I2 8 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Since five of the herds were from Canada and five- from the United 

 States, something of the spirit of international contest added to the in- 

 terest of the work. 



Considering that three of the four recognized dairy breeds were 

 represented by Canada, namely: the Holsteins, Jerseys and Ayrshires, 

 it would not have been strange if three, or even all four of the prizes had 

 been carried off by our industrious neighbors on the north, but, thanks 

 to the excellence of our Guernsey herd and ability of their herdsmen, 

 the two prizes for butter production came our way. 



In the brief time at my disposal, I shall try to call attention to a few 

 of the lessons taught by this work as they appeal to me. 



As the standing of the several herds has been so recently reported 

 in all of the papers, I will not dwell on that, but will call attention simp- 

 ly to the chart showing net profit in each of the two principal phases in 

 the test. 



CHART 1. 

 Net profit six (6) months. 



In butter fat. e Total solids 



7 leading breeds. 7 leading breeds. 



Guernsey 234 Holsteins 262 



Jerseys 225 Ayrshires 236 



Ayrshires 218 Brown Swiss 208 



Holsteins 211 Short Horns 206 



Red Polled 198 Guernseys 203 



Brown Swiss 183 Red Polled 202 



French Canadian 176 Jerseys 202 



One point which seems to me worthy of special mention is the meth- 

 od employed in the dairy barn at Buffalo to advise visitors and inquir- 

 ing students of the performance and standing of each animal at any 

 time during the test. l 



For the benefit of those present who were not privileged to see this 

 exhibit at Buffalo, I have made a chart representing the bulletin board 

 suspended above each cow, on which was kept her record, 



