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The Guernsey Breed 



Cassiopeia 4883— ML-mljer Pan-American Model Dairy Herd, Buffalo, 1901. 



Butterfat on a basis of SS per cent fat in butter. 

 The loss or gain in weight of animals to be computed at 3c per 

 pound. 



What the loss rir i_;-ain in Ure \veip;ht has to do with pro- 

 duction in Hve cows has hardly been determined. 



Prizes were awarded as follows : 



A prize for the herd showing the f!;reatest net profit, but- 

 terfat alone considered, as determined by the Babcock test. 



A prize for the herd showing the greatest net profit in 

 total solids. 



A prize for the herd showing the greatest net profit in 

 total solids and in loss and gain of live weight. 



The names of the five Guernsey cows participating in the 

 test were Cassiopeia 4885, Procris of Paxtang 8722, Medara 

 Fern 7426, Vega 7214, and Mary Marshall 5h04. 



The standing of the 10 breeds competing in the IModel 

 Dairy Breed Test in the different classes follows : 



The prizes were awarded according to the net profit, de- 

 termined by deducting the cost of food from the total value 

 of the product. 



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