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to be a most profitable and enjoyable trip. At the supper 

 table that night he began the story of that journey, and 

 the liofhts didn't o-o out in the sittins^ room till far later than 

 was common in the Winslow family. " John," said the old 

 man, "what made the biggest impression on you in that 

 dairy cattle barn at the fair?" "The dairy tj^pe," said 

 John. " I was satisfied, after my inspection, that these 

 smooth, meaty cows could not do the business we want 

 done." 



Later that fall the final report on this Exposition herd of 

 10 different breeds was made. Th(> father, after supper one 

 night, pulled the wrapper from his " Dairy Intelligencer," 

 and read the results of the test. Looking it over, he said : 

 "John, your judgment on the Exposition cows Avas good. 

 Hear this from the report about results. A Guernsey, Mary 

 Marshall, produced in six months a butter profit of $59.40, 

 ranking first. A Red Polled cow, named Mayflower, of a very 

 milky type, which I remember you especially told about, 

 stood second, her butter making a profit of $52.10. Except- 

 ing for this one case, the other cows of the first ranking 

 10 were all cows of dairy breeds. "Where the total record 

 of 5 cows in each breed is recorded, I see that they show 

 the Guernsey first, with butter fat worth $230 ; the Jersey 

 second, with $225 credit; the Ayrshire third, with $218; 

 and the Holstein fourth, at $211. From the butter point 

 of view, the dairy breeds beat the others out of their boots. 

 We had better stick to our type, and work deeper into the 

 breed, my son." "Yes, father," said John, "I believe it 

 is absolutely essential, if we are to get the very best dairy 

 results from our herd, that we must stick to cow type, and 

 never lose sight of its importance." 



Seven years had passed by since young Winslow returned 

 to the farm. The herd had o^one tlirous^h a remarkable 

 change. In the process of selection, culling out and breed- 

 ing up, the butter yield had increased from 180 to 400 

 pounds a year. The merits of the cattle were becoming 

 known the whole country round, and the farmers of the 

 neighborhood really began to take a just pride in the Rock- 

 dale herd. In fact, the herd was known far more than 



