112 HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE. 



milk after the first twenty days. Ten points were deducted from the scale for 

 each per cent of fat below three per cent. 



The first, second and third prizes were won by Holsteins in the aged class, 

 an Ayrshire took fourth place, while fifth and sixth places were taken by Hol- 

 stein-Friesians, the grade following seventh, Holstein eighth, Ayrshires filling 

 ninth, tenth and eleventh places, Guernsey twelfth, grade cow thirteenth, Ayr- 

 shire fourteenth, Guernsey fifteenth, and the remaining four places by Jer- 

 seys. 



The winning Holstein cow was Carmen Sylvia, on a record of 261.86 points 

 reckoned from a yield of 138 Ibs. of milk, on an average of 2.80 per cent fat, 

 showing 3. 827 Ibs. of fat and 12.30 Ibs. of solids. The cow taking second place 

 was a Holstein-Friesian, Eunice Clay, with a yield of 103 Ibs. of milk, showing an 

 average of 3.13 per cent fat, yielding 2.17 Ibs. of butter fat and 8.44 Ibs. of other 

 solids. 



The third place in the test was filled by the Holstein-Friesian cow Aaggie 

 Ida 5th on a yield of 99.50 Ibs. of milk showing an average of 3.20 per cent fat, 

 yielding 2.26 Ibs. fat and 9.15 Ibs. of other solids; the best Guernsey record 

 was 2.25 Ibs. of fat and 5.009 Ibs. of other solids; the best Jersey record was 

 2.436 Ibs. of fat and 4.597 Ibs. of other solids. It will be noted that the differ- 

 ence between the highest Holstein and the highest Ayrshire record in pounds 

 of solids other than fat was 3.781, and between fat yields .535. The differ- 

 ence between the highest Holstein and the highest Guernsey was 6.51 Ibs. of 

 solids other than fat, and between fat yields 1.246 Ibs. The difference between 

 the highest Holstein and the highest Jersey record in pounds of solids other 

 than fat was 7.343 Ibs., and the difference between the fat yield was 1.393 Ibs. 



In the test for three-year-old heifers, the Holstein-Friesian cow Emery 

 Beauty scored 175.13 Ibs. on a yield of 87.75 Ibs. of milk with an average of 3.06 

 per cent fat, showing a yield of 2 666 Ibs. of fat and 7.695 Ibs. of other solids. 

 She was followed by the Ayrshire, whose yield was 2.247 Ibs. of fat and .634 Ibs. 

 of other solids. 



Mr. C. C. McDonald, the Provincial Dairy Show superintendent, conducted 

 a test at the Winnepeg Industrial Show for 1894. There were six entries in this 

 test, consisting of one Shorthorn, two Ayrshires and three HolsteinrFriesians. 

 This was a twenty-four hour test. The first prize was won by the Holstein- 

 Friesian Daisy Teake's Queen, a four-year-old, eighteen days in milk, whose total 

 yield of milk was 72.25 Ibs. showing 2.62 Ibs. of fat. The second prize went to 

 a Shorthorn five years old and ten days in milk whose milk yield was 56.75 Ibs. 

 showing 2.16 Ibs. of fat. The third prize went to the Ayrshire with a yield of 

 1.37 Ibs. of fat. Fourth place was taken by a Holstein with 1.35 Ibs. of fat, a 

 cow twelve years old that had been in milk thirty-five days. 



At the Wisconsin State Butter Test of 1894 the famous Holstein-Friesian 

 cow Johanna 5th was a winner of the first prize over all other breeds. She 

 gave on a forty-eight hours test 169.9 Ibs. of milk showing by the Babcock test 

 five pounds of butter. 



At the New York State Fair of 1894 a test was conducted by Prof. L. L. 

 Van Slyke, chemist at the Experiment Station. Nine cows were entered, among 

 which were two Jerseys, one Guernsey and six Holstein-Friesian s. The first, 

 second and third prizes were awarded to Holstein-Friesians, while the fourth, 

 fifth and sixth places were occupied by the same breed of cattle, the seventh 

 place by the Guernsey, the two Jerseys taking the tail end. The winning cow 

 was Intje Von Holingen, whose milk yield was 234.188 Ibs. showing 6.765 Ibs. of 

 fat. Clothilde 6th was second with a yield of 184.063 showing 6.683 Ibs. of 

 fat. Idene Rooker was third with a yield of 224.125 Ibs. of milk showing 6.476 

 Ibs. of fat. Fourth place was taken by Alwina 2d, whose yield was 208.501 Ibs. 

 of milk showing 6.419 Ibs. of fat. The report of this test in Hoard's Dairyman 

 says : " All the cows in this test were off in butter fat, especially Mr. Wilber's 

 Holsteins, as cows at a fair always are, which accounts for the low per cent of 

 fat recorded. The Jersey and Guernsey milk was rich enough, but the trouble 

 was the cows could not furnish enough of it to get under the wire as winners." 

 The seventh place in the test was taken by the Guernsey with a yield of 4.74 Ibs. 

 of butter fat. The eighth and ninth places were held by Jerseys with yields of 

 4.458 and 4.149 Ibs. of butter fat respectively. 



At the butter test made in Pennsylvania on the Bethlehem Fair grounds, 

 three cows competed, two Holsteins and one Ayrshire. The test was conducted 

 by Prof. W. H. Hay ward of the State Experiment Station and was for one day. 



