horn, holds one of the highest, if not the highest record, of any 

 cow of any breed over a long term of years, having produced in 

 eleven years an average of 10,536 pounds milk yearly. Darling- 

 ton Cranford 5th of the same tribe averaged 10,174 pounds for 

 ten years. 



Among the high record Milking Shorthorn cows in this coun- 

 try Ruby has 18,952 pounds milk, 715 pounds fat; Rose of Glen- 

 side, 18,075 pounds milk, 635 pounds fat; Doris Clay, 17,241 

 pounds milk, 653 pounds fat; Mamie's Minnie, 16,201 pounds 

 milk in one year, 15,160 pounds yearly for three years. A re- 

 print of all the records accepted for Volumes 1, 2 and 3 Milking 

 Shorthorns Year Book appears in this volume. 



Two steers from Shorthorn cows with milk records over 

 10,000 pounds each in one year and sired by bulls from 10,000 

 pound dams were shown at the Wisconsin State Fair in 1917, 

 winning 2d and 3d in the open class. 



Along with the keeping of dairy records showing at the fairs 

 has also been an important factor in popularizing these cattle. 

 The International Live Stock Show first made provision in the 

 classification by offering prizes for Shorthorn cows in milk in 

 1906. From this small beginning the exhibit has each year 

 steadily grown in numbers and strength until the 1917 show 

 staged a fine exhibit with a complete and full classification. The 

 Vermont State Fair was the first to provide full classes when 

 they opened the show to Milking Shorthorns in 1907. Here too 

 the exhibits grew to fine quality and strength and provided an 

 opening for breeders of these cattle that subsequently gained for 

 them recognition at nearly all the leading exhibitions of this 

 country. 



For many years Shorthorns with dual merit have occupied a 

 commanding position in Britain's agriculture and not a little 

 recognition of merit for the breed in the U. S. A. has been 

 gained through the importation of good specimens from the home 

 of the breed, and these cattle have made good in demonstrated 

 production, show ring excellence and breeding ability. 



The Milking Shorthorn interests found expression in 1914 

 through the foundation of the Milking Shorthorn Club of America. 



