354 Journal of Agriculture. [8 June, 1907. 



HOLSTEIX FrIESIAN ASS( ICIATIOX. 



Seven days' test. — Two years old, 7.2 lbs. butter fat; three years old, 8.8 lbs.; 

 four years old, 10.4 lbs. ; five years and over, 12.0 lbs. 



For every day by w^hich a cow, at the time of calving, exceeds two, three, or 

 four years respectivelv, the retjuirements are increased by .00439 of a pound. There 

 is no increase in the requirements for higher age at the date of calving in the case 

 of cows in full-age form. 



The Holstein Friesian Societ)- offers a prize for the cow giving the best weekl} 

 record eight months after calving. 



Rules Adopted ix the State of Wisconsin for Conducting Official and Semi- 

 official Tests of Dairy Cows. 



,1. — Khics regarding the conduct of ojficial tests of dairy cows, Wisconsin Agricut- 

 tiiral Exferiment Station: — 

 The Agricultural Fxperiment Station of the University of Wisconsin, working in 

 conjunction with the various breed associations, will conduct official tests of pure- 

 bred or other dairy cows on the following conditions : — 



1. All tests will be conducted by authorized representatives of the station. A 

 two weeks' notice of the desired test shall be given by the owner. 



2. It is understood and agreed that the ])erson for whom the test is made will 

 jiay all expenses in connexion with the lest. The compensation for the station re- 

 presentative conducting the test shall be at the rate of two dollars (8s. 4d.) per dav 

 for each day of the test. The person for whom the test is made will also pay the 

 iiecessary travelling expenses, and provide for the accommodation of the station 

 representative while conducting the test. The station representative will present a 

 bill of expenses to the owner of the cow or cows tested on completion of the test, 

 ;ind will send a duplicate of same with his report to the station. This bill must 

 oe paid to the station by the owner before the report of the test is transmitted to 

 the association. The station will pay the funds so received to its representative. 



3. .The station will furnish its representative with the necessary apparatus to 

 conduct the lest. This will consist of — 



(1) A sj)ring balance for weighing the milk. 



(2) A Babcock tester and accompanying complete ajjparatus for testing the 



milk. 



(3) A 25 c.c. pijjeite for taking composite samples. 



(4) A clinical thermometer. 



(5) Blanks, affidavits, &c., for making the returns. 



Sul])huric- acid, fruit jars, and other materials needed for the tests are to be fur- 

 nished by the breeder for whom the test is conducted. 



4. ]5elore the test of a pure-bred cow is started, she should be registered in the 

 herd book of the breed association, or proper application for such registry should 

 be made. If registered, the station representative of the test shall satisfy himself 

 that the cow answers the description given in the Certificate of Registry. If a])pli- 

 cation for registry has been made, and the certificate has not yet been received, 

 the supervisor shall take a description of the' animal, and retain the same for com 

 parison with the certificate when received. In no case shall the station representa- 

 tive certify under! oath to a report of a test unless the cow answers the description 

 • if the animal as given in the C'ertificate of Registry. 



5. The station rejjresentative shall fill out all blanks furnished bv the station as 

 recjuired, and shall make oath before a notary public to such statements as are re- 

 <|uired by the station in conjunction with the authorities of the various breed asso- 

 ciations. 



6. If required, the station representative shall make a rejiort on the kinds and 

 quantities given during the test, and on the description and measurements of the 

 cow or cows tested. He shall also, if required, take the body temperature of all 

 cows tested once a day during the first three days of the test, ])referably between 

 2 and 3 ]).m. and likewise later when it seems desirable to do so. 



7. No station representative will be detailed to conduct dairy tests at the same 

 farm for more than thirty consecutive days, except where cows are entered on six- 

 months tests, in which case the time limit shall be two months. The station reserves 

 the right to change the men detailed on the tests at any time before the expiration 

 of the time limits here stated, when it is deemed desirable to do so. 



8. The largest number of cows that may be tested at a time on a seven-day or 

 longer test is six. There is no objection to testing more than six cows for one or 

 two days at the beginning of a test, provided it can be done without violating rule 



