828 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



furnish conclusive demonstration of the fact 

 that the breed possesses latent capabilities as 

 dairy stock, requiring only proper attention to 

 render it an important factor in the calcula- 

 tions of general farmers and dairymen : 



In test number one, for cheese-making, extending from May 11 

 to May 25, the Jersey herd stood first, the Guernseys second and 

 the Short-horns third ; the award being based on net cost of pro- 

 duction. Nevertheless, the Short-horns yielded 12,186.9 Ibs. of 

 milk, from which was made 1,077.6 Ibs. cheese. The best individ- 

 ual record made by any cow in this test was 70.92 Ibs. of cheese by 

 the Jersey cow Ida Marigold, produced at a net profit of $6.97. 

 The Short-horn cow Nora made during the same period 60 56 Ibs. 

 at a net profit of $6.27. The best Guernsey made 50.05 at a net 

 profit of $5.27. 



Test number two, extending ninety days, from May 1 to Aug. 

 28, was for butter-making, loss or gain of weight and cost of main- 

 tenance to be considered. It was not to be expected that the 

 Short-horn herd would be able to surpass the performance of the 

 highly-specialized butter breeds in such a contest, but the result 

 demonstrated for all time the dual-purpose character of Short- 

 horn cattle. The Jersey herd of twenty-five cows produced 73,- 

 4/8.8 Ibs. of, milk; the Short-horn herd, weakened by the loss of 

 two cows, produced 66,263.2 Ibs. of milk, and the twenty-five 

 Guernseys yielded 61,781. 7 Ibs. of milk. The Jerseys were cred- 

 ited with 4,573.95 Ibs. of butter, the Guernseys with 3,360.43 and 

 the twenty-three Short-horns with 2,890.86 Ibs. of butter. Dur- 

 ing this same period the Short-horn cows put on 2,826 Ibs. of flesh, 

 the Jerseys 776 Ibs. and the Guernseys 466 Ibs. The total value of 

 product produced was computed to be for the Jerseys $1,876.67, for 

 the Guernseys $1,465.46, and for the Short-horns $1,286.78; the net 

 profit credited to the Jerseys being $1,323 81, to the Guernseys 

 $997.63 and to the Short-horns $911.13. 



In this test the Short-horn cow Nora produced 3,679.8 Ibs. of 

 milk, from which was made 160.57 Ibs. butter, and while doing 

 this she gained 115 Ibs. in weight. The best individual Jersey per- 

 formance was by Brown Bessie, that produced 3,634 Ibs. of milk, 

 from which was made 216.66 Ibs. butter and recording a gain in 

 live weight of eighty- one pounds. The best Guernsey, Materna, 

 produced 3,511.8 Ibs. of milk, from which was made 185.16 Ibs. but- 

 ter, the cow losing thirteen pounds live weight. 



