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this contest. Their work will be spoken of in another chap- 

 ter. In this contest many excellent records were made with 

 purebreds, the best being that of Yeksa Unis 1*'790, 640,7 

 pounds of fat at 4'^ years of age. 



In the Illinois competition, which closed October 1, 1912, 

 the Guernseys also made a remarkably good showing. Con- 

 trafuria 29090 won third place in. Class A, cow any age, with 

 a record of 11,743.2 pounds of milk, containing 534.14 pounds 

 of fat. She also won second prize, Class E, cows two to three 

 years of age. Her stable mate. Snippy Glenwood 29098, fol- 

 lowed her in this class, with a record of 10,549 pounds of milk 

 containing 510.59 pounds of fat. 



The prize offered for the largest number of grade cows 

 producing over 300 pounds of butterfat in a year was won by 

 Joseph Nicholson, of West Brooklyn, whose average for eight 

 grade Guernseys was 7,026.6 pounds of milk containing 331.15 

 pounds of butterfat. 



These contests greatly stimulated dairy sentiment in the 

 beef country. For the first time in some of these states the 

 average farmer realized what the production of a real dairy 

 cow might be. 



At manv other fairs and exhibitions the Guernsey has 

 shown herself equal to any rival in the excellence of dairy 

 qualities. In the light of present knowledge of the small 

 value of short time tests, whether made under favorable home 

 conditions or at exhibitions, where changes of feed, water and 

 atmosphere make good results unlikely, these tests are un- 

 deserving of further mention in this book. 



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