342 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



A careful study of the above table will show that the dual purpose 

 cows yielded an average of 6,148.1 pounds of milk, testing- 200.66 pounds 

 of butter fat and 488.24 pounds of solids not fat. The special dairy cows 

 yielded an average of 6,542.9 pounds of milk, testing 229.49 pounds of 

 butter fat and 512.38 pounds of solids not fat. The difference in profit 

 in 120 days was $8.95 in favor of the special dairy cows. The profit 

 from the best cow during the test was $66.82. The profit from the poorest 

 cow during the test was $32, a difference of $32.82, while the difference 

 in cost of feed consumed was only $1.90. In other \vords, the profit on 

 one cow was more than twice as much as on the other with identical 

 care. Another fact brought out by the above table is that the best four 

 cows which consumed the greatest quantity of feed also returned the 

 greatest profit. The important lesson from this demonstration is the 

 value of individual merit which is based very largely on the capacity of 

 the cow, her disposition, her mammary system and her general constitu- 

 tion. 



The best cow in the test was Shadybrook Gerben No. 20. As will 

 be seen from the table, she produced 8,101.7 pounds of milk or an aver- 

 age of 8.4 gallons per day testing 282.60 pounds of butter fat, equivalent 

 to 330.38 pounds of butter, or an average of 2 3-4 pounds of butter per 

 day. This cow has quite a remarkable record as she is twelve years 

 old and has traveled all over the Unitecl States as a show animal. She 

 has never been defeated in the show ring, nor has she met in her long 

 career a cow which could produce as much butter fat in the same length 

 of time. She is almost black, having very few white spots upon her, is 

 rather short-legged, very deep bodied, with large barrel, large and tor- 

 turous milk viens, a large well-balanced udder, good teats and has most 

 excellent handling qualities. She has an ideal disposition, is kind and 

 quiet, yet ever alert and active. She is a most excellent feeder, not rave- 

 nous but always ready to eat. During the test she never refused a meal 

 and would become impatient when the feeder began his work. She is of 

 the kind that makes men love cows. 



Another cow worthy of notice is Jollic Johanna No. 8. She was bred 

 in New York, but bought for tlic St. l.ouis demonstration. She was 

 also a short-legged, deep-barreled cow. almost white in color, with a 

 very deep body, excellent milk viens and nearly an ideal udder. She 

 Vv'as entered in the show ring at the World's Fair and awarded the Grand 

 Championship prize for females. This is quite remarkable wlien it is 

 considered that .<^he had been in the test for ninety days when she ap- 

 peared before the judges and the award was made. She was also entercvl 

 in the dual purpose test where she stood first in dairy performance and 



