Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-13
HigA cAarasssr Of the werlaS Fair
DAIRY Test.


Dairy Tests,
Any y familiar with iAs great
tests As,weea the breeds held 81 Chic
axe, from Nav iAh TO Oct. sotA. iSeA
vil bear tsssinosv 10 their thorough
scss, n Ir iupaniality and the grand
wask that vas accomplished In the
la,ers.i Of dairy scieuee. These tests
SSvs % The COWS saa breeds par,iei'
r&,lsx therein a. Opportunity to de-
zea.trsls tssis daily ehsrsc'erisiscs
rsey vcre net tests If q few days or a
seek. 81, - prolonged tina; they ex'
sis'lea 10 public scrutiny the GsyinS
! eaa,ries Of the cow sad ereeda This
s.Ata-e snaet Be too strongly rom.
ssssea, q, the practical dairSraan 10
~ lsee.sS oows for what they can
,NSmgv.A il = week. on q forced csei,
Ia; rather sAal they arc capable OF
dsiss ,AecsSsea.,ls vheis year, ua'
Ser .l.ss,l sesdisS. and what the
se, eoest~ ]. vAica they viii place TO
Ia crrSs CO ~ essS soNaoat, The
s.ttes .Nsrses, VA essentially the 81
"a ezseiths te.s,, ~ a, -. deeis.
ass. SER sassl - -. 0ss and
Aeedx sc~ilS. soes,s., n, pro-
81 Ts Srsasl srseds we're cred.
eea ~&s"s. roslsea saa debi'ed
ssrs fred Tie sesss. consisted
/. ,. Tcsa NJ !. Ct estsse, the pries OF
~ssA VAS kAea seceriisg 10 The
saSi.s es ase ,shiea WAS dens by
sxsert. Appreciated BY chief BusaanaS.i
fsw>.y, attic rata OIL cents per hlu'
ared ,saai.. sal OF The increase in
ihs. usiss;. a4i.2 essis per pound;
i, TsG No. Of the butter. At . pr,es
s1ea Ar the scoring Of ssns BY the
u-se experts a. in the cheese test, OF
,oid, o;k.r ihan butter tst, s. PET iS
lsL. sad 0, insrssss in live weight ; I.
,.si No s, 0, batter alezs.
A strict account ~. kapl Of all the
feed. which VI. charged at = schedule
rriS assd BY Chief Buehansn, with
ID. consent Of the representatives Of
the breeds prior 10 the test, begin.
ping, and could only be fed III the
presence Of . representative OF Ihs
Testing COMMITTEES. Colnmoisn
Guard, we're sia,iosed in the barus
day asd sight to sss that no feed was
given the cows except 10 the presence
OF the representatives OF the Testing
Committee.
II viii thus be seea that every fes.
iure OF dairying formed 4 factor In
these tests; qusnily OF milk 10 Test
No. |, through the whey and cheese,
quantity oil milk 10 ties, No. .. through
the solids other than butter fat, and
butter 10 iefts Sos. 2 and 2.
A sample OF tho milk OF each COW
and the mixed milk Of the herds was
taken daily, and analysed by acompe-
tent stat OF chemis,s. under he diree,
control Of Prof. E. II. Harrington. OF
Illinois; aud . determination Of the
fat 10 tho milk Wal made by the Bah.
cock oil test each day, and each COW
credited with her proper proportion Of
the products.
The milk Was eresmcd, aud The
cream chnrned 10 the dairy. undel
the immediate and personnel supervis
ion OF Prot. s. NJ, Babcock or l. =
Roberts, two members Of the Testing
Committee.
10 tcoriug The butter aud cheese, th,
expert judges had no means Of linden.
flying the packages they we're exam
ming. After marking their scores
they transmitted the packages to Chic
Buchanan. who after examining same
removed the names of the scores an,
transmitted the packages to the Test
ing Committee. who entered the scorer
: taking the average Of the three CT
perts.
The Testing Committee consisted 4
the following professors, representa-,
the Association Of the Agriculture
Colleges aud Experiment Station
Prof. 81. A. Scorell. Kentucky Expert
mcnt Station. Chairman; Prot. /.
Roberts, Cornell Univel sity ; Prof.
n NJ. Bsbcock. Wisconsin Exprimer
h Station Prot. II. P. Armsby, Stat
College, Pa; Superintendent II. /
O tiieds. representing the America
a., Short Horn Breeders Association
Prot. W. II. Caldwell, representa-
q the American Guernsey Cattle Clu'
and V. E. Fuller, representing the 4
mericau Jersey Cattle Club. Nee
ing. Of the Tc.ting Committee wei
!. held daily. The high character OF Il
u gentlemen representing the AMocii
- ton Of Agricultural Colleges and E;
;, pertinent Stations, their well know
~ ability and probi,y. testify to the di
interested character OF tho work pc
>, formed In the tests. Their kuowled,
~ OF the subjec, warranted scientific q
= p~lieatiou when such vas sdvisabI
= coupled With practical deductions,
>. that ths tests satisfied both tina ycic
:, tiAc and practical views Of dairyiu
!, All the members OF the commit
;, were throughout fair end imparti
!. and were sctuated BY the sole deal
10 have the rIlss carried out and ju
!, tIes done 10 oil breeds.
\. These tssts wsr the most pfoiongs
the most thorough, the most !sir al
"A impartial that have evsr been hold
;. thu world. or are likely to be for ma
years 10 como. They cost the Wori'
10 Columbian Exposition $4,000. tn
=. aNttl0d moro uointa In dairSiuR III