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test. When records began to be made on a fat basis, they 

 found reasons to change their minds. 



In May, 1887, a New York dairy show was held at Mad- 

 isMO S(|uare Gardens, at which a public one-day test was 

 carried nn, and the folhjwing table gives the results: 



Curd Total fat 



Butler Fat by dif. Water in butter 



Name pounds ounces per cent per cent per cent ounces 



riothilde 2 7"', 77.55 1.39 21.06 30.63 



Clothilde 4th 2 ;.4 81.51 .67 17.82 26 29 



Gold Lace 1 14;1 84.52 .93 14.55 25 78 



lesslc of Lester Manor.. 1 14'< S4 05 .72 15.24 25.64 



Mechthible 1 14 76 75 1.06 22.19 23.02 



Lady Fay 1 10'/, 81.98 101 17.01 21.52 



Hilda A' 3d 1 9n 78.33 .87 20.80 20.17 



Islan.l Chrissie 1 83:i 83.75 .92 15.43 20.70 



Movike 1 23/-; 82.98 .57 16.45 15.56 



Ciiws Nos. 1, 2. 3, () were Holsteins; Nos. 3, 7, 8 were 

 Jerseys; and Ni>. 4 was a Guernsey. The results indicate that 

 there was a dis])i:isition nn the part nf the buttermakers to 

 leave crmsideralile water in the butter, and Dr. S. M. Babcock, 

 writing under date nf Ma\' 21, 18S7, commenting on this said: 

 ■'I think the only fair wa_\' to judge such tests is by the amount 

 I if fat which the butter contains." 



Tn 1888 tlie New Jersey Experiment Station asked the 

 different associations registering purebred dairy cattle to se- 

 lect and furnish the station with three purebred cows each. 

 Fi\-e associations did this. In Bulletin 47, December 11, 1890, 

 the following tables were published: 



Table I — Average Composition of Milk for Eight Months. 

 Specihc Total 



Herd jiravitv Water solids Fat Casein Sugar Ash 



A^rshire 1.0341 87.30 12.70 3.68 3.48 4.84 0.69 



Ouernsev 1.0350 85.52 14.48 5.02 3.92 3.92 0.75 



ITolstein-Fricsian 1.0328 87.88 12.12 3 51 3.28 3.28 0.64 



Jersey 10353 85.76 14.34 4 78 3.96 3.96 0.75 



ShortliMrn 1.0339 87.55 12 45 3.75 3.27 3.27 0.75 



Table V — Average Cost of Food per Quart of Mdk. 



Food cost 



Days under Total milk Daily milk yield Cost of food per quart 



Herd experiment poUTids quarts pounds quarts Total Daily milk 



Ayrsliire ... 1,510 29,845 13,566 19 87 9.0 $226 71 15 c 1.66c 



Cucrnsev . . 1,559 29,785 13,539 19 10 8.7 232 63 14.9c 1.71c 



Holstem-Fr'n 1,045 25,376 11,530 24 28 11.0 202.12 19 3c 1.75c 



Ttrs.y 1.251 23,085 10,493 18.45 8,4 201.90 6 le 191c 



Sh.iilliorn .. 1,604 31,370 14,259 l'l.56 9.0 247,76 15.4c 1.71c 

 Table VI — Average Cost of Food per Pound of Total Solids. 





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w a 2 h5 £5 £2 E^a a;s H-s a- (SRI 



Ayrshire .. 1,510 2'), 845 19 76 12,71 3,793.3 2.51 $226 71 IS c 5.9c 



Guernsey .. 1,559 29,785 19.10 14.62 4,354.6 2.79 ,232 63 14 9c 5 3c 



Holstein-Fr'n 1,045 25,366 24,27 12.17 3,087.0 2.95 202 12 19 3c 6 2c 



Jersey 1,251 23,085 18.45 14.54 3,356.5 2.68 201.99 16 1c 6.0c 



Shorthorn 1,604 31,370 19.56 12 69 3,980.9 2.48 247.76 15.4c 6.2c 



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