Vol. LXIII, No. 2829. 
NEW YORK, APRIL 16, 1904. 
*1 PER YEAR. 
A NEW BUTTER CHAMPION. 
A HOLSTEIN COW WELL BRED AND BUTTERED. 
Remarkable Performance in New Jersey. 
Long years of care and selection have produced on 
the Netherland coast a breed of hardy cattle whose 
offspring have been found capable of adapting them¬ 
selves to a great variety of conditions They have 
been crossed on native cattle throughout the greater 
part of Europe, and recent as is their history in 
America, they have already occupied a prominent 
position in the development of its dairy industries. It 
is scarcely 50 years since the Holstein-Friesian cattle 
were imported into the United States in numbers 
greater than one or two, yet their number has grown 
into thousands, they have spread from the Atlantic to 
the Pacific, and have evoked the admiration of many 
a dairyman. Much of the success of the breed both in 
the United States and in Canada is due to the clear¬ 
sighted policy of individual breeders and of the asso¬ 
ciation of breeders known as the Holstein-Friesian 
Association. They were not long in realizing that the 
value of a dairy cow is measured not 
alone by the quantity of milk that she 
produces, but also by its quality. They 
early recognized the immense value of 
the Babcock test in the development of 
butter strains in the Holstein breed; and 
having recognized its value, they devised 
a plan which has led to a very extensivo 
use of it by the breeders of Holstein- 
Friesian cattle. 
In 1894 the Association voted to estab¬ 
lish prizes as awards tor officially authen¬ 
ticated records by cows of this breed. The 
prizes were to be awarded to the owners 
of cows making the highest records of 
butter production in seven consecutive 
days, and each record was to be valid 
only when supervised by a representative 
of an experiment station, who was to be 
present at each milking, to weigh the 
milk, and to test a representative sample 
of it by the Babcock machine. The re¬ 
sults of this decision have been of the ut¬ 
most moment to the breed. Starting with 
35 competing animals in 1894, the list has 
been increasing at an averaging rate. In 
1895 there were tested GO cows and heif¬ 
ers, in 1898 there were tested 200 cows 
and heifers, in 1900 300 animals, and in 
1902-1903 604 animals were tested. It is 
as interesting to note how old records 
were broken and new records established in the course 
of time. The first great record for full-aged cows was 
made by the imported cow DeKol 2d, a remarkable 
animal in the history of all breeds. Large of frame, 
and of a rugged constitution, she possessed in a truly 
remarkable degree the power of transmitting her 
characteristics to her offspring. Her descendants 
may be found in almost every State in the Union, and 
to them belongs the honor of counting among them 
the greatest members of the breed. Beginning on 
March 5, 1895, DeKol 2d produced in seven consecu¬ 
tive days 536.75 pounds of milk containing, on the 
average, 3.96 per cent of butter fat, and in all 21.26 
pounds of fat equivalent to 26.58 pounds of 80-per- 
cent butter. This record is the more remarkable in 
view of the fact that she was then almost 11 years 
old. But this record was surpassed about a year later 
by another cow owned by the same breeders Henry 
Stevens & Sons, of Laconia, N. Y. The new cham¬ 
pion was Netherland Hengervehl, who produced in 
seven consecutive days 544% pounds of milk contain¬ 
ing, on the average, 3.92 per cent of butter fat, and 
in all 21.33 pounds of butter fat, equivalent to 26.66 
pounds of 80-per-cent butter. The new record stood 
unassailed until the beginning of 1901. This time it 
was Lilith Pauline DeKol, the famed granddaughter 
of DeKol 2d. The two were born under widely dif¬ 
ferent conditions and in countries far apart, the one 
on the alluvial plains of Holland, the other amid the 
swelling hills of northern New Jersey. The one grew 
up on the rich herbage of the lowlands, the other on 
the sparse pasturage of the Sussex hillsides, and yet 
the granddaughter added to her inheritance and sur¬ 
passed by almost two pounds the record of the older 
cow. Beginning with January 8, 1901, she produced 
in seven consecutive days 653.4 pounds of milk con¬ 
taining, on the average, 3.46 per cent of butter fat, and 
in all 22.59 pounds of butter fat, equivalent to 28 
pounds 3.8 ounces of 80-per-cent butter. This record 
was the more notable since Lilith Pauline DeKol was 
only four years and three months old. And yet great 
as this performance was it was surpassed in the fol¬ 
lowing year by Mercedes Julips Pietertje, owned by 
T. S. Thomson, of White Bear Lake, Minn. At the 
age of six years this cow produced in seven consecu¬ 
tive days 584 pounds of milk containing, on the aver¬ 
age, 4.02 per cent of butter fat, and in all 23.49 pounds 
of fat, equivalent to 29 pounds 5.2 ounces of 80-per¬ 
cent butter. Another year passed, and the laurels 
were wrested from Mercedes Julips Pietertje, by an 
older and greater cow. Sadie Yale Concordia, and the 
championship that had once belonged to the State of 
New York through the performance of DeKol 2d and 
again through that of Netherland Hengervehl, was 
returned to it once more. At the age of 10 years and 
three months Sadie Vale Concordia produced in seven 
consecutive days 694.3 pounds of milk containing 
nearly 3.53 of butter fat, and in all 24.5 pounds of fat, 
equivalent to 30 pounds 10.2 ounces of butter. 
The hopes of the Holstein-Friesian breeders were 
at last realized, and the 30-pound cow had be¬ 
come a reality. 
It seemed as if this wonderful record would stand 
for years, and would be taken as the almost perfect 
standard of comparison, but once again the DeKol 
family claimed the honors that were once theirs, and 
once again the championship was transferred from 
New York to New Jersey. Another granddaughter of 
DeKol 2d, and half sister to Lilith Pauline DeKol, 
Aaggie Cornucopia Pauline, has eclipsed the perform¬ 
ance of her great rival. She produced in seven con¬ 
secutive days 620.95 pounds of milk containing in all 
26.87 pounds of butter fat, equivalent to 33.58 pounds 
of 80-per-cent butter. Such a phenomenal achieve¬ 
ment went beyond the wildest dreams of the breed¬ 
ers of Holstein-Friesian cattle. In accordance with 
the rules of the Association every noted record is 
subject to a retest, and in this case, also, the matter 
was thoroughly investigated. The seven-day test was 
supervised by Lester Williamson, representing the 
New Jersey Experiment Station. A 24-hour retest with 
constant observation of the cow was made by George 
A. Billings of the same station, and finally another 
retest with constant observation of the cow for 48 
hours was made by the writer and Mr. Billings. Both 
retests confirmed the results obtained by Mr. Will¬ 
iamson, and have firmly established the renown of 
Aaggie Cornucopia Pauline as one of the greatest dairy 
cows that ever lived. It should not be supposed, how¬ 
ever, that the new champion jumped suddenly into 
prominence. Her last record is but the fulfillment of 
an earlier promise. At the age of almost three years 
she was tested by H. S. Williams, of Cor¬ 
nell, and produced in seven consecutive 
days 566.4 pounds of milk, containing 
19.56 pounds of butter fat, equivalent to 24 
pounds 7.1 ounces of 80-per-cent butter. 
About a year later she was tested by Mr. 
Van Dyne, of Cornell, and produced in 
seven consecutive days 599.2 pounds of 
milk containing 21.953 pounds of butter 
fat, equivalent to 27 pounds 7.1 ounces 
of 80-per-cent butter. The breeder, II. D. 
Roe, of Augusta, N. J., deserves much 
credit for the skillful handling of the ani¬ 
mal, for great skill and extensive experi¬ 
ence are required in carrying out such a 
test. There is a limit beyond which the 
digestive system of the animal cannot be 
taxed with impunity, and many a prom¬ 
ising test has been spoiled by overfeed¬ 
ing. Taking it all in all, the record of 
Aaggie Cornucopia Pauline reflects great 
credit on the breed, on the DeKol family 
of Holstein-Friesians, on Mr. Roe, and 
last but not least, on the liberal and far¬ 
sighted policy of the Holstein-Friesian 
Association. j. o. lipman. 
N. J. Experiment Station. 
VALUE OF^RUDE PETROLEUM. 
In answer to the inquiry by F. F., Leo¬ 
minster, Mass., page 79, I will say there 
is real merit in the creosote shingle stains, but if he 
does not care for the stain I would recommend him 
to use crude petroleum. This is one of the finest 
wood preservatives that I know, and the cost as I ap¬ 
ply it is nominal. I know a shop or shed roof in 
New Hampshire that was laid with cheap second- 
growth pine shingles more than 30 years ago. A part 
of the roof was then treated with plain kerosene oil, 
just brushed on with a whisk broom. The untreated 
part was practically gone years ago, while the treated 
part was in very good order when I last saw it, about 
four years ago. But I consider crude petroleum su¬ 
perior to kerosene. While I have no roofs covered 
more than two years with shingles treated with 
crude petroleum, I know of quite a number that 
have been so covered for from two to 14 years, and 
the latter is practically as good as new. I buy crude 
petroleum by the barrel (cost 10 or 11 cents per gal¬ 
lon), fill a tub large enough to hold a bunch of 
shingles (bindings uncut) standing on end so the 
petroleum will come up on them about 12 inches. Let 
the bunch stand about 15 minutes, then stand the 
other end in for the same time. I have a wide board 
with one end overhanging the tub, the other end being 
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BUTTER CHAMPION AAGGIE CORNUCOPIA 
PAULINE. Fig. 134. 
