114 HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE. 



The first prize was taken by the Holstein-Friesian cow Bowen with a yield of 

 1.404 Ibs. of fat. The second place was taken by the Ayrshire with a yield of 

 1.175. Unfortunately for the Holstein cow Bowen, she was in heat during the 

 last eighteen hours of the test and made a comparatively small record. 



At the Fat Stock Show held at Guelph, Ontario, December 12, 1895, the 

 most successful test, under the standard rules of the British Dairy Show, was 

 conducted. Eleven cows competed. Of these, five were Holsteins, three 

 Ayrshires and three grades. The Holstein-Friesian cow Calamity Jane won 

 easily the highest honors with a yield of over 69 Ibs. of milk, testing from 3 to 

 3.6 per cent butter fat, and yielding 2.09 Ibs. of butter fat. An Ayrshire cow 

 made the second largest yield of 1.79 Ibs. of butter fat, and the grade Short- 

 horn took third place with a record of 1.79 Ibs. of butter fat. 



At. the Toronto, Ontaria, Show a test of forty-eight hours was conducted 

 by Prof. G. E. Day in 1895. There were nine entries, including one Guernsey, 

 two Jerseys, one Ayrshire and four Holstein-Friesians. The Holstein cow Car- 

 men Sylvia took first place with a yield of 122 Ibs. 10 oz. of milk showing 14.515 

 Ibs. of solids. An Ayrshire cow followed second with a yield of 111 Ibs. 2 oz. 

 and total solids 12.906. The Holstein-Friesians took third, fourth and fifth 

 places with yields of 12.207, 12.162 and 11.521 Ibs. of solids respectively. A 

 Jersey cow took sixth place with a yield of 9.849 Ibs. of solids. The difference 

 between this Jersey yield and the winning Holstein yield is 4.666 Ibs. of solids. 



At the Provincial Dairy Show held at Gananoque, Ontario, in 1895 there 

 were twenty-four cows in competition, among which was the sweepstakes 

 Ayrshire of the Columbian Exposition. She was fresh in milk and had come 

 but a short distance. The winner at Toronto, Carmen Sylvia, was present, 

 having attended four other fairs and travelled about 950 miles. She was then 

 but four years old, and had twice defeated all other breeds in public competi- 

 tion, and held the world's record in the public tests of Canada. She scored 

 133.36 Ibs. more than the best Jersey, and 62.99 Ibs. more than the best Ayrshire 

 cow, and 86.73 Ibs. more than the best Guernsey. 



In this test there were four Jerseys, eight Ayrshires, two Guernseys, two 

 grades and six Holstein-Friesians. Carmen Sylvia's record was 261.86 Ibs. upon 

 a yield of 138 Ibs. of milk showing 3.827 Ibs. of fat and 12.03 Ibs. of solids 

 other than fat. The highest Jersey record was 2.436 Ibs. of fat, and it was 

 exceeded by the six four-year-old Holsteins in the test, the lowest of which 

 showed 2.606 Ibs. of fat. 



The highest three-year-old Holstein-Friesian exceeded the Jersey record by 

 2.30 Ibs. of butter fat, and the smallest Holstein record made by one of the 

 three-year-olds equalled the largest Jersey record of the test within .629 Ibs. 

 Carmen Sylvia made 12.030 Ibs. of solids other than fat, exceeding the highest 

 Jersey yield by .689 Ibs. 



Interesting records were made at the two-days' test of the Nebraska State 

 Fair of 1895. The winners were both pure-bred Holstein-Friesians, and the 

 famous Geertje Sefflnga, a five-year-old, took first place with a product valued 

 at $.90, showing 2 Ibs. 13.7 oz. of butter and 119 Ibs. 15.3 oz. of skim milk. The 

 second prize was awarded to Lutscke Isabel, a seven-year-old, with a product 

 valued at $.66, containing 2 Ibs. 3.1 oz. of butter and 75 Ibs. 9 oz. of skim milk. 



The California Dairy Test of 1895 was for seven days. The test was com- 

 petitive between cows of various ages. In the five-year-old class, the Holstein- 

 Friesian cow Sylpha won first prize with a yield of 34.86 Ibs. of milk, showing 

 10.807 Ibs. of butter fat, equivalent to 13.509 Ibs. of 80 percent butter. 



In the two-year-old class the Holstein cow Windward made 7.215 Ibs. of 

 butter fat, equivalent to 9.019 Ibs. of 80 per cent butter, and was exceeded by 

 .905 yield by the Durham heifer. There were no entries in the Holstein three- 

 year-old class. 



