The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-20
COWS TRAINED
FOR THE TEST
Jerseys at the Worlds Fair Are Ex-
pected to Show That They Are
Superior to All Other Breeds.

at the Worlds Fair at st. Louis to rep |
resent the Jersey breed in the universal
dairy tesI has been inspected and has
and ready to start upon their six
months grind on a days notice.
w. Il. Spann of the Burr Oak Jersey
farm, Dallas, Tex, was the inspector,
and he was thorough in his work. He
passed week on the Exposition
grounds, and much of the time was
spent in and around the Jersey cattle
barn. and the condition Of each indi-
vidual of the herd of forty COWS was
definitely ascertained.
Never was more intelligent ana care
full treatment lavished on animals. No
athlete was ever better trained for Il
contest requiring the development Of
speed, skill and endurance than has
been this herd of Jerseys. When it is
known that this herd is to compete
with selected herds of Holsteins Short
horns Brown Swiss and DevOns. and
the herd making the best score for the
production of butter. milk and cheese
is to establish the standing Of the
cows being in perfect condition may
be understood.
For solid year the Jerseys have
been in constant training. Twenty
five COWS will participate in the con-
test. Cows were selected from the
best herds in the United States.
DR.. J. J. Richardson, president of
the American Jersey Cattle Club, I'M
der whose auspices this entry is made,
toured Europe and visited the famed
Isle of Jersey, where the breed origi-
mated. He was seeking the best cows,
but returned satisfied that Europe
could show no COWS that were better
than those bred in America.
Though only twenty-five COWS will
participate in tie test, forty cows were
selected. They were assembled at
Jerseyville. ILL.,, year ago. This is
near st. Louis, and the cattle have be-
come acclimated. Last December they
were removed to st. Louis. The cows
are the property Of individual members
| of the club and are loaned for the term
| of the test. G. T. Graves. a breeder
at Maitland, Mo-, was selected as the
superintendent to have charge of the
cattle, and he has been highly COM
| plimcnted by DR.. Richardson and In
| spector Spann for the wonderfully fine
| condition in which he has placed the
| herd
\ series of model dairy barns have
| been built for the breeds competing in
| the test. The barns are octaGonal IN
form, and are so arranged that the
| COWS are in the center and wide
| promenade permits visitors to pass
| around and view the COWS as they
| stand in their stalls.
The milking and feeding are to be
done in plain view of the public, and
representatives Of the various herds
| will at all times have access to all the
| barns to see that no sharp practices
are INDUCED in.
The test not only consists in show
ing the amount of butter. milk and
cheese produced, but the cost Of pro-
duction is taken into consideration.
Every ounce of food given each cow is
weighed and carefully recorded. When
the COWS are MIXED. the milk is CON
! veycd to 4 model creamery in the Ag-
! ricultUral building. where it is tested
| ard made into butter and cheese ana
! where all records are carefully kept.
The Jersey cattle participated in q
similar test at Chicago during the CO.
| lumbar Exposition and carried Off
| first hOnOrs.
Superintendent Graves is sanguine
over the result Of the present test. He
says that the Jerseys have Away
| demonstrated their superiority over al
other breeds when placed in competi
ton, and this time they will show tc
better advantage than ever. Not only
is the Jersey milk richer in butter f1i
than the milk Of any other breed, say
Mr.. Graves, but it can be produced al
q less cost The Jersey COWS are the
. smallest of The standard breeds, anC
: be asserts that they consume less feed
Il They assimilate their food. and 1t Is
=, converted into milk and butter and is
! not used in building up and sustaining
a large carcass.
eve are going to make all Other
breeds take to the woods after this
test" said Mr.. Graves. "a few day:
ago | was testing some Of our jersey
milk. and my hands were all stick!
and greasy from the enormous amour
of butter fat the milk contained. Mr.
Won Heyne, who is in charge Of tn
Holsteins, sent over a quantity Of hi
milk for NE to test. or course. from
commercial standpoint, there was III
comparison between the milk, but i
was pleasure to test his milk. TO
when I got through there was NJ
grease on my hands. After this
will have a bucket of Holstein mill
around handy to wash my hands II
after testing our own rich Jersey milk
The test begins May 1G and contin
ues 100 days