Show prat p ra V K rv SHORTHORN DAIRY SHOW ilie 1110 v shorthorn kitler association Is IMI alle at circular ro tile shorthorn Dic Ci ceders eilers of america mr 11 II 11 II blinds of stanton Ilic chis bIs hereby appointed commissioner coin missioner of the fiss is for tile the purpose of securing the nece necessary cows for tho the breed competition at the lairy dairy school of the lie columbian exposition exposit ioa ul all cartiea owning registered shorthorns Shor Short thorns borns and having in ill their herds animals possessing poi merit as I 1 nie ai e hereby requested to immediately report the alie same to sir mr hinds at stanton midi he v ill ad vise with you about the condi conditions tiong and if deemed of sufficient importance is authorized to visit your herds to inspect the cattle it is hardly necessary to repeat that in order to mal mako 0 o this a success the association in must list have lavotha the entire co ort opt ration of shorthorn breeders bleeders bre eders anol and we ive would especially urge upon them tile importance of embracing this opportunity of exhibiting to the world the elkira qualities of shorthorns Shor thorns it is desired that this exhibit be a popular one and that representatives of ilif different ferent herds throughout the country may enter this competition and with that in view it ia b hoped that breeders bleeders bre eders in general will nt at once commence testing some bome of their most promising cows in ili this test a 1 general note of the pounds of milk as well as the amount of butter produced should be taken account of as it is well understood that but few bleeders breeders bre eders have the facilities for obtaining the best po possible results res buhs uhs from the test by the churn alone these animals should be placed on liberal rations as the grass alone treatment will hardly do jiL justice stice to tile test to better enable yort yon to judge of what will be required of shorthorns Shor thorns ent entering cring this test we will give a short abstract from the rules the school will bo be in operation during till the contilo time of tho exposi exposition tiou during which there will bo be a number of tests testa under tinder varo var ing ug e conditions editions dit ions so 60 far its as the rieth methods of brin handling dilag tl abo milk anil cream ald the of 0 determining ter mining tho lie anarda are concerned one period ol of the iho will bo be devoted to illustrating trat irig tho the methods of handling milk and cream another period to making cheese there is will ill bo be a I 1 brood breed test for three months under such buch uniform methods of handling bandli tig milk rod ream cream us may bo be agreed to by thu the benta tives of tile tho various breeds breed all cows entered must be on the ground not later than may 1 IM and must participate la in all tho the above tests find and should bo be bred so 60 as to reduce produce previous 4 to that time the edalio product of the dairy school will ill become tho the property of the worlds columbian exposition but this association mill furnish aco free of to tho the ow ON der transportation all stable haip necessary for iho be proper care A and handling of their cattle and tho the help necessary to muk mill same the exposition will fur kiili alib it a liberal supply of water rater and food commonly fed to dairy cattle all cattieu w ill bo be weighed immediately upon arrival at tho the grounds and P rt A certain designated fed periods thereafter and these weights w ill 11 be considered in making the final awards an accurate account will bo kept e of the kind and quality of food given el fen to each caci L breed willed a bw mill w ill be cliar charged fred up against such breed at prices to lo bo be des designated by tho the chief of the department of agriculture culture and uit till increase law eiert of ein cn imal as well aa a all dairy products proa produced will vill bland to tho the credit of each breed thoro there will bo be a committee on oil tests who ho r w ill cco that all tests are properly and fairly made all cows v w ul ill lie bo milked in the presence of some member of the commit committe te ont on teats ol 01 or other parsons authorized by tho the coment committee it ce to bs pres present milk from each cadi cow will bo be A as aa soon m 1 draw n and record kept bert of tho the w eight A fl eigher sample it ill then bo be taken aud and the a amount ll 11 t of butter lhutter f ft t iu in same determined by s some amoo improved i and rapid ine method the milk from cows coil a of the same earno breed shall then be mixed and it a weighed sample of tho the mixed milk bo bc taken and tile the butter fat determined as above abort tho rho mixed milk will then bo be do de to tho the superintendent of the iho dairy school no forel foreign gri substance except snit salt water or fee shall bo be put in the milk or butter during tho the tests testa of cit thi III eo mouths months and one month liobis iho basis upon aich milk and butterly but butter will ho be tested tei m ill be SO per cent butter fat which well u 11 I 1 in all crises bo be del by some approved and correct method illo iho committee on oil tests testa will make 1 n daily comparison of tile the pounds pound of butter and cheese actually obtained from each breed and tile amount aiom tho test based upon 80 per cent of butter fat all cattle entered mut must compete in all the tests except the westfor test for oung lii da AWARDS lathe la the three mouth month test awards will be based upon the 1 alao of abc products so obtained bt it ined after di dt ducting tho the cost it if the food consumed and allo allowing iOng tor for the iho increate in creati e or of live vc lehtin in accod batice is with ith a scalo scale pro bided by the chief of the of agriculture thu sv sit ards arda in this test will be as follows a for the best individual cow ui in each breed compiling b the bo best individual cow in any alreed comac thia ic for the best lord herd of five cows cow in each breba competing d for the best berd or of five cov cors s in any breed co ilor II I 1 or the best herd in lathe the cheeses at the award n ill befort be tor ho bertherd best herd competing comi compi itina ting I 1 in a the one month test awards will bo be based upon tile the butter obtained calculated upon the basil of W per ent cent butterfat butter lat for one day six BIX days and tent sevell daas and will ill lie be for individual cows und aud herds as above 0 ill bo be a of 3 oung herds upon tho the same condia tons as tile tho glubt test mentioned above cow cob participating bo 10 three 3 cara old and cannot be ghow n earlier carlier I 1 hau sept 15 hija 18 3 tho the award will bo be to tile the best herd competing As the season is already far advanced it is hoped that no breeder will put oil till tomorrow the preparations for enter ina in this contest the shorthorn possesses too great merit to bo be left out of it and this association is deter determined M i lie d to el do Q all it can to afford d th the 0 V various agiou 3 L bleeders breeders bre r e e eders a er S of the country the opportunity to win tor for the me brecel the dairy honors which it undoubtedly deserves COBE cobb president J H pickrell 11 secretary |