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clubs or associations were represented at these meetings and as- 

 sented to tlie rules finally decided upon: The American Jersey Cat- 

 tle Club, The American Guernsey Cattle Club, The American Short- 

 horn Breeder's Association, Holstein-Friesian Association, American 

 Devon Cattle Club, Ked Polled Cattle Association, Brown Swiss 

 Cattle Association, and American Ayrshire Association. The com- 

 mittee in charge of the tests was composed of men eminent in the 

 line of dairy work. They were Prof. I. P. Roberts, of Cornell Uni- 

 versity; Prof. S. M. Babcock, of the University of Wisconsin; Prof. 

 H. P. Armsby, of State College, Penna., and Prof. M. A. Scovell, of 

 the Kentucky Experiment Station. 



Although accommodations had been provided for all the breeds 

 of cattle represented at the conventions on rules, and although the 

 several associations or clubs had each pledged cows to the contest, 

 yet, as a matter of fact, only three associations actually did produce 

 the cows for the purpose. These three organizations were the Amer- 

 ican Jersey Cattle Club, the American Guernsey Cattle Club, and 

 the American Short-horn Association. 



One of the contests was for cheese and for the solids contained in 

 the whey. The duration of the test was fifteen days, and each breed 

 was represented by tw^enty-five cows. The Jerseys gave, during this 

 time, over 2,300 pounds of milk more than the Guernseys, and over 

 1,100 pounds more than the Short-horns. The Jerseys produced 

 321 pounds more of cheese than the Guernseys, and 374 pounds more 

 than the Short-horns. In the scoring of the cheese as to quality, 

 the Jerseys surpassed each of the other breeds, and exceeded in net 

 profits the Guernseys by |31 and the Shorthorns by |38. It required 

 less Jersey milk to make a pound of cheese than of the milk of either 

 of the other breeds. 



The second competitive trial was for ninety days, and was for 

 butter, for milk, and for the solids other than fat, and included, also, 

 the item of gain or loss in live weight. The results were similar to 

 the ones in the cheese contest, so far as Jersey supremacy w-as con- 

 cerned. The Jerseys surpassed their nearest rivals, the Guernseys, 

 by over 900 pounds of butter, and the Short-horns by over 1,300 

 pounds. In the matter of solids other than fat, the excess of the 

 Jerseys over the other two named was 963 pounds and 714 pounds 

 respectively. In values, the produce of the Jerseys was greater than 

 the Guernseys by $326; and greater than the Short-horns by $413. 

 It required less Jersey milk to make a pound of butter than was the 

 case with either of the competitors, and, furthermore, the cost of 

 feed was less per pound of butter produced. 



The third test was for a period of thirty days, and in order to ac- 

 commodate the American Guernsey Cattle Club, who represented 

 that unless their request was complied with they would not be able 



