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furnished to each contestant. They were required to furnish themselves 

 with scales and wherever possible, with Babcock testers. In case the 

 tester could not be secured, the contestant was required to have the 

 creamery or station man test the samples for butter-fat not less than 

 twice each month. At the end of each month, the records were transferred 

 to a summary sheet and the complete data mailed to the office of the asso- 

 ciation. 



The manner of grading the reports was based upon the efforts put forth 

 by the contestants, and not on the production of the cows. In addition 

 to the reports, an essay of not to exceed 500 words describing the man- 

 ner in which the work was carried on and the benefit derived therefrom 

 was required from each contestant. Any changes which improved the 

 rations or made the production of milk more economical, were recognized, 

 but it was realized that the contestant had no opportunity to select the 

 cows with which he must work. 



The following score was used in grading reports: 



Accuracy, 25; number of cows, 15; neatness, 20; completeness of de- 

 tails, 20; essay, 20; perfect score, 100. 



The breeders of dairy cattle, the publishers of dairy magazines, and 

 the manufacturers of dairy appliances assisted very materially in making 

 the contest a success by offering the following valuable and practical 

 prizes for furthering the dairy industry. 



A year's subscription to Kimball's Dairy Farmer and Hoard's Dairy- 

 man were given by the respective publishing companies to eacli contestant 

 regardless of standing. 



The other prizes were: 



First prize — Choice pure bred Guernsey, Jersey or Holstein bull calf. 



Second prize — Choice of calves after first had been selected. 



Third prize — The remaining calf after first and second had been chosen. 



The Guernsey was given by Wilcox & Stubbs Co., Des Moines, Iowa; 

 the Jersey by Shoemaker-Van Pelt-Mayne Co., Waterloo, Iowa; and the 

 Holstein by C. A. Nelson, Waverly, Iowa. 



Fourth prize — Iowa Cream Separator, by Iowa Dairy Separator Co., 

 Waterloo, Iowa. 



Fifth prize — $10 cash prize, Kimball's Dairy Farmer, Waterloo, Iowa. 



Sixth prize — Milk scale and Babcock tester complete, Creamery Pack- 

 age Mfg. Co., Waterloo, Iowa. 



Seventh prize — Perfection Babcock tester complete, J. G. Cherry Co., 

 Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 



The results of the contest are gratifying. There were 157 boys and 

 girls who completed the work. Many of these tested more than the re- 

 quired number of cows, while some tested as high as fourteen during the 

 entire contest. The reports show that the milk from 623 cows was 

 weighed and tested for three months and that practically all of these will 

 receive full-year records. With very few exceptions, these cows would 

 liever have been tested except for the contest and the owners deprived of 

 the knowledge of what their herds were doing. 



The prizes were awarded as follows: 



First — Oren C. Leetum, Lamoni — Holstein bull calf. 



