Mower County transcript., 1904-06-08
COWS. TR AIMED
FOR THE TEST:
Jerseys at the Worlds, Fair Are Ex.
pected to Show That. they Are.
=. Superior to All. Other Breeds. g.

pected to Show That, They Are
Superior to All. Other Breeds.
The. herd Of Jersey cows assembled 4
ct the Worlds Fair at st: Louis to rep i
resent the Jersey breed in, the universal. =.
dairy test has been: inspected and has !.
been. pronounced. in: perfect condition
and; 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: ona 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 and care
full treatment laNished on, animals. No
athlete was, even better trained for Il
contest requiring the. development Of
speed. skill. and. endurance than has
known that this herd. Is to compete
with selected herds Of Bolsteins. 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
various breeds, the importance of the
COWS being in perfect condition may
be understood.
For a 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. un-
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 the test. forty COWS were
selected. They We're assembled at
Jerseyville, ILL.,, a 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. c. r. Graves, breeder
at Maitland, Mo-. was selected as the
srfo tn hay oh Of
cattle. and he has been highly COLI
plinented by DR.. Richardson antl an-
spector Spann for the wonderfully 6ne
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 Ee
done in plain view Of the pNhiic. AMI
representatives Of the various herds
will at all times have access to al! iht
| barns to see that 1aa sharp pr:t,tlrts
are indulge,l in.
The test not only consists III show
ing the amount OF butter. milk IN.
cheese produced. but the cost .! pro
duction is taken into consideration
Every ounce Of food given each COW i!
weighed and carefully recorded. NEti
the cows are MIXED. the milk is con
veyed. to model creamery in the Az
ricultural building. where it is testet
and made into butter and cheese ant
where all records are carefully kept.
The Jersey cattle participated in ,
similar test at Chicago during the CO
lumbian Exposition and carried OF
first honors.
Superintendent Graves is sanguin'
over the result Of the present test, FL
says that the Jerseys have alway
demonstrated their superiority over al
other breeds when placed in competl
ton, and this time they will show t
better advantage than ever. Not onl
is the Jersey milk richer in butter ia
than the milk of any other breed. say
Mr.. Graves, but it can be produced a
less cost. The Jersey cows are til
smallest Of the standard breeds, an
he asserts that they consume less feet
They assimilate their food, and it
converted into milk and butter and
not used in building up and sustainin
large carcass.
1--WE are going to make all othe
breeds take to the woods after thi
test" said Mr.. Graves. "a few day
ago I was testing some Of our Jerse
milk, and my hands were all stick
and greasy from the enormous amour
of butter fat the milk contained. n
Won Heyne, who is in charge Of til
Holsteins, sent over quantity of hi
milk for me to test. OF course. from
commercial standpoint, there was n
comparison between the milk, but
was pleasure to test his milk. fc
when I got throAgh there was n
+ grease on my hands. After this
will have a bucket of Holstein mil
~y,,ts I~