The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-03
" J. Gn'ett in Farmers Voice.

- FOR the purpose OF stimulating and
.~aksning breeders 70 lively interest in
- aolsfe8n COW as butter-producing
aehlue. passed the following resolution:
~pesolved. That the board of officers be
.,horszed 20 offer not TO exceed 81 900 In
~sxes for authenticated weekly butter
cords made under the supervision OF the
sa,erlnfendent OF advanced registry, or
ENC Inspector designated by him, or
,~sae under the direction OF the officer Of
.ane experiment. station or state instttu-
ar of some state; ouch tests 10 be made
= me basis OF their rules for admission 70
ne advanced registry. and must be en-
i tired In hat registry. The amount Of
s.rsd 70 any one cow not 70 exceed $50;
srs then the prizes to decrease ia amount
q ratso to such records. Such prizes to
- o1ered for various ages. as in advanced
rsglstry rul@s-"
Tssls prize list brought out fom the Hol-
4 ra,a-Frissian camp tnirty-fiye cows and
safers that were officially tested and en-
tered for prize competition. OF this num-
Der ten were 2-year-old heIfe- ten were
4 ana i-year-olds. and the remaining If
teen were from 10 Il years old. For the
! purpose OF further ascertaining for his
osn satisfaction as a dairyman al A breed
o. the actual value Of a fair type OF the
rostein-Frissian COW. the writer has
spared no rains 20 secure an accurate
statement OF the amount. kind and cost On
food consumed by eacn animal IN this test,
ever the age OF years. incidentally DEM
e1s.rating to the dairy public that the
hrge black and white COW 10 not or ca
pa5ls OF producing large amount OF milk
ard butter, but that she is capable OF do
bag II probably and economically.
In making calculations the cost OF pro-
dscsion was figured on the basis OF it's
actual food cost when purchased, or az it's
market value II raised upon the farm
- NV a T..
the cost OF the different foods consumed
b. The Hoisteins exceeds that fed at the
Chicago test and vice versa, but as q whole
TIE prices average about the same NV
purpose. however, is not to assume the
sane cost or feed as established by Chief
Buchanan for the Chicago Sest. but have
sseertained from the different breeders
having animals In the advanced registry
test the actual food cost of producing the
results. so that we know exactly what
each COW earned for her owner during the
week under test
Il Is but fair 10 state that the tentire
humber OF animals represents Only six
breeding establishments OF America, ana
fhst there are many other herds from
which animals could have been selected
that would have been expected to produce
records or the same excellent character
There We're sixty-four mature Jersey COWS
selected az the best representative OF that
pttfi sStil 10 inc Jersey Darn at Chicago.
and or this number az least forty-seven
eayed In their new quarters. which. more
man anything else, makes COW feel at
home among new and unusual surround
ings. From the above number the final
twenty-five COWS were selected TO enter
ne ninety days test, hence II appears that
the twenty-five Jerseys reached nearer The
ne very best producers of the breed than
90 the twenty-five Hoistein cows. from tho.
net that oil the twenty-five Holsteins ten
we're only and years old; many OF the
Fading herds were not represented. AMI
nany were tested when II was convenient
iaf The different experiment. stations 10
seae man TO supervise the tests II IL.
therefore,. question whether there was a
hoistein animal tested when actually AZ
her best. On the other hand. the Jerseys were
most OF them in the fifteen, thirty and
ninety days tests, and we fire greater
latitude to select from the results OF their
everyday performance Yields OF n moro
extraordinary character. In short. tho
week each Holstetn was tested she may
or may not have been at her best
Al Chicago the butter was credited IN
the COWS at from 81 20 30 cents nar pound.
and, for purposes OF comparison. IN this
table the butter os the Holsteinz Is credit
ed al tho lowest Chicago test price Of 40
cents per pound I desire here 10 venture
az opinion that test conducted on a ba els
OF fictitious and ridculousiy high prices
Tor The product q not a test OF greatest
value - the average well-to-do dairyrnaD
because not one In one hundred can ind
market 1T 80 to 81 cents per pound FOR
butter However. II fair for one breed 10
assume such vslus fer its product q IL
Tar Tor others. and there can he no COM
9Hrlsoa otherwise. The butter OF the Hol-
stems was calculated by the rule estab-
nshea al Chicago OF So per cent rat.
figaty pounds OF skim milk IN the Uol-
- q es-&rf Fg1 a. IA
whei@ milk and the skim figured NJ "a
eeh's per leo pounds, anG the fact that the
tesfs were personally and directly slpc~-
Nsed by representatives OF different ex-
Fernlcns stations or state institutions OF
uie state from which the cows wero en-
Tered establishes fhe absolute accuracy OF
taese tests bv the higheS. authority. In
re Chicago tests The ccws were credited
~ cents ner pound FOR every Mound in
crease In live weight. which factor Is not
@Aen into account in the HoisteIn test.
sho another point OF no little importance
= taat the Jerseys were IN the language
~ the chairman Of the testing committee
watched over with the greatest care and
@ndied with the most wonderful skim
SO tAe Hol9ieins received their ordinary
ote by herdsmen. tnaay OF them compar-
svely unskiUed
The tota' seven days milk Of the TWEEN
V-ufe Holgte.n COWS WAS Il 90 & nnunas
sFefage milk Per Jersey cow per day pr
c re Est week ~ She ninety DAYS tess az
'.'eSe ts 81 e. which 50 exceeded bv fha
V~teins hy s2G pounds per COW ner aav
-, - 'etal weeks butter ~ the TWENTY-FIVE
49, ems 81 4fsS pounds. an average CT
- pounds per week. or 2S8 mounds per
-" per day. The average amount OF but
produced av tire JERSEYS IN the ninety
uaFs test was ~ - pounds. or T - mounds
- COW per 1av. which is exceeded by tbe
,S'e'n- by g pounds per COW Per dav.
- 900 g. 2 ~ one pound Of butter Tor
a. ifolS'e.os vas 70 g cents and thai "
- JERSEYS 1915 cents per pound. from
- x VII be seen that the Nols.cins
ueAoe rauna OF butter by over 3 cents
ratVf neF pound than id the IerSevS
a'AaeSt me- profit per day % any COW
ne nlhety DAVIS test was thaf Or Brown
$50. e II cents The av~are net nroHt
cay or taa entire TWENTY-FIVE Hoissein=
- eents PER COW. ana coming Down 20
~t.aV'eahle and reasonable basis OF e
- FER pound. We find the average net I
= tS eF the entire number % HolSteins I
80 y cents per day, which Is conclusive 4
enee .hat the Holstesn COW can WELD I
a9soiue profit. and IS rot an extensive 4
tf thH oalrvnen % this country 4
- tAe highest weeks weld n 4
g.. e2ftns the ninety DAYS test vas 4
s@f,N Brown Bessie % 0Is3 pounds 4
.pss : exceeded by twelve % the TWEEN 4
s,,. aeiSiein COWS. and Of these one I
~ 3 years I'd and four were only .
s,..r@t1 me best DAYS production - \
sss !. :. eny cow IN re ninety DAYS ties,
soat of Brown Bessie o. q mounds
- oest twenfv-fonr h,,u-s' vsels ~ ar,,
sAIein WAS that % DeK,i IT ~ .SsS
set.4s- luFf-r tha Vt->-gs.~ 80 -. -.