DAIRY COW COMPETITION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 928, 22 September 1910, Page 8

DAIRY COW COMPETITION.

.; ' FIGURES. "' The'"dairy cow. .competition, which/was instituted by the Wisconsin Agricultural College'last fall, is; (says the'"Breeders' 'Gazette").".': proving extremely' popular among., the ' dairymen and farmers ;of that,' State. . The competition was started /with', the idea of stimulating an interest: in the testing of dairy herds, and it is .expected: to do,iniicli in the way of raising the standard of dairy cattle in Wisconsin; • Some very remarkable records have Ijeeiiniatlesofa'r, ahditheVpublication of the monthly,' results is - looked for with keen interest.-,'i . i .';•"'';':• ■■;'■' '/■ /The' number 'of '.'cows'' entered' in tho coiiipetition'for- the entire month of June .was : S64,.'C'tlieir ; -'average■' '.production being 1060.9 pounds of,,milk and ,45.'4 pounds of; butter-fat; - One hundred and two . cow's produced.' over. fifty - pounds :of butter-fat or more, ;or- were credited with ■this/ production/ ■ arid .''ten' cows produced over .65 .pounds of., butter-fat, equivalent: to-over : 2i pounds 'commercial, butter for every day. of the month. The - record cow for tho . month .was eight-year-old Dinah: Johanna- Abbekerlc 2nd, owned by B;F;'Wincklei-; ■--Tliis cow'produced 2610.1 pounds of, milk, 310.9 pounds total, solids; arid'B3.s23' pounds'-/' butter-fat■/■ (average per cent /solids;: 11.91;. fat,' 3.20 per-cent). ',: '■ The ■ award, of' prizes.' offered,.' the value' of. which-will, aggregate nearly : 5000 : dollars .in. cash and.special" prizes,, will be madei.onlthe'lbasis'of jyearly,.records. ' '-.'..