The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-19

The American Jersey Cattle Club. whose
headquarters are In New York CITY, has
tust completed q testing station at Jersey
vile. ILL.,. where Ell the Jersey cattle that
are to be entered for the prizes fer the
dairy breeds at the Louisiana Purchase E1-
position. will be first stationed.
From fifty TO seventy-flve cows from va
r!ous parts OF the world will be shipped to
Jerseyville within the next few weeks. and
from this number twenty-five will be select
ed to uphold the standard of the Jersey
breed at the Worlds Fair next year. Al
ready twenty-scven cows and two bulls
have arrived at the station.
From the present time daily tests will b.
made and recorded. and when the Jersey
queens are entered in the contest at ST Louis
next May the Jersey admirers claim that
tho breed will still maintain tho prestige e.
tablished years ago.
Tho testing station at Jsrseyville is being
conducted under the auspices Of the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition Committee Of tho
American Jersey Cattle Club. E. A. Oar
ling Of New York City. the president of the
club. 10 the chairman Of the committee The
other members Of the committee are; J.
P. Hutchinson Of Georgetown, N. J.; J. J.
Richardson Of Davenport Ia: George E
Athsns. Tenn C. T. Graves OF Maitland,
Mo-, has besu selected Is the manager Of
the station.
TO USE JERSEY FARM.
A o. Auten Of Jerseyville. member Of the
Illinois State Board Of Agriculture, has do
noted free Of charge the use OF his elegant
country place. Jersey Farm two miles west
Of Jerseyvtlle, for the use Of the club In
making the tests. Hero Mr.. Auten also has
%
thousand dollars to assist In the work Of
making complete tests.
From now until the opening Of the Fair
every device known will be used by tho
Jersey cattle people to make the tests the
most satisfactory. for they are determined
to sweep the boards at st. Louis.
At the Fair the tests will still be under
the direction of Superintendent Graves. Al
ready the club has contracted with Walter
T olderwor,h of Clayton No: for $50 tons
livered under the supervision of Manager
Graves for use at the Exposition. and even
the growth OF the feed will be carefully
Manager Graves also has submitted plans
on behalf Of the Jersey Cattle Club to F. D.
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. for
the testing station to be erected at st.
Louis. The American Jersey Cattle Club at
its last session held In New York City rec.
commended to Chief Coburn the appointment
of A. Q. Auten as superintendent of the
show-ring exhibits of the dairy breeds OF
cattle at the Fair.
The preliminary testing station at Jersey
willie Is the result of a resolution adopted
by the American Jersey Cattle Club in 1902
that the cows should be located at some
point near st. Louis at least nine months
before the final tests at the Fair In order
that the animals might become the better
acclimated. Previous experiences at the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago and the
Pan-American Exposition. at Buffalo. the
club members claim. has taught them that
the best results can only be obtained by
first acclimating the cows.
STATION is A MODEL.
The Jerseyyille station Is the first Of its
kind that has ever been established. and
the fanciers OF the dairy breeds of the
world will watch with interest the results
obtained by It.
The Jerseyvllle station Is a model of COM
pleteness and consists of a cattle barn,
pressed air pumping station, feed cutting
and grinding station, two silos, in addition
to sanitary feed lots
The new innovations In the station are
the work. principally, of Manager Graves.
who. In conjunction with Mr.. Auten, in
spected O number of the leading dairy
farms of the country before starting upon
the plans. For that reason stockmen IN
general will be interested In the construc-
tion OF the plant, as well as the manner in
which It Is conducted.
The cow barn Is in the form of L, the
corner portion 36 feet square, with 20 feet