The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-16
HIGH CHARACTER OF THE WORLDS
FAIR DAIRY TESTS.

Any one familiar with the great tests
between the breeds held at Chicago. from
May 18th to October goth, 1893, will bear
testimony to their tborouehness, their i'm
partially and the grand work that was ac-
complished in the interest of dairy science.
These tests gave to the cows and breeds
participating therein an opportunity to
demonstrate their dairy characteristics
They were not tests of few days or a
week, but 80 prolonged that they exhibi-
ted to public scrutiny the staying qualities
of the cows aud breeds. This feature can
not be to strongly commended, as the
practical dairyman is not keeping cows
tor what they can accomplish in week,
on 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 will place
to the credit of his bank account. The
latter element was essentially the crucial
one of the tests, as all the decisions were
based on the cows and breeds Showing
the greatest net profit" The cows and
breeds were credited with their products
and deblted 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 ex-
perts appointed by Chief Buchanan). OF
whey, at the rate of cents per hundred
pounds, and of the increase in live weight,
at Al cents per pound in Test No. ., OF
the butter. at a price fixed by the scoring
of same by the same experts as in the
cheese test, of solids otter than butter fat,
at So per. hundred pounds. and of increase
in live weight; in test No. 8, of butter
alone.
A strict account was kept of all the feed,
which was charged at a schedule price
fixed by Chief Buchanan, with the con-
sent of the representative of the breeds
prior to the tests beginning, and could
only be fed in the presence of a represent
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.
1t 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 il
Test No. 2. through the solids other THAI
butter fat. and butter in Tests Nos 2 and
3.
A sample of the milk of each COW and
the mixed milk of the herds was taken
daily. and analysed by competent staff
of chemists, under the direct control z
Prot. E. Ii. Harrington, of Illinois and
determination of the fat in the milk was
made by the Babcock oil test each day,
and each COW credited with her proper
proportion of the products.
The milk was ereamed, and the cream
chnrned in the dairy, under the imme
date and personal supervision of Prof. S.
M. Babcock or l. P. Roberts. two men,
bers OF the Testing Committee.
In scoring the butter and cheese, the
expert judges had no means of identity
ing the packages they were examining
After making their scores, they trans
mitted the packages to Chief Buchanan,
who, after examining same, removed the
names of the scorers and transmitted the
packages to the Testing Committee, who
entered the scores, taking tie average OF
the three experts.
The Testing Committee consisted OF the
following professors, representing the As
ISOLATION of the Agricultural Colleges and
pertinent Stations Prof NJ. A. Scovell,
Kentucky Experiment Station, Chairman
Prof. l. p. Roberts, Cornell University
Prof. S. M. Babcock, Wisconsin Expert
ment Station Prof H. P. Armsby, State
College. Pa; Superintendent H. II Kinds,
representing the American Short Horn
Breeders Association Prof w. H. Cald
well, representing the American Guern
sey Cattle Club, and " E. 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
of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations, their well-known ability and pro-
bity, testify to the dislnterested character
ofthe work performed in the tests Their
knowledge of the subject warranted scien-
tific application when such was advisable, |
coupled with practical deductions, so that
the tests satisfied both the scientific and
practical views of dsirying. All the mem
bers of the committee were throughout
fair and impartial, and were actuated by
the sole desire to have the rules carried
out and justice done to all breeds.
These tests were the most prolonged,
the most thorough, the most fair and
impartial that have ever been held in the
world, or are likely to be for many years
to come They cost the Worlds Colum
bian Exposition $4,000. They settled
more points in dairying than have eyer
been settled before. They brought to
light the merits. the strong and weak
points to the breeds and in doing so de-
monstrated that the Jersey COW is the