CHAPTER VIT. 



Guernseys in Public Tests 



While the \'ahie nf pu1)lic tests lias been greatly ox'cr- 

 estiinated, still this book wmild hanll)' be ciiniplete without a 

 review of the results aehieNed l)y them. The earliest recni-d 

 that ] find of a ("iuernse\' cow licinu; entered in a piddic test 



Imp. Coraline 1790 — IS 74 ounces frit in one flay — 18 pounds Iivitler in seven .lays 



on )?rass alone. 



is that of the cow, Coraline 1790, at the Wisconsin State I''air 

 in 1886. The results of this test on a butlerfat basis were as 

 follows : 



Butfcrfat lUltterfat Av'tte for 



Sept. 22 Sept. 23 24 hours 



Cow Breed ounces ounces ounces 



Cabriel Champion Jersey 23.21 24.28 23.80 



Fyke Holstein-Friesian 13.29 11.93 12.61 



Sister Re.x Jersey 22.,=;2 22.81 22.67 



Coraline 1790 Guernsey 18.50 18.98 18.74 



Rosa Grade 29 97 26,20 28.09 



According- to the scale of points adopted, these cows were 



credited as follows : 



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