210 DAIRYING. 



The animals included in the foregoing breed tests rank 

 on the average as follows: 



1. As to yield of fat: Shorthorn, Guernsey, Jersey, Hol- 

 stein, Ayrshire, American Holderness, Devon. 



2. As to cost of producing i lb, of fat: Guernsey, Jersey, 

 Shorthorn, American Holderness, Devon, Holstein and 

 Ayrshire. 



3. As to yield of 7/iilk: Shorthorn, Holstein, Ayrshire, 

 Guernsey, Americz^n Holderness, Jersey, Devon. 



4. As to cost of froduciug 100 ll>s. of tnilk: Holstein, 

 American Holderness, Ayrshire, Shorthorn, Guernsey, 

 Devon, Jersey. 



5. As to cost of food: Devon, American Holderness, 

 Guernsey, Jersey, Shorthorn, Ayrshire, Holstein. 



6. As to richness of milk: Jersey, Guernsey, Devon, Short- 

 horn, American Holderness, Ayrshire, Holstein. 



RESULTS OF BREED TESTS CONDUCTED AT 

 WORLD'S COLU3IBL^N EXPOSITION, ' 1893. 



A. Breed Tesi No. I (Cheese Test), May 10 to 25. 

 Milk Fat Price of 



Pro- Pro- Cheese, Cheese Cost 

 duced, duced, 'bs. per lb., of Net 



lbs. lbs. cents. Feed. Gain. 



25 Jerseys 13,296.4 60191 1451.8 13.36 $98.14 $119.82 



25 Guernseys 10,938.6 488.42 1130.6 11.95 76.25 88.30 



25Short-horns 12,186.9 436.60 1077.6 13.00 99-36 81.36 



B. Breed Test No. 2 (Ninety-day Butter Test), June i to Aug. 29. 



Butter Price of 

 credited Butter. 



25 Jerseys.. 73,488.8 3516.08 4274.01 §i747'37 $587-50 $1323-81 



25 Guernseys 61,781.7 2784.56 3360.43 1355-44 484.14 997.64 



24 Shoit-horns 66,263.2 2409.97 2890.87 1171.77 501.79 910.12 



Averages per day per cow. 



Fat, Cost of 



per cent. Food. 



Jerseys 32.7 1.56 4.78 26.1 cts. 



Guernseys 27.5 1.24 4.51 21.5 " 



Short-horns.. .... 30.7 1.12 3.64 23.2 " 



C. Breed Test No. 3 (Thirty-day Butter Test), Aug. 29 to Sept. 28. 



Butter Price of 

 credited Butter. 



15 Jerseys 13,921.9 685.81 837.21 $385.59 $111.24 $274-13 



15 Guernseys 131518.4 59706 724.17 329-77 92-77 237.00 



15 Short-horns 15. 618. 3 555.43 662.67 303.69 104.55 198.89 



D. Breed Test No. 4 (Heifer Test), Sept 30 to Oct. 20. 



7 Jerseys 3356.6 155-38 i94-23 $77-69 $34-44 $56.28 



^Short-horns 2581.0 97.89 122.36 48.95 23.53 47-49 



