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tain other cows out of the herds represented, in preference to the above cows. And 

 why ? Simply because it is impossible to know from an examination of an animal 

 what is her ability to produce butter, but when you test her by the churn and scales, 

 and are able to show, as a result of your test, a golden nugget weighing from 14 lbs. 

 up to 36 lbs. 12^ oz. in seven days, worth from 50 cents to $1 per pound, you have 

 something tangible upon which to base a calculation as to the worth of the cow for 

 dairy or breeding purposes. 



A few years ago about $200 would buy one of the best Jersey cows in the United 

 States, but to-day we think it is money well spent, if for that amount we can visit 

 the homes of a few of the most noted butter-makers, and even look at them ; and 

 if, for thai amount, we could purchase a distant relation, we would think, in the 

 words of Col. Sellers, "There's millions in it." And, again 1 ask, why is this so, 

 but the answer is simple: because the Jersey cow has been tested and has demon- 

 etrattd her superior ability to produce butter. 



Does any one suppose for a moment that if the daughters of Stoke Pogis 3d had 

 not been tested, that his descendants would have brought such fabulous pricep|? 



Why, gentlemen, about two or three years ago Mr. Komeo H. Stevens offered ub 

 Prince of St. Lambert for $125; to-day he stands for service at $100, because his 

 sisters have demonstrated their ability to make as high as 36 lbs. 12^ oz. of butter 

 in seven days. What would have been the standing of this and other noted animals 

 not before mentioned, such as the St. Heliers, the Victor Hugo's Champion of 

 America, Columbiad 2d, the Albert- Pansys, the Victors, the Alphea's, and the noted 

 Island celebrities, had there been no tests of them and their descendants? All 

 would have stood on an equal footing, and the price would have been governed, as 

 it was several years ago, by the fancy coloring and fancy points. And, while I 

 admire solid colors, with full black points, yet I do not think that it makes any 

 difference, when you sit down to milk, whether the cow kicks you over with a white 

 and fawu colored leg, or a solid colored one, or whether she slashes you across the 

 mouth with a black or a mixed switch, as it hurts just as bad ; nor whether the 

 milking machinery is encased in a solid colored or a broken colored covering, pro- 

 viding the number of pounds of butter are the same. 



It has been said by some one, that it does not make any difference what kind of 

 a tail a cow has, as it is not used as a handle to pump out the milk. But I am not 

 certain. It was but a short time ago that when a test of 18 lbs. was reported as 

 having been made by a Jersey cow in seven days, that no one believed it; and 

 about the time they came to believe even that, tests were reported of from 22 to 25 

 lbs., which no one believed except those who were breeding .Jerseys. And when Ida 

 of St. Lambert was reported as having made 30 lbs., 2^ oz. of butter in seven days, 

 even the Jersey men did not believe it; and when Mary Anne of St. Lambert was 

 reported as having made a record of 36 lbs., 12;^ oz. in seven days, all the Jersey 

 men arose, as it were, in indignation, and said, "Here, gentlemen, we have stood 

 this thing long enough. We have stood by you and tried to convince our friends 

 that some one was not lying about this thing, but when you insist on us cramming 

 that 36 lb., 12| oz. lie down the throats of our friends, we will have to abandon 

 you." But it has been demonstrated beyond any question that the record was, in 

 fact, made. And in view of these great strides, is it unreasonable to prophesy that 



