The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-11-26
THE DAIRY.
WORLDS FAIR DAIRYTEsr NO. 2.
Ninety Days, for Butter.

This GPEG 4A"J
Aug 28th, both inclusive. The mum
her Of COWS entered in the test was 70
comprising 25 Jerseys, IS Guerns9ys
and IS Short Horns. One of the Snort
Horn COWS, which had not calVed at
the beginning of the test, died in calVlng'
and, by the rules according to which
these tests were conducted. no proVls-
ion having been made to substitute an
other another animal, the Short Horns
competed with "a cows through the
entire period of the test.
This, as we'll as all other tests con
Quoted at the Worlds Fair, was under
the control of Chief Buchanan Of the
Agricultural Department., and OF the
Testing Committee An ana!ys sig OF
the milk was made daily under the i'm
mediate supervision of Prof. E H. Far
ringtoD, of the University Of Illinois
The feed was all weighed and the milk
ing was done in the presence of a repre-
sentative of the Testing Commlttee.
The cream was separated from the
milk by cream sapaTators. and the but
ter was made under the direction and
supervision of Prof. S. M. Blbc0ck, Of
the Wisconsin Experiment station, a
member of he Testing Committee, or,
in his abseLce, under Prof. |. P, Rob
erts, of Cornell University, another
member of the Testing Committee.
Prof. M. A. ScovelI, Chairman of the
Testing Committee, had immediate
supervision of the records, and also of
the books in which we're entered daily
the feed given the cows, the quantity
of milk and analysis of same, the but
ter made each day, and ali other data
relating to the COWS and their products
that were necessary for an accurate
ledger account of the work of each COW
In all the herds. These books were
kept by accountants furnished by the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, and
generally from four to five in number.
All the butter was upon the basis of
80 per cent. oil. The skinned milk
and buttermilk were analy zed each
day, as also the butter. An oil test of
the milk of each COW and of the mixed
milk was made daily, as a check upon
the churn, but the churn governed
The basis of decision for merit and
awards was in this and all other tests
the met prcf5" yielded by the COVE
and herds.
The same precautions were taken in
this as l the other tests to insure &C
curacy in weighing the milk, and the
analysis of the same. in retaining the
milk intact under seal when sent from
the barn to the dairy, and until taken
out in the presence of Prof. B4bcock or
Roberts, it being retained under their
control until churned. The butter was
scored by three experts appointed by
Chief Buchanan upon the following
scale points: Favor, SIS; grain, %;
solidity, 10; color, 10. Toe prices OF
butter fixed by Chief Buchanan, based
on the average price at the time for a
gilt edge article Of butter in the mar
kets of the East and West, were as fol
lows: That scoring from IS to 80 points,
25 cents per pound, 50 Co IS points, 80
cents; SIS to 80 points, 35 cents; 80 TO 95
points, 40 cents; and 95 to 100 points
Accents.
This was by far the most important
test of all, as it demonstrated the stay
ing qualities of the COWS and breeds.
No snap verdict cou d be procured, as
may be some times achieved in tests of
from a week to a month. The COWS
had to pass through the vicissitudes OF
climate, were subjected to the annoy
ance of flies, and their environment
tended to decrease their product.
The Jerseys, true to the characters
tic of the breed, maintained a remark,
ably steady flow of milk, and achieved
a most signal victory in this as in the
preceding test for cheese.
In the 80 days of the test % Jerseys
gave 73488 8 lbs. of milk and 4274 Oh
lbs. of butter, of the value Of $1747 81.
The mtIk OF the jersey herd exceeded
that Of the GIernseys by 117O7 1 lbs
that OF n Short Horns by~7225 6
los. The quantity of butter Of the Jer
seys e1 Ceeded that of the Guernseysbv
1887 los, and the Snort Horns by
1883 IA los. The solids not fat OF the
Jersey S exceeded thai Of the Guernse0s
by 963 81 lbs, and the Short Horne bv
714.22 It's. The value of the butter Of
the Jerseys was 1901 81 in excess of
that OF tie Guernseys, and 1915 60
more than that Of the Short Horns
After deducting the cost of feed given
each breed, and leaving CUT the Increase
in live weight, the net profit OF the