Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-29

rule. Fsf n. MIR Test Of hi. Coming
Dsiry breed.

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There will be- during this year an OK.
haustive test Of tho brccd which is win.
ming such favor in England. both for
milk and beef IL IS claimed that n
there is any breed adapted to both milk
and b,cf 70 Is the Rcd Polls Tho rules
adopted by tho committee Of the associn.
tion OF Rcd Poll breeders Ia this country
nir o. folluwG
First Tho tcst shall bo open TO all
registered Rod puile1 COWS aud thy
may b. cntcrd uf single animals or in
herds OF i've. bat no COW shall be- cligi-
bio 10 compete as % single animal and
~ q member " o. herd.
Second Entries Tor the test shall
b. made with the secretary ~ the club
ON blanks furnished by him. The fec
10 b. paid a. the time Of entry, shall b.
g. Tor % single COW uud ~ for each ad.
ditional cow 10 bo tested at the Same
time and $40 for o. herd Tho ownor ~
the COWS shall receive the tester at the
nearest or most convenient railway 1tn-
tiun. and entertain and rutuu him 10
station fro II charge
Third. -Eutrio. may be- made at any
time and the test, if practicable, win BE-
held ~ timo and place to suit the own.
cr, except that tho season viii close
Nov / and uo tests will be held from
that a. tho end Of the calendar year.
Fourth. Tho test viii be- for two
days and may b. conducted by an officer
Of a state experiment station or any per.
son designated Tor that purpose by this
committee
Fifth. -rhorc shall be- flrst. second
and third prize awarded. II deserving.
for single cows Of q25, 80 and go. re-.
upooii,cly, and for herds of $50, $50
and fi1 hucd ON the largest scurc, as
follows; Tor each pound 81 milk in 20
hour, ns tho average of two days.
point; Tor each pound Of fat, a. deter
mind ly chemical analysis or the Bah
cock trst. 90 points. for each pound 81
Other solids, points; for each 10 days
since calving after the iirt 20 days.
point, provided that not moro than rs
point. shall ho allowed COW for
"timc. Tho score u the herd shall be
the aggregate oi the individual fcorA
Sixth Cows shall not h. MIXED
moro than twico IN % hours. and tho
quality may b. determined for each cow
from o composite sample Of her min, %
b. drawn by the tester equally frum zach
Of the four milgings or, where the Bah
cool; test d used, there shall be- a test ~
cnch milking, and tho quality taken
shall b. thc average Of thcsr tcats Tho
solids other than fat may be- determined
by analysis or calculated FROM the tat
and specific gravity.
Seventh. .year-old hcifcrs milk
ing with ilut calf IN competition with
MIXTURE cows on nAnpart % q herd, shall
b. allowed Hn addition VI 90 per cent 10
tho a,oro made. and 2yvarold hcifcu
milking with Eocond calf and 3.ycu-old
hoiiou milking with inst calf shall b.
allowed 90 per cent addition. aud
8-yoar.uld hoilcru milking with second
calf shall be- allowed 80 per cent addi-
tlun gs above.
Eighth ANY cow or herd may b.
ontOpd for second test In tho same
season on the Same terms ~ au original
Crtry
Ninth Tho owner shall ale with the
sctr,aly on conclusion Of the test a
written 8intCmcnL giving as near w
may ba the food ~ tho COWS during iho
tat and ior two weeks prior thereto,
and during such timc mo- drugs or cone
dImmu shall be fed nor anything but
water given 90 drink
Tonth.-Ihe prizes awarded shall b.
announced by the pgcsident at the am.
nunl meeting OF tho club. and shall b.
paid hy the sCcctafy ON the oldrof tho
president, but nnyprizo may be- withheld
by the committee II tho animal or herd
Is deemed unworthy or IL amy rule above
| ~ wantuplv violated by the owner.