The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-04-27
Test of Dairy COWS at the Agricultural
Fair Association of Prince GeOrge's
County Maryland.

The Directors of the Fair have decided to
offar the foil owing prizes for dairy cows:
Best COW sfer secold c'lf, frs, SO:
second, So.
Resi- Heifer before second calf, first $40; sec.
ond, s..
1t is hoped that next year larger prizes can
be offered. and the competition be open to
cows in any part of southern Maryland.
The rules governing the tests are as fol-
lows:
There are good and valid objections to re
lying upon tests of dairy cows made at fairs
on the fail grounds.
Ist-Recause under the excitement of re-
moval from customary quarters and from
chance of feed and surroundings, the flow of
milk is nobmal, and the test made under
these unfavorable conditions does not show
thu. real capacity of the COW as a milk pro-
ducer.
2nd-From the fact that comparatively few
COWS are in full flow Of milk at the time Of
holding fairs.
To obyiate these objections the following
rules have been formulated providing that the
test shall be made at the home of COW and in
her natural surroundings, but if so desired bv
the owner the tests will be made Oh the fair
grounds.
1st.-Al entries shall be nude before August
10th 1894.
2nd.-Any owner desiring TO enter COW
for test shall notify the secretary of the fact
and state when be desires the test to be made
enclosing the fee and it will be made within
ten days of the time designated.
3rd.-Aii COWS entered for the test must
be exhibited at the fair August u to n 1894
when awards will be made. No awards will
be made to any owner whose COW is not
present during the fair, unless in the mean
time, the cow has died or contracted some
contagious disease.
4th-Change of ownership Of COW will not
effect the award provided all other condition
are complied with.
5lh.-All entries must be accompanied by
an entrance fee of three dollars to assist in
Covering the acluil expense of the test.
6th-The breed. age, name, register No
[if any land such other information as the
president of the society may req lire, shall be
furnished by the owner before the test is made
7,h-Tests shall be limited to cows owned
in Prince Geo,ge County and which are en-
tered for test at this fair only.
Sh-Ownes may feed cows what they
wish but no Prize will be awarded I'll! the
owner has filed with the secretary of the So
ciety all affidavit that during the test and for
two weeks prior there to no drugs Or condi-
ments were fed nor any thing but water given
to drink.
9th.-The test shall cover two days and be
made on the premises of the owner. No COW
shall eIter the test that has not been bred
within six moths after calving.
10th.-The person making the test must see
that each COW ismilked out clean tie evening
previous to the day on which the test begins
and at the same hour on the day when the
test q ,ses.
11th.-The Chemist of the Maryland Agr-
OF Ills
tive shall conduct the test and report his find
ings TO committee of three, Apo inted by the
directors of the Fair Association, who shall
make the awards.
12th.-The persons making the test shall
credit one point for each pound of milk, twenty
points for each pound of butter fat, two points
for each tie n days since calving after the first
twenty days.
13th.- If for any reason, the test is not
salts factory to the owner, the President may
on application made to him, order second
test 10 be made at the expe use of the owner
of any COW entered for the special prizes; and
the highest of the t 70 tests TO be taken as the
basis of the award.
I4th.-Additional rules may be madeat any
time by the Fair Association authorities if
found necessary to carry out the objects here
in provided for.