The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-06-02
COWS TRAINED
FOR THE TEST
Jerseys at the Worlds Fair Are Elk.
pected to Show That They Are
Superior to All Other Breeds.

The herd of Jersey COWS assembled
at the Worlds Fair at st. Louis to rep
resent the Jersey breed in the universal
dairy test has been inspected and has
beer pronounced in perfect condition
ana ready to start upon their six
months grind on a days notice.
w. r. Spann of the Burr Oak Jersey
farm. Dallas, Tex, was the inspector,
and he was thorough in his work. He
passed a week on the Exposition
grounds, and much of the time vas
spent in and around the Jersey cattle
Darn, and the condition OF each indi.
yidual of the herd of forty COWS was
definitely a%scertained.
Never was more intelligent ana care.
ful treatment layished on animals. No
athlete was ever better trained Cor n
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 compet
with selected herds Of Holsteins, Short
horns, Brown Swiss ana Devons, ana
$500 I'M tac btSl score Tor inc
production Of butter, milk ana cheese
is to establish the standing Of the
various breeds, the Importance Of the
cows being in perfect. condition may
be understood.
for q solid year the Jerseys have
beer IN constant training. Twenty
i've cows will participate in the con
TEST Cows We're selected from the
best herds in the United States.
Or. j. j. Richardson, president Of
the American Jersey Cattle Club, un.
der whose auspices this entry is made,
toured Europe and visited he famed
Isle of Jersey, where the breed 0rigi-
mated. He was seeking the best cows.
but returned satisfied that Europe
could show no cows that were better
thai those bred IN America.
Though only twenty-five cows win
participate in the test, forty cows were
selected. They were assembled at
JerseyvilIe, Ill, a year ago. This is
near st. Louis. and the cattle have be-
come acclir9ated. 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
plimented by DR.. Richardson and In
spector Spann for the wonderfully fine
condition in which he has placed the
herd.
A 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 4 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 noun of butter, milk and
cheese produced, but the cost OF pro-
dnction 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
Veyea to a model creamery in the Ag-
ricultural building, where it is tested
and made INTO butter ana cheese and
where all records are carefully kept.
Ihe Jersey cattle participated in a
sirailar test at Chicago during the Co
lumbar Exposition and carried off
Grst honora.