The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-06-01
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WORLDS FAIR DAIRY TEST NO.
CHEESE AND BY-PRODTCTS.

This test extended from May 18th, 1893,
to May 26th both inclusive, fifteen days
The competing cows were % Jerseys, %
Guernseys and 25 Short-Horns This and
all other tests We're conducted under rules
formulated by Chief Buchanan of the Agri-
cultural Department, and assented to by
the representatives of the competing breeds
and the members of the Testing Committee
which was composed of Prof. M. A. Scovell,
Kentucky Experiment Station, Chairman;
Profs. S. NJ. Eabcock, Wisconsin Expert
ment Station; |. p. Roberts, Cornell Uni
versity, n. Y; II. p. Armsby, State Col
lege of Pennsylvania representing the
Association of Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations Prof. w. II. Cald
well, superintendent for the American
Guernsey Cattle Club; II. II. Kinds, sup
erintendent for the American Short-HCrn
Association; and V. f. Fuller, superinten-
dent for the American Jersey Cattle Club.
BY the rules, all cows were MIXED out
twelve hours before the test began. All
milkings of each herd were done in the
presence of representative of the Testing
Committee. Samples of the milk at each
milking were taken for analysis, and ana
lyzed in the laboratory under the immed-
late supervision of Prof. L. NJ. Harrington,
of the University of Illinois.
The feed was all weighed out by rep
resentative of the Testing Committee, and
was fed in his presence Columbian Guards
were stationed in the barns to see that no
feed was given the cows except in the
presence OF representative of the Testing
Committee The value of the cheese was
fixed by Chief Buchanan, assented to by
the representatives of the breeds and the
Testing Committee, the price being regu-
lated by the scoring of the cheese, which
was made by experts appointed by Chief
Buchanan The schedule of prices for feed
was fixed by Chief Buchanan, and all feed
was charged to each COW, and an accurate
ledger account was kept of the product of
EACH COW anu vi tttCll ieIu.
The price of cheese varied from II cents
to II cents per pound. The whey was
credited at the rate of ; cents per hundred
pounds, and the increase or decreas in the
weight of the COWS between the beginning
and the ending of the test was credited or
debited at 1! cents per pound. The awards
were based upon the net profit made by
the cows and herds during the test.
This was a signal and triumphant victory
for the Jerseys in every respect. They not
only gave the most milk, exceeding the
Guernseys by 2357.S lbs, and the Short
Horns by HOBS lbs in fifteen days. but
the quantity of cheese exceeded that of the
Guernseys by 32l14 lbs, and the Short
Horns by 374. Is lbs. The net profit of the
Jersey herd exceeded that of the Guernseys
by f3l 80, equal to an excess net profit per
COW per day of 10 6-25th cents
The following are the net profits of the
five best cows in each h~eed: Jerseys-lst,
S. 81; 2d, So. SO; Sd, So. "a; 18th, 1864; 9Th,
IS. II. Guernseys- list, 1927; I'd, $500;
Sd, S4.S2; 18th, $40; 9TH, S4.66. Short
IIorns-lst, 1927; I'd, $3.50; Sd, 1928;
4th, $l.52 9TH Sl.O7
The herd of five best cows in any breed
competing, yielding the greatest net profit
during the test, which received the award
was composed as follows: LIST, I'd, 3D. 4th,
Jerseys; 9TH, Short-H Horn.
The leading Guernsey stood 1ith in order
of merit in the IS competing cows, the
second 18th, and the other 18th, 10Th and
2lst respectively. The five best COWS of
the Short-IIorns stood in the following
order of merit among the 10: 9TH, 10th,
18th, oath, 9th. Out of the rs competing
COWS the Jerseys had IA in the first %,
with an average net profit per COW of
So 70 27ths, the Guernseys with an
average net profit per COW of S5,42!. The
lowest Jersey in profit out of the rs was
53d, with net profit of 81. II. The Guern-
seys had 8 lower, ranging down to net
profit of $1.91, and the Short Horns II
lower, ranging. down to a net profit of
$1.Os.
The average net profit per head per day
by breeds was as follows: Jerseys, 81. 8;
Guernseys, 1916; Short Horns, 21.7
The Jerseys not only gave the most
milk and the most cheese, but the quantity
of milk required to make pound of cheese
was as follows; Jerseys, GIG lbs; Guern-
seys, 967 lbs. Short Horns, 1l.31 It's.
The quality of the Jersey cheese sur
passed that of the other breeds, as is shown
by the average price per pound, which was
based on the scoring of the experts, and