The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-05-07
cows TRAINED
FOR TIE TEST
Jerseys at the Worlds Fair Are Ex.
Dected to Show That They Are
Superior to All Other Breeds.

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
Hairy test has been inspected aBd has
been pronounced in perfect corlitiou
sud ready to start upon their Six
uonths grind on days notice.
/ ". Il, Spann Of the Burr Oak Jersey
farm. Dallas, Tex. was the inspector
: and he was thorough in his work. lie
passed a week on the Exposition
grounds, ana much of tie time was
spent in and arounIshe Jersey castle
barn. ana the condition Of each inli
viduaI or the herd Of forty cows was
definitely aacertaincd.
/ Never was more intelligent and cnre
ful treatment lavished On animals No
athlete was ever rettcr trained for o
contest requiring the development Of
speed, sEiI and endurance than has
been this herd OF Jerseys When 1t IL
. known that this herd is to compete
with selected herds Of HUlsteius, short
hOrus. Brown Swiss and Dcyons. ana
the l"rG making the best score for the
production Of butter, milk and cheese
Il 10 establish the standing Of the
various breeds, the impOT nee of the
cows being 10 perfect condition may
be UNDERSTOOD
4 IstF
been iu constant training Twenty
I've COWS viii partI pate in the con
test cows were selected from tht
best herds Ia the United States
Or j Richardson, president OF
the American Jersey Cattle ClGo, MI
der whose auspices this entry is made
toured Europe and visited the famed
Isle Of Jersey where the breed ORTIZ
mated He was seeking the best cows
but returned satisfied that EGr0p"
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 were assembled at
JcrscyvIIe. IN year ago. This is
near ST. Louis, AMI the cattle have be.
come accliuHtcd Last December they
were removed TO St Louis The cows
are the property of individual member
OF the club and are loaned for the term
Of the test c. 4. Graves, II breeder
ut Maitland. Mo, was selected M the
superintendent TO have charge Of the
cattle. and he has been highly com
plmcntc1 by Dr. Richardson and In
sprctor Spann for lnc wonderfully fine
condition in which he has placed the
herd.
A series OF model dairy bArus have
been built for the breeds competing In
the test The barns are octugOnal In
form and are so arranged that the.
cows are 10 the center and wide
promenade permits visitors to pass
around 0ul view the cows as they
stuul id their stalls.
The milking and feeding are TO be
done I'm plain view OF the public. ana
representatives of the various herds
will ut all times nave access to all the
barns to aec that no sharp practices
are INDUCED in
The trst not only consists in show
In the amount OF butter milk aud
cheese produced, but the cost of pro
ducllun Is taken into consideration
Every ounce OF food given each COW Is
weighed and carefully recorded. WheH
the cows are MIXED the milk Ia con
vpycl to "A model creamery In the Az
Ia.
and made into butter and cheese ana
where all records are carefully kept
The Jersey cattle participated in q
similar test NJ Chicago during the Co
lumbar Exposition and carried OF
first honors
superintendent Graves is saugulnc
over the result of the present test He
says that the Jerseys have always
demonstrated their superiority over all
other breeds when placed in compcti
ton, aud this time they will show 20
better advantage than ever. Not only
is the Jersey milk richer in butter fat
than the milk Of any other breed. says
Mr. Graves, but 1t can bc produced nj
"a less cost The Jersey cows are the
smallest OF the standard breeds, and
be asserts thut they consume less feed
They Usslmlate their food, and Il is
converted into milk ANA butter and Is
not used IN hdlding up and sustaining
large curcass
eve are going 10 make all other
breeds take to the woods after this
test" said MIR Graves "A few days