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of butter, a four-year old, made 19 pounds, four ounces, 81 1 / 2 

 butter in 4.6 and 3.9, practically 4 per cent, four years old. 



Q : — You claim vitality in their milk ? 



A : — Very large, strong, vigorous animals have more vitality 

 in their milk. 



Q: — What does Gurler get for his milk? 



A : — Twelve cents a quart. 



Q : — Holstein milk ? 



A : — Yes sir, mostly Holstein milk. His milk is standard- 

 ized to 4 per cent, but gave some trouble, had to take off a little 

 cream to get back to 4 per cent. If we have Holstein cows and 

 testing 3.5 they are worth holding. It is a pretty good animal. 

 Holsteins, 50 pounds 3 per cent milk, you know what that means, 

 1^4 pounds of butter. In the St. Louis test it showed. Three 

 men limited to set amount of capital put in Holsteins. We 

 didn't have any millions to back Holsteins. 



Q : — The Jerseys were sent down a year ahead and were 

 acclimated ? 



A : — Yes, I know that. 



By the President : — Just a minute ; one at a time. 



O : — Didn't the Jerseys people build a silo and have it filled 

 on the grounds at the world's fair ? 



A : — I understood so. 



Q : — The Holsteins had to buy the silage the Jersey fellows 

 threw away, and the Holstein beat a Jersey on the ground. 



Mr. Janes : — While this question is on in regard to Hol- 

 steins and Jerseys being put in the St. Louis test, we have heard 

 all kinds of tests in regard to comparative merits. The Brown 

 Swiss are quoted along with them. I understand the Brown 

 Swiss in that test were all taken from one herd, and from only 

 an ordinary farm. The farmer was no professional, didn't 

 know anything about the feed, and he took what feed was handed 

 to him. It was one man doing the wdiole business. They have 

 stood on their merits. 



Mr. Austin : — Isn't it a fact a great many of the millionaires 

 keep Jerseys • for a plaything and spend money on them at 



