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breed in their new home, until from Massachusetts to CaUfornia, 

 and from Michigan to Texas, one can find herd after herd who 

 drew their foundation from the Nutm^eg State and builded wiser 

 than they knew. 



In January, 1888, the Connecticut Jersey Cattle Breeders' 

 Association was organized and has done much for the breed 

 within the State. 



Is there any business except dairying where the rank and file 

 of people consider that the largest income or output also indicates 

 the greatest profit ? We think not. To determine the net profit 

 deduct your expense from the total income and you have your 

 answer. This brings the matter down to efficiency, which in 

 cow lore means economical production, and not necessarily the 

 largest yield obtainable regardless of feed consumed. To match 

 a 1,000 pound cow against a cow weighing 1,200 to 1,500 pounds, 

 making no allowance for feed consumed is not fair comparison. 



To determine the relative ability of the various dairy breeds 

 as profit producers, there was held at the World's Fair in Chicago 

 a competitive test where each breed Association was invited to 

 furnish a number of their best cows for the contest, each cow 

 being credited with the value of Ijer product, and charged with 

 her feed at uniform prices. Guernseys, Shorthorns, and Jerseys 

 competing. In this test the Jerseys gave more milk, made more 

 cheese, made more butter, gave more solids other than butter fat, 

 required less milk to make a pound of butter, required less milk 

 to make a pound of cheese, made both butter and cheese of higher 

 quality, and returned a greater net profit than did their compet- 

 itors, the little State of Connecticut furnishing six of this Jersey 

 herd or more than any other one State. 



Again at the World's Fair held in St. Louis in 1904, where a 

 similar contest was held. Jerseys, Holsteins, Brown Swiss, and 

 Shorthorns competing, the Jerseys not only won the butter test, 

 winning 14 out of 15 first places, but also in class "B" for the 

 economical production of milk for all purposes related to dairying, 

 where each was credited with everything that they produced, 

 and charged with all food that they consumed, the Jerseys 

 won 13 out of the first 15 places, many of these cows 

 being direct descendants of Connecticut bred cattle, while Figgis 

 76106, who was grand champion female in the showing at the 

 Exposition, was bred in Middlefield, Conn. 



