Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-14

the ever-presentnecessity to be bet
ter-looking than she really is and to
maintain some Illusion about herself
Is only one of the difficulties 81 be-
ing a woman.xThe Austra!asian.
FIRST MONTH IN IOWA COW CON.
TEST.
Contest is Free-open to EVERYBODY
Entries Close August 18th.
The contest to determine who OWES
The best dairy COW in Iowa is starting
ou' most encouragtngly. There were
not very many entries to begin with
the first of May, the bulk of the COWS
having commenced their work in the
contest sometime during that month.
Entries continue to come in daily and
it is believed before they close Aug
ust 18th large percentage CT the
counties in the state will be repro.
sented.
The best COW during the month of
May was Jessica of Oaklands 1882,
Guernsey. owned by Grant NJ. En-
10y of Fairfield. She produced 904
pounds of milk with the remarkably
high test of 6.5 per cent. and pro-
duction of 1916 pounds of butter-fat
for the month. She was 5 years 7
months and "a days OF age at the
time of entering the contest.
The second COW is Nutula Queen
Alcartra, a Holstein owned by Nc
Kay Brothers of Buckingham. She
was years, 10 months and 10 days
OF age when starting in the test and
for the month of May produced 1860 8
pounds Of milk which tested 81 FER
cent. and contained 57.669S pounds of
butter-fat.
The third COW was Inka Tntomia
Alcartra 96197, also owned by Mckay
Brother of Buckingham. She gave
1501.9 pounds of milk during May;
her test was 1852 and her butter-fat
production 1888 pounds. This COW
at the time of entering the contest
was 2 years, months and 81 days
old and entitled to 80 per cent. ham
dicap, which gives her total credit
Of 51.3S9 pounds of fat for the month.
Jersey, Jersey-Shorthorn croas,
owned by James Patterson of Aigona,
was in the contest for 20 days during
May. during which time she gave
1224.46 pounds of milk; her test was
4.109 per cent. and her butter-fat pro-
duction 50.313 pounds. Had she been
i'll the contest for the full 81 days
her record would have been still bet
ter. She was 5 years, s months and
II days old the Sd of May.
The fifth COW was Sherman H., a
Jersey owned by Grant NJ Enlow
of Fairfield. She gave 1O25.25 pounds
of milk; her test was 4.596 and her
butter-fat production 47.1so7 pounds
Age. s years. 4 months and A days.
The sixth place goes to Bessie
Nell 195023, a Jersey owned by Grant
Inn. Enlow of Fairfield. She gave
931B pounds of milk, which tested
5.O4s and produced 47.o411 pounds OF
butter-fat for the month. Her age,
5 years, 2 months and 81 days.
The seventh place was won by
Grace Yeksa @. 20437, owned by
Judge w. B. Quarton of Algona She
gave S49.2 pounds of milk. Her test
was 4.645 and her butter-fat produc
tion 39.4453 pounds. This COW was
4 years, months and 12 days old at
the time of entering the test and
therefore, entitled to an 8 per cent
handicap which gives her total cred
it of 42.6O09 pounds of butter-fat.
The eighth COW was Glenwood's
Lily of Fairfield 2O4S7, owned by
Grant NJ. Enlow of Fairfield. She
gave 1888 GIG pounds of milk which
tested AS. Her butter-fat production
was 35.4S52 pounds, which with hel
1s per cent. handicap, gave her credi
for 41.S725 pounds of butter-fat She
was 8 years, months and IL days
old at the time of entering the con
test.
The KimbalPs Dairy Farmer month
ly prize of $25 for the best COW goes
to Grant M.Enlow, owner of Jessicf
oe Oaklands, for the month of May.
This contest is stirring up re
markable amount of interest all ovel
the state, but we fear the fact thai
the contest is free and open to ev
erybody is not sufficiently known
hence we give briefly the following
details with reference to it.
j: 1t was made possible by w. w
Marsh of Waterloo, who donated
!, 81, 900 to be given in prizes to thu
owners of the best COWS in the state
as determined by years test fol
butter-fat. The prizes will be divided
as follows: $3.50 for the first COW
$3.50 for the second COW, $1OO for the
. third COW, the balance of $500 to b
divided among the next 10 best cows
in accordance with the amount of but
. ter-fat produced by each.
I Kimball's Dairy Farmer is givinl
monthly prize of $25 for the GOV
that produces the most butter-fat TO
, that month.
A committee is actively at work Sc
curing a large number of additiona
prizes which will be announced in
month or two.
The only expense for this contes
is 81 per COW entry fee. The owne
will also be required to provide
pair of milk scales and to meet TIL
tester from the Iowa State College
who will visit his farm once month
at the railroad station, take care Q