Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-30
enoerAoan DAIRY. SHOW.


The shorthorn breeders Association L.
sues a Circular.
To the shorthorn Breeders Of America;
Mr.. II. II. Kinds, Of stanton, Mich, II
hereby appointed commissioner Of the
association for the purpose Of securing
the necessary cows for The breed compc-
tition ut Tho dairy SCHOOL Of the Column
bian exposition. al parties owning
registered Shorthorns, and having In
their herds animals possessing merit rs
mixers, are hereby requested TO immc-
dintoly report the same TO Mr.. Kinds, AZ
Stanton, Mich. Ho will advise withyou
about the conditions. and II deemed Of
sufficient Importance Is authorized to
visit your herds 20 in7pcct the cattle.
lis hardly necessary TO repeat That
In order 10 mako this a success the asso-
citation must hnvoth entire cooperation
Of Sharhorn breeders, and we would
especially urge upon them tho impor-
TANGO Of embracing this opportunity Of
exhibiting 10 the world the dairy quail
ties Of shorthons. II Is desired that
this exhibit DO a popular Que, and
that representatives Of different herds
throughout the country may outor this
competition, aud with that IN view II Is
hoped that breeders in general will NJ
once commence testing some OF their
most promising cows.
In this tcst general note OF tho
pounds Of milk, o. wcll % the amount
Of butter produced, should be- taken no..
count Of. as 10 g. wcll understood that
but few breeders havo the facilities for
obtaining tho bc.i possible results from
tho tost by the chuui alone. These ani-
mails should be placed ON liberal rations,
as tho grass alone" treatment will
hardly do justice to tho test.
10 better enable you to judge Of what
will bo required Of Shorihoml entering
this tcst, we will give o short abstract
from the rulesi
The school will 10 In operation during tho
entire timo u tho exposition, during which
there will DO nur,lfr OF tests under varying
conditions, % far nf the methods % handling
the MILL aud crram and the manner u do
tcrmlulns tho nwatia are concerned, ono
period " tha school will BE- devoted 10 nlus-
trailne tho methods ~ handling milk aud
There Will bt tsccd tcst for three months
under such un.larm methods of handling milk
aud cream ns t,Ay be- agreed 10 b. the repre-.
touiativcs or the various breeds.
An cows entered must be- on the ground not
later than May 1. ispi, and must participate In
oil the above tests, nud should be bred 90 o. 10
produce previous 10 that tine.
The entire product ~ the dairy school WI
become the property " the Worlds Columbian
exposition, but thls association VIII fuinI' b
0fru of expense 10 tho owuur transportation,
all stable holp necessary fur tie proper care
nrd handling ufthuircatil AMI tho hclr urtes.
tari TO milk same, Thrcxpositiuu will flr.
ulsh liberal supply 81 wafer and food com
monty fed to dairy cattle
An cattle will BE- weighed Immediately upon
arrival at tho grounds and NJ certain dcsig.
mated periods thereafter, and these weights
will Do considered iu making tho final awards.
An accurate account viii be kept % the hind
and quality N food given "a each breed, which
will De- charged up against such breed M prices
To be- designated hY the chief uf thedcpurtincnt
ofngt.culufc. aud al increase iu weight " an.
inai ~ wcll as all dhry products produced
will stand IN the credit of each breed.
There will ho committee on tests, whq
will zee that all tests are properly aud falrly
made.
All COW, will be MIXED In the presence Of
Some member ~ tie commitic ontc,ts OF othci
lfNHNNf AAAA"lAs"A ~ WV N"lAANNNAN' " "
present
Miik from each COW will be weighed Ne soof
a. drawn aud record kept of the weight A
weighed sample will then be- taken and tht
amount NJ butter fat Ia same determined BY
some improved and rapid method. Tho mills
from cows Of the same breed shall then h
mixed aud weighed sample Of tho mixed
milk ho taken and the batter tat determined
as above Tho mixed milk will then 30 de
liycrcd IN tho superintendent Of tho dair!
school.
No foreign substance except salt, water OF
lee shall be- put ~ tho milk or butter durin.
the tcits ~ three months aud one month.
The basis upon which milk and butter vii
BE- tested will BE- NJ per cent butter fat, whicl
will Ia all csscs DO determined BY some ap
proved and correct method.
The committee ou tests will make u dali!
eomparisunvf tho pounds Of butter mud rhrcs
actually obtained from each breed and M
amount calculated from tho test, based upO
| ~ Per cent. % butter fHt.
An cattle entered must compete Ia all IN
! tctis except thu tcst Tor young herds.