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and get all they could out of it. but Mr. Caldwell, the secretary of the 

 Guernsey cattle breed, he objected. 



He protested and said he would not enter that test under any circum- 

 stances. He was determined not to go in at all, but was finally persuaded 

 to go in, and did go in under protest. And the funny side of that was, 

 as you all know, the Guernseys finally came out on top of the heap. 

 Mr. Caldwell's objection was that the cows he had selected to be repre- 

 sented there at the Pan-American .were not cows fitted to go into such a 

 test; that he had much better individual cows that he could not get at 

 that time. So he entered the test under protest; said he did not know it 

 was to be a test ,or he would not Lave brought the cattle at all. 



We were asked probably a thousand times which were the best breed 

 of cattle. No answer could be given to that question definitely. Every 

 one claimed he had the best breed of cattle. They all have their good 

 points, but none have all the desirable qualifications, and then, too, it 

 depends what the intentions are. 



To show you why I take this groucd, I have a list here of all the cows 

 in the Model Dairy. I have listed them according to the amount of profit 

 they had made on estimated butter. I will not give you the profit of them 

 all. the list being too long, but will take the first ten cows. 



The first one is Mary Marshall, a Guernsey, that made a net profit 

 on estimated butter of $59.40. 



The second was a great surprise to us all, and it may be a surprise to 

 you. It' was a red Polled cow, Mayflower, with a net profit on estimated 

 butter of $52.10. 



The third one is Cassiopiea, a Guernsey, which made a net profit on 

 estimated butter of $50.35. 



The fourth, Primrose, a Jersey, with a net profit on estimated butter 

 of $50.25. 



The fifth, Procius of Pastacg, a Guernsey, with a net profit on esti- 

 mated butter of $49.49. 



