Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-05-12
COWS TRAINED
FOR THE TEST
Jerseys at the Worlds Fair Are EX-
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
been pronounced In perfect condition
and ready to start upon their six
months grind on a days notice.
w. K. 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 iudi-
vidual of the herd of forty cows was
definitely ascertained.
Never was more Intelligent and care
rul treatment laVished on animals. No
athlete was ever better trained for
contest requiring the develnpugut cf
speed, skill and endurance than mas
been this herd Of Jerseys. When il is
known that this herd is 10 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 10 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.
Or. !. J. Richardson. president OF
the An -erican 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 the test. forty cows were 4
selected They were assembled at
Jerseyvilie, Ill, a year ago. This is
near ST Louis. and the cattle have be-
come acclimated Last December they
were removed 10 St Louis. The cows
are the property OF individual members
OF the club and are loaned for the term
Of the test & T. Graves, a breeder
al Maitland Mo. was selected as the
superintendent 10 have charge OF the
cattle, and he has been highly CON-
plimented by Dr. Richardson and In
sp=ctor Spann for the wonderfully fine
condition IN which be has placed the
herd
A series of model dairy barns have
been built for the breeds competing in
tie test The barns are cctagonal IN
form. and are 80 arranged that the
COWS are u tie center and a wide
prOnenade permits visitors 10 pass
around and view the COWS as they
stand In their stalls
The milking and feeding are 10 be
done In plain view Of tie public, and
Representatives OF the various herds
<fu 81 AZ times have access 10 al the
baras 10 So that 10 sharp practices
are INDUCED in
The test not only consists IN show
ing tie amount OF butter. milk and
cheese produced. but the cost Of pro
cucti0u l. taken into consideration
Eve-E ounce O food given each COW i
weighed and carefully recorded When
TIE COWS are MIXED. the milk l. con
vsye1 10 : model creamery IN the Az
rsculturzl building. where II Is tested
and made into butter and cheese and
where al records are carefully kept
Tie jersey cattle participated in :
similar test AZ Chicago during the Co
Iuublsn Exposition and carried OF
first h0lo-s-
Supe-tnte1te1t Graves Is SsnsuiDs
over the result q The present test He
says that the Jerseys have always
Demonstrated their superiority over sll
other breels when placed IN coupett
ton. and this time they viii show q
better advantage than ever Not only
l. the jersey milk richer IN butter Tar
than the milk ~ any other breed. says
Nj Graves, but il can - produced 81
: less cusr The Jersey COWS are the
smallest Of the standard breeds, and
he asserts that they consume less feed
They assiuilate their food. and il Is
converted into milk and butter and Is
lot Used IN building Up and sustaining
> large carcass
We are going 70 make al other
breeds take 20 the woods after this
test" said Mr. Graves "A few days
ago / was testing some OF cur Jersey
milk. and my hands We're all sticky
md greasy from the enormous amount
u butter fat the milk contained Mr..
Won Heyne. who Is in charge Of the
Holsteins. sent over a quantity OF his
milk for me 20 test. or course. from a
standpoint, there was no
between the milk. but IL
vas q pleasure 20 test his milk. for
when / got through there WAS no
grease on my hands After this l
Eill have bucket Of HOlsteIn milk
around handy 10 wash my hands in !
itter testing our own rich Jersey milk"
The test begins May 10 and contin-
les 10 days