Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-02

subject of the story being, 'The
Merits of the Guernsey Cow. The
youth was assisted with his theme
by his teacher, Miss Belle Lang.
His prize award was three dollars.
Others who won prizes in the con-
test include: Zelda Hunt, Plain,
End prize $500; John Mortimer,
Wonewoc, Ord prize, $10O; Wesley
Shore, Wonewoc, Mary Realty, Bar
aboo and Doris Zicglor Baraboo
also won prizes.
Best Essay
The prize essay is as follows:
The Guernsey no. only rioduces
large quantities of milk and butter
fat, but her products cxcell in food
value and quality those of other
dairy cattle. A quart of common
milk yields 60635 calorics, where
as, quart of Guernsey milk yields
more than 80 percent additional. 1t
is common knowledge that Guern
sey milk is richer in butter fat
than ordinary marker milk, but it is
not generally understood that Guern
sey milk is also riches in protein,
the substance that IS essential to
growth, development, health, and
repair Of tissues, especially in chill
dren and growing animals. A quart
of Guernsey milk contains about ~
per cent more solids, not fats, than
a quart of ordinary milk. Guern-
sey milk has rich mellow, season.
ed, taste as compared to the fiat,
water taste Of common market milk
Guernsey milk has a deep, golden
cOlOred cream column and the milk
is yellow, even below th5 cream
line. A total of 81 gold and silver
medals have been offered at thir-
teen Milk and Cream Shows held
since 1906 in connection with the
National Dairy Show. Seventy
one of the winners have informed
us regarding the breed of cattle
that produced the products exhib-
tied. The II reports show that
Guernsey milk and cream have
won II gold medals ana il silver
medals. Milk and cream from two
or more breeds, including Guernsey
won four additional gold medals
and eight additional silver medals
In other words, Guernsey products,
in pure form or in mixed form have
won 60 percent of all gold and sill
yer medals reported.
The Guernsey not only produces
large quantities of milk and butter
fat Of the highest quality, but she
produces them with liberal profits
to her owners. In the Pan Ameri-
can Model Dairy Breezy Test, the
only dairy breed test ever held in
which all breeds were represented,
the Guernsey won highest hOnors
for being the most economical pro-
ducei of butter and butter fat.
The Guernsey readily adapts her
self to wide extremes in climate
conditions.
Guernsey lead all dairy breeds
in early maturity IT'S per cent, as
much milk and rs percent as much
butter fat in the two-year old form
as in the mature form.
Guernseys live and reproduce to
in advanced age. According to
our Investigations the period of use
fulness of the average Guernsey
COW would be almost seven years.
According to the Dairymen's Leag-
lie News, the period of usefulness
of the average dairy cows approx
imately three years.
Guernsey bulls used in the Min
nesota her increased in twelve
years the average production per
COW fro mics to 35S pounds of but
terfat, an increase of SO per cent
Guernsey bulls used at the Iowa
Experiment Station increased the
production 70 percent in milk, and
58 in butter fat, in two generations.
The first six daughters of a Guern-
sey bull owned by Maryland Co
operative Bull Association produc-
ed 1896 pounds more milk and "a
pounds more butter fat per year
than their dams.
Last but not least, the Guernsey
is the most beautiful of all dairy
COWS. Her form and body repres-
ent the ideal dairy type that years
of breeding and study have found
to be best adapted to maximum
production of milk and butter fat,
with maximum profit. Her cost is
faun, broken irregularly with white
markings, and underneath it is a
soft velvety yellow skin, indicating
her unequalley ability to produce
the attractive golden-oolored pro-
duets. She is alert and active, yet
her eye is kindly and in disposition
she is gentle and affectionate. AL
together the Guernsey represents
tho parfoot Il irv cow