The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20

NJ. Saturday, April 26, the Second
National Milk and Dairy Farm EXPOSE
ton will be held in the Seventy first
Regiment Armory, with herds Of beau
tiful Jersey and Holstein cows valued
at many thousands of dollars, with
prize bulls valued at fabulous sums
together with all sorts OF equipment
and exhibits demonstrating the pro-
duction and distribution Of milk. This
annual exhibition promises TO be the
greatest of its kind ever held in the
East. Its object Is to let the milk in
dustry tells its story. which 10 vitality
interesting to every one, and to demon
strate that milk Ia natures most valu-
able food. 1t is estimated that 10000
dairymen and farmers are hero to at
tend the exposition and tho confer
ences.
There will be prizes aSgregating
thousands of dollars that are to be
awarded for the purest milk and the
best In each class Of product, such as
butter, cheese, condensed milk. ice
cream, sc. Likewise there will be spe-
cial prizes for various culinary dishes,
including rice pudding. custards, soup.
blanc mango and other domestic prepa-
rations made Of milk.
A number Of States WIN offer Official
exhibits, including that Of the State
Of New York Department Of Agricul-
ture and the College Of Agriculture,
and exhibits by the States of Vermont,
Connecticut, New Jersey. Pennsylvania
and others. These will show model
dairy farms and new ideas in the care
Of cattle and handling Of milk.
Visitors will have an opportunity to
sample all sorts Of food made with milk
and no one need grow hungry. They
even will have an opportunity to milk
prize cows by electricity If they so de-
sire.
l. Among the celebrated cows to be ex-
lhibited is that famous sextet. THE
Butter Ball Sextet," owned by s. NJ.
Kaplan Of Yanuc, Conn. This sextet
comprises six Of the most beautiful
COWS ever bred, and their specially is
supplying butter for the leading New
York hotels.
DR.. Charles E North is managing
director Of the exposition and Fred w.
Payne is managing the installation Of
the various exhibits. The committee
on exhibits includes Jacob Gould
Schurman, chairman, president of Cor
nell University; John Mitchell. presi-
dent Of New York State Food Commits
sion; Royal S. Copeland, NJ. D.. Com
missioner Department OF Health. New
York city: Charles S. Wilson, Commits
sioner of Agriculture. New York;
George f. Hogue. director OF Dairy
Bureau, New York; Prof. NJ. C. Bur-
rift, New York State College Of Agri-
culture: Fred Rasmussen. Secretary of
Agriculture, Pennsylvania; Alva Agee,
Secretary Of Agriculture. New Jersey;
Thomas Holt, Dairy and Food Com
missioner, Connecticut: DR.. Henry L.
X. Shaw, Director OF Division of Child
Hygiene. New York State Department
Of Health; DR.. s. Josephine Baker. Di-
rector of Bureau Of Child Hygiene, De-
partment Of Health, New York city;
Mrs. Mary s. Rose. Teachers College
Columbia University: ]. II. Larson
secretary Of New York Milk Commit
tee: r. d. Cooper, president Of Daily
mems League, and +. NJ. Cow, secre-
tary Of American Jersey Cattle Club.
ono of the interesting features OF
the milk show is that the Department
of. Health of New York city is CO.
operating with the exposition by ar
ranging a children's milk week in the
five boroughs coincident with the Mill
and Dairy Show. The city has been
divided into ten districts. each com
prising certain number OF bah!
health stations and other centres
Prizes consisting Of a daily supply OF
milk for baby for an entire year viii
be given.
The victory cheese, the largest
cheese ever built. will be one OF the In.
tercsting exhibits, It weighs nearly
two tons and will be cut up with 6
lumber saw and samples distributed Il
visitors. Last year the rats that were
kept In cages as exhibits OF milk feed
ing we're within close proximity to tho
big cheese, but they became so petu
liant through being able to smell th'
cheese without getting a taste OF 4
that some of the rats developed dis
temper. This season the rodents WI
be kept far from the victory cheese.
The $4,000 Jersey bull, "Financia
Sensation" is to be one OF the attrac
tions. This wonderful bull was bre'
by Professor Hugh G. Van Pelt, on'
OF the leading dairy experts In thu
country, who recently sold one-hal
interest in the animal for 100000 4
T.. NJ Sharples. Financial Sensa
ton" has some Of the most famous
ancestors in the bovine world. includ
ing such famous animals as Inter
est" Finance" Financial King
Financial Beauty" Financial Coun
tess" Fabulous Interest" COMPOUND
Interest" His pedigree reads like /;
paragraph about Wall street. Fo
example. Financial Beauty" as a ?
year old yielded in one year 1855
pounds of milk containing 476 pound
of butter fat, while Financial Coun
tess" who was the worlds champion
Jersey COW in her day, yielded 1924
pounds OF milk and 795 pounds of fat
During that year an actual churn ties
was made which showed a production
of 9i4 pounds OF butter.
A special bull concrete pen Is beint
constructed at the Armory for "Fi
nancial Sensation" in order that h
may exercise properly and keep in tn
pink of physical condition during tn
exposition. He will have a valet 4
care for his wants at all times durini
tho exposition and to keep him prop
erly massaged and groomed, mani
cure his hoofs and horns and keep Oh
tassel on his tail trimmed artistically