The Forrest City times., 1895-04-12
High Character of the Worlds Fair
Dairy Tests.

Any one familiar with the great tests
between the breeds held at Chicago. from
May IL 10 Oct. 20. 1898. will hear testimo-
ny to their thoroughness. their impartial
I ity and the grand work that was accom-
plished IN the interest of dairy science.
/ These tests gave To the cows aud breeds
participating therein an opportunity to
demonstrate their dairy characteristics.
/ They were not tests of few DAYS or a
/ week, but prolonged that they exhibited
/ to public scrutiny the staying qualities of
1 the cows and breeds. This feature cannot
/ be too strongly commended, as the practi-
cal dairyman is not keeping cows for what
! they can accomplish IN a week, on a forced
/ diet. but rather what they are capable of
| doing throughout the whole year, under
/ rational FEEDING, and what the met profit"
: is which they VIII place to the credit of his
| bank account. The latter element was es-
sentially the crucial one of the tests as
all OF the decisions were based on the
/ cows aud breeds showing the greatest
+ net profit. The cows aud breeds were
! credited with their products and debited
with their feed. The former consisted in
/ Test No l. OF cheese. the price of which
! was fixed according to the scoring of same
! (which was done by experts appointed by
! Chief Buchanan): of whey at the rate of
cents per hundred pounds. and of the
increase in live weight, at 4 4 cents per
! pound; in Test No. .. of the butter. at
price fixed 10y the scoring of same 10y the
/ same experts As in the cheese test, of SOL
| ids other than butter fat. al 81 per 100 lbs.
| and of increase in live weight in test No
| 3. of butter alone.
A strict account was kept of all the feed
/ which was charged at a schedule price
/ fixed 10y Chief Buchanan. with the con-
| sent of the representatives OF the breeds
| prior to the tests beginning. and could
only be fed in the presence of a represen-
tative of the Testing Committee Column
bian Guards We're stationed in the barns
| day and night. To see that no feed was
given the cows except in the presence of
| the representatives of the Testing Com
mittee.
Ii will thus be seen that every feature
! of dairying formed factor in these tests /;
| quantity of milk in Test No !. through
/ the whey and cheese quantity of milk in
| Test No >, through the solids other than
butter fat, aud butter in Tests Nos =
and 3.
\ sample OF the milk of each COW and
/ the mixed milk of the herds was taken
0ailA ditu dildfA Ecu uA competent SIAN
/ of chemists. under the direct control of
/ Prof. L. II. Harrington, of illinois and a
determination OF the fat in the milk was
/ made by the BabcOck oil test each day
I and each COW credited with her proper
/ proportion of the products
/ The milk was creamed, and the cream
churmed in the dairy. under the immediate
and personal supervision of Prof. ). n.
Babcock or l. p. Roberts, two members of
the Testing Committee.
In scoring the batter and cheese. the ex-
pert judges had no means OF identity ing
I the packages they We're examining. After
1 marking their scores. they transmitted the
/ packages To Chief buchanan. who. after
I examining same. removed the names Of
the scorers and transmitted the packages
/ tO the Testing Committee. who entered
/ the scores taking the average of the three
/ experts.
The Testing Committee consisted OF the
! following professors, representing The As
( ISOLATION ot the Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations Prof. NJ. y. Scoye!l.
Kentucky Experiment Station Chairman
Prof. |. Il. Roberts. Cornell University
Prof s. NJ Babcnck. Wisconsin Expert
ment Station Prof. II. p Arnsby. State
/ CoAegePa.; Superintendent II. "a. Kinds
representing the American Short Horn
( Breeders Association; PROT W III. Cald
we'll. representing the American Guern-
sey Cattle CLUB. and Y. Z. Fuller. repre-
! senting the American Jersey Cattle Club
Meetings of the Testing Committee Were
held daily. The high character of the
gentlemen representing the Association %
7 Agricultural Colleges and Experiment STA
tons. Their weli-known ability aud probty
the work performed i'm the tests Their
knowledge Of the subject warranted seien-
iihc application when such was advisable
coupled with practical deductions. So that
the tests satisfied both the scientific ana
practical views of dairy ing All the mem
ber> Of the committee Mere through oul
fair and impartial. and were aetuated 10y
the sole desire 10 have the rules carried
out and Justice done 81 an breeds
These tests were the most prolonged
the most thorough. the most fair and inn
partial that have ever been held in The
world. or are likely to he for many yeal,
10 come They cost the Worlds Colum
ban Exposition SIS 900. They settled
more points la dairling than have ever
been settled before. They brought t.
light the merits, the strong and weak
points of the breeds. and in doing SD dem
onstrated that the Jersey COW il the great
est OF all dairy COWS.
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