The record-union., 1896-07-06

stations should be used in preference
Ito amy other class. The premiums on
mares remain.
In 1.-THE cattle Glasses an additional
herd sweepstakes was added to each
class, to he called the calf herd, to con-
sist of one male and four females under
one year The idea of this premium is
to enable the breeder to show the char
acter of his young stock THAT he has for
sale
The dairy prizes were continued with
the following changes in conditions:
The contest to be conducted under the
supervision of competent judges and ex-
perts, and to be of seven days duration,
commencing Thursday, September 10th,
at 6 "a. m. Every COW competing shall
have been milked perfectly dry on the
previous day at 6 p. m.
Amy two-year- old cow failing TO pro-
duce am average of O.SO pounds of but
ter fat per day, and any three-year-old
cow failing ITO produce an average OF
LOB pounds of lbutter fat per day. and
any four year-old COW failing to produce
an average of 1.26 pounds of butter fat
per day, and amy five-year ar-old COW fall
ing to produce an average of 1.49 pounds
butter fat per day Shall be dropped after
the second days trial and excluded from
the contest, unless such failure on the
part of the cow shall have been caused
by some accident or undue excitement,
In which case, If it be the Judgment of
the inspector that the cow possesses the
capacity to produce the quantity of but
ter fat required In the class to which
she belongs, The may allow her two more
days in which to qualify.
In the two, three or four-year-old
class. when one COW exceeds another in
age for each days difference in age she
shall be required to produce in excess
of the younger COWS competing in the
class 0.O12 of an ounce of butter fat
No increased production of butter fat
will be required for difference in ages
of cows when five years old and over.
When cows are MIXED only twice a
day the hours for milking shall be at 6
Il. M and 8 p. m; when MIXED three
times, THE hours shall be a. m. and 2
and p. M
The contest Shall be for butter fat as
determined by the Babcock tester, or
other equally accurate testing machine.
MY per CClnl vi DullGI Idl SIldIl
be taken as a basis for determining the
yield of marketable butter.
Samples of each milking for testing
shall he taken as soon as mill1ed, and
from the whole amounts of such milking
after being thoroughly stirred and
mixed.
For a composite test the samples of
milk shall be taken as for a separate
test, and the quantity aiken shall be
graduated in proportion to the weight
of each milking, and be placed in a yes
sci sufficiently large to contain the sam
pies of milk for the seven days test.
The vessels shall be labeled and bear the
name of the cow, and be kept closed (ex-
cept while adding fresh supplies of milk
and in a cool place.
No COWS will be permitted to compete
In this class unless gihbreds and
registered in the books of their respect
i've breeds.
The owner of amy animal competing
will be permitted to feed the same ac-
cordlng to his own ideas, but the rations,
as to kind and quantity, must be given
and made part of the inspectors report.
Owners shall, when required by the
inspector, have their cows weighed ait
cement and aga.n at close of test
and shall furnish him with dates when
the competing cows last calved.