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ing results have followed. The results of these tests for prizes 

 for the year ending May 6th, 1903, were as follows : 



Class I — cows five years old or over : Sadie Vale Concordia, 

 gave in 7 days 694.3 pounds of milk, average per cent of fat, 3.53, 

 pounds of butter fat, 24,508, amount of butter, 28 pounds, 9.5 

 ounces. Number competing in this class 185, average pounds of 

 milk, 434, average per cent of fat, 3.42, average pounds of butter, 

 17 pounds, 2.6 ounces. 



Class 2 — four and a half years old and under five : Best cow 

 gave 633.2 pounds of milk, per cent of fat 3.70, butter 2y pounds, 

 5.1 ounces. 



Class 3 — four years old and under four and a half years : Best 

 cow gave 499.3 pounds of milk, per cent of fat 3.63, amount o£ 

 butter, 21 pounds, 2.1 ounces. 



Class 4 — cows three and one-half years old and under four 

 years : Best cow gave 599.2 pounds of milk, per cent of fat 3.66, 

 amount of butter, 25 pounds 9.8 ounces. 



Class 5 — cows three years old and under three and one-half 

 years old: Best cow gave 417.3 pounds of milk, per cent of fat 

 3.77, amount of butter, 18 pounds 5.9 ounces. 



Class 6 — cows two and one-half years old and under three 

 years : Best cow gave 362 pounds of milk, per cent of fat 4.24, 

 amount of butter, 17 pounds 14.7 ounces. 



Class 7 — heifers under two and one-half years old : DeNatsej^ 

 Baker, two years, two months, seven days old gave 377.8 pounds 

 of milk, per cent of fat 3.69, butter fat 13.^53 pounds, butter 18. 

 pounds 4.5 ounces. 



Now^, my friends, when you realize that these tests are all cor- 

 rect and you can believe them as truly as if you had seen them 

 made on your own farm, I am sure that you will abandon the 

 idea that Holsteins are no butter cows. There is evidence 

 enough to fill a large book that Holstein butter in quality is as 

 good in every particular as that made from any other breed, so 

 I will call your attention to only one instance as proof of this 

 fact. 



At the New York State Fair of 1890, a very interesting com- 

 petition for a special butter prize of $100 for four cows of any 

 breed, three days' milking, resulted in competition of four such 

 herds, one Guernsey, one Jersey and two Holsteins. The 

 Guernsey herd yielded 7 pounds finished butter, the Jersey herd, 5 



