CHAPTER VII. 



Guernseys in Public Tests 



While the value of public tests has been greatly over- 

 estimated, still this book would hardly be complete without a 

 review of the results achieved by them. The earliest record 

 that I find of a Guernsey cow being entered in a public test 



Imp. Coraline 1790 18.74 ounces fat in one day 18 pounds butter in seven days 



on grass alone. 



is that of the cow, Coraline 1790, at the Wisconsin State Fair 

 in 1886. The results of this test on a butterfat basis were as 

 follows : 



Butterfat Butterfat Av'ge for 



Sept. 22 Sept. 23 24 hours 



Cow Breed ounces ounces ounces 



Gabriel Champion Jersey 23.21 24.28 23.80 



Fyke Holstein-Friesian 13.29 11.93 12.61 



Sister Rex Jersey 22.52 22.81 22.67 



Coraline 1790 Guernsey 18.50 18.98 18.74 



Rosa Grade 29.97 26.20 28.09 



According to the scale of points adopted, these cows were 

 credited as follows: 



