160 



THE GUERNSEY BREED 



Remarks 

 4 days composite sample, 5.7. 



Total 12,282.68 



783.17 



Lilyita's record is given with same details in the follow- 

 ing- table: 



Record of Lilyita 7241. 



Pounds 



Month milk 



November, 1898 313.63 



December, 1898 .... 874.14 



January, 1899 1,477.38 



February, 1899 1,479.50 



March, 1899 1,437.94 



April, 1899 1,215.50 



May, 1899 1,270.75 



June, 1899 1,238.25 



July, 1899 959.00 



August, 1899 894.75 



September, 1899 839.75 



October, 1899 812.14 



Per cent Pounds 



Remarks 



Calved December 7th. 

 Inspection sample, 4.95. 

 Composite week's test, 5.28. 

 Inspection samples, 4, 5.5. 



Sample lost. 



3 days composite sample, 6.0. 



4 days composite sample, 5.7. 



Totals 12,812.73 



710.53 



These records attracted the attention of the dairy reading 

 public throughout the world, and people traveled from all 

 over the country to Oakfield to see Mr. Bierne's herd. The 

 contest was so successful that the club decided to continue it, 

 and two or three herds and some single cows were entered. 

 All shortly withdrew, however, except the herd of Geo. C. 

 Hill & Son, who, at'Secretary Caldwell's suggestion, also dis- 

 continued work until the spring of 1900, except for the one 

 cow Gypsy of Racine 9639, that promised to make an excep- 

 tionally good record, which when completed was 11,247.5 

 pounds of milk, containing 611.4 Ibs of fat. 



The second year's contest was started May 1, 1900. Dur- 

 ing this test a state official visited the farms every month 

 and weighed and tested a day's milk of each cow, the owner 

 keeping a record of the weights only. The records made in 

 this second year's competition were as follows : 



Home Butterfat Contest During Year Ending May 

 Single Cows. 



1901. 



Date Pounds Per cent Pounds 



Name of cow and owner calved Age milk fat fat 

 E. T. Gill, Haddonfield, N. J. 



Glenwood Girl VI 9113 3-24-1900 7 12,184.33 5.66 572.2 



Geo. C. Hill & Son, Rosendale, Wis. 



Primrose's Tricksey 7246 1-14-1899 7 9,277.10 5.66 508.0 



Gypsy of Racine 9639 11-19-1899 10 7,879.10 5.53 432.8 



