There will be a committee tests, who
will see that all tests are properly and fairly
made.
ALI cows will be milked in the presence of
some member Of the committe on tests or other
persons authorized by the committee to be
present.
Milk from each COW will be weighed as soon
as drawn and record kept of the weight. A
weighed sample will then be taken and the
amount Of butter fat in same determined by
come improved and rapid method. The milk
from cows of the same breed shall then be
mixed and weighed sample Of the mixed
milk be taken and the butter fat determined
as above. The mixed milk will then be de-
livered to the superintendent of the dairy
school.
No foreign substance except salt, water OF
ice shall be put in the milk or butter during
the tests of three months and one month
The basis upon which milk and butter will
be tested will be 80 per cent. butter fat, which
will in all cases be determined by some ap
proved and correct method.
The committee on tests will make daily
comparison of the pounds of butter and cheese
actually obtained from each breed and the
amount calculated from the test, based upoI
80 per cent. of butter fat.
All cattle entered must compete in all the
tests except the test for young herds.
AWARDS.
In the three month test awards viii be based
upon the value of the products obtained, aftel
deducting the cost Of the food consumed ano
allowing for the, Increase or shrinkage of live
weight in accordance with scale provided BY
the chief Of the department of agriculture
The awards In this test will be as follows:
a. For the best individual cow in each breed
competing -
b. For the best individual COW in any breed
competing.
G. For the bes. herd Of five cows in eacf
breed competing.
d. For the best herd of five COWS in any breet
competing.
e. For the best herd.
In the cheese vat the award will be for tn
best herd competing.
In the one month test awards will be baset
upon the butter obtained, calculated upon tn
basis of 80 per cent. butter fat for one day, 81,
days and twenty=seven days. and will be TO
individual cows and herds as above.
There will be test of young herds upon tn
same conditions as the last test mentione'
above Cows participating must be unde
three years old and cannot be shown earle
than Sept 15, 1898. The award will be to tn
best herd competing.
AS the season is already far advances
it is hoped that no breeder will put OF
till tomorrow the preparations for enter
ing this contest. The Shorthor'n pos
sesses too great merit to be left out of il
and this association is determined to d
all it can to afford the various breeder
of the country the opportunity to wi
for the breed the dairy honors which
undoubtedly deserves.
EMORY COBB, President.
]. Ell. Pickfell, Secretary,
Some successful rearers OF calves *
dairy stock always let the calf suck
its mother till her milk gets goo'
Others equally successful declare the
have lost more calves by this methe
than any other way, and they ther