Pviblic Tests of Pure-bred Dairy Cows. 



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Best cow in each breed in the several tests, World^s Columbian Ex- 

 position, Chicago, 1893. 



Cheese test — Fifteen days. 



Butter test — Ninety days. 



Breed. 



Net 

 profit. 



Jersey, Brown Bessie. 

 Guernsey, Materna.... 

 Shorthorn, Nora 



$73 22 

 67 82 

 52 63 



Butter test — Thirty days. 



Breed. 



Butter. 



Credit 

 sales. 



Debit 

 food. 



Net 

 profit. 



Jersey, Brown Bessie 



Guernsey, Purity 



Short-horn, Kitty Clay 4th. 



Lbs. 



72.24 

 54.80 

 62.24 



$33 27 

 24 95 

 28 53 



$8 67 

 5 58 

 8 49 



$24 69 



19 88 



20 04 



Heifer test — Twenty-one days. 



II. Experiment Station Breed Tests. 



687. Tests at the Stations.^ Tests of pnre-bred dairy cows 

 covering considerable periods of time have been conducted at 

 three Experiment Stations, viz. : ISevf York (Geneva), i Maine, * 

 and New Jersey. ^ 



1 Kept. 1894. ^ 2 Eept. 1890. " Rept. 1890. 



