Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-05
THE BEST DAIRY cow.
Liberal Premium Offered by the South
west Wisconsin Fair, Bring ON
That Crack Mich Cow.
NUMBER 81

The Mineral Point Fair managers
are making an innovation this year in
the premium line, by Offering liberal
premium for the best dairy COW. The
winner is to be determined by actual
tests made on the grounds during the
fair, This association is the first to
take this advance step in dairy in
terests
The contest is open to any COW of
any breed, be she thoroughbred grade.
or scrub, and is to be decided wholly
10y what she does in the way of milk
and butter, the premium going to the
COW scoring the highest number Of
points, irrespective of breeding or APP
pearance. The test will extend over
period of three days, and the scoring
will be according to the following
scale:
One point will be allowed for each
pound of milk given.
Forty C4o) points for each pound of
butter fat
Four - points for every pound of
solids not fat.
Ten { l0) points for each ten days
milk after the first twenty days Limit
ed To POO days.
Ten { l0l points to be deducted from
total score for each per cent. of fat be-
low three per cent in the milk.
The assistant chemist from the Ex-
perimental Station at Madison has
agreed to come and conduct the tests
and make the analyses.
All COWS entered for this premium
must be on the grounds Monday after
noon, August 10th, and the evening
milking, and all of the other milkings,
to be done under the supervision OF
the chemist or his assistants, and sub
iect to the rules given out by him at
that time. Everything will be done TO
insure absolute fairness to all. After
weighing the milk only sample large
enough for testing will be taken, so
there will be little loss TO owner of the
COW.
The premiums are as follows; $50 to
COW scoring highest number of points;
$40 to COW scoring second highest
number
Let everyone owning a good mixer
compete.
Mrs. EDITH PHILIPS BURNS de-
sres to call the attention Of her
friends and patrons to ber recent
removal from her old stand to her
new business home in Miller's build
Brewers meat market, whore she
will be pleased to serve them in
new line Of work Delicate Essen
Ice Cream - Luncheon ParlorS.
Lunches from 10 to II cts. Table
d'hote; dinners 25 cts Oysters in
season. 3ltf
A FEW weeks ago Jack Harrison
purchased two-year-old gelding
from Mr.. Isaac Newton, of Lamont,
for $40. At the time the colt was
running wild in the pasture-was
never In harness. Jack immediate
ly christened the colt Little Isaac
and made arrangements to break
him. Last week the broncho was
taken TO the fair grounds and hitched
to sulky for the first time, Emmett
Crippen, the famous horseman, hold
ing the reins. To the great surprise
of all present, the colt paced IA quar-
ter in 3S seconds 2:32 clip. Old
horsemen went wild over the mar
velous performance Of the little Won
der, and the nows spread like wild
fire throughout the city. Walter
| Townsend, who was present, offered
| $50 for the colt, and as Mr.. Harrison
would be compelled 60 neglect his
| blacksmith business in order to track
| the horse, he concluded to part with
him. Little Isaac was sired by Emil
Eversole, dam by Prosper Merrimee.
He was raised by Isaac Newton.-
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