The Commission at Barney’s Farm.
The members of the Guenon commission, visited the farm of John B. Barney,
on the 9th of May, 1878, and examined twelve cows, mostly Grade Durhams,
Grade Jerseys, and farm stock, and they were uniformly successful in
judging of said stock, with some difference of opinion on two of them.
“I was present at the examination of twelve cows of my herd,
and think the committee were so uniformly successful in
judging of the merits of the different cows, with such slight
variations of opinion between us, as to increase my belief in
the Guenon system being of great advantage to the farmers in
selecting stock.
JOHN B. BARNEY.
_Chadd’s Ford, Chester county_.”
_May 16, 1878._
The Commission at Sharpless’ Farm.
The commission visited the fine farm and herd of Jersey cows of Samuel
J. Sharpless, at Street Road station, West Chester railroad, May 10.
Present. Messrs. Harvey, Blight, Hazard, and Thomas J. Edge.
SAM’L J. SHARPLESS’ HERD OF |SAM’L J. SHARPLESS’ HERD AS
JERSEYS, AS REPORTED BY E. J. | REPORTED UPON BY GUENON
DURNALL, HERDSMAN FOR S. J. S.,| COMMISSION OF THE STATE,
MAY 10, 1878. | MAY 10, 1878.
|
_No. 1._—Seven years. |_No. 1._—Curveline cow, second order.
Quantity, about 12 quarts | Quantity, if 14 quarts, doing well.
a day. |
Quality, medium. | Quality, good.
Milks about 10 months. | Will milk ten months out of twelve.
|
_No. 2._—Thirteen years. |_No. 2._—Flanders cow, third order.
Quantity, best. Gives 24 quarts| Quantity, 16 quarts first three
3 months after calving. | months.
Quality, second rate. Has made | Quality, third rate.
11¼ pounds in a week. |
Milks full up to time, except | Dry two months.
when she had twin calves. |
|
_No. 3._—Eleven years. |_No. 3._—Flanders cow, third order.
Quantity, medium. | Quantity, 12 quarts; three months.
Quality, best. | Quality, very good and rich.
Would go to her time. | Dry six weeks.
|
_No. 4._—Eight years. |_No. 4._—Flanders cow, second order.
Quantity, medium. | Quantity, 14 quarts.
Quality, good; makes about 10 | Quality, very fine.
pounds. |
Up to her time. | Well up to her time.
|
_No. 5._—Imported. Eleven years. |_No. 5._—Selvage cow, first order.
Quantity, about 17 to 18 | Quantity, best; about 18 quarts.
quarts a day. |
Quality, best; makes 11 pounds | Quality, no question.
per week. |
Up to her time. | Milks up to her time.
|
_No. 6._—Ten years. |_No. 6._—Flanders cow, first order.
Quantity, second rate. | Superior milker.
Quality, medium. | Quality, second class.
About two months short of her | Milks up to her time; say six weeks.
time. |
|
_No. 7._—Two years old. Had only |_No. 7._—Curveline cow, second order.
first calf. |
Quantity, medium. | Quantity, medium.
Quality, good. | Quality, too young for quality; say
| good.
Not fairly tested for time. | Time, too young for test.
|
_No. 8._—Four years. |_No. 8._—Selvage cow, second order.
Quantity, medium. | Quantity, medium.
Quality, first class. | Quality, good.
Up to calving. | Up to her time; say six weeks.
|
_No. 9._—From Niobe Third. Three |_No. 9._—Flanders cow, second order.
years. |
Quantity, first rate. | Quantity, first class.
Quality, first rate. | Quality, first class.
Up to her time. | Well up to her time.
|
_No. 10._—Imported. Four years. |_No. 10._—Decided to pass her.
Had first calf at Centennial,|
in October, and made in seven|
days, 9 pounds 10 ounces. |
Quantity, about 16 quarts. |
Quality, excellent. |
Up to time. Has been milking |
two years. |
|
_No. 11._—Ten years. |_No. 11._—Horizontal cow.
Quantity, second highest of | Quantity, first-class.
herd; best. |
Quality, second class. Makes | Quality, inferior.
about 10 pounds. |
Full up to her time. | Milk up to eight months.
|
_No. 12._—Four years. |_No. 12._—Flanders cow, third order.
Quantity, second rate. | Quantity, light.
Quality, second rate; about 7 | Quality, third class.
pounds. |
Milks to three months of her | Three months short of her time.
time. |
|
_No. 13._—Six years. |_No. 13._—Flanders cow, number two
| order.
Quantity, number one. | Quantity, second class.
Quality, number one. | Quality, first class.
Full up to time. | Up to her time.
At seven months from calf |
gives 16 quarts. |
|
_No. 14._—Five years. |_No. 14._—Flanders cow, first order.
Quantity, promises fair. | Quantity, good.
Quality, good. | Quality, fair.
| Within a month of her time.
|
_No. 15._—Four years. Of Niobe |_No. 15._—Flanders cow, second order.
stock, the poorest. |
Quantity, third rate; 6 quarts.| Quantity, about 12 quarts.
Quality, good; second rate. | Quality, not very fine.
Up to her time. |
Dropped her calf. |
|
_No. 16._—Quantity, number one. |_No. 16._—Selvage cow, first order.
Quality, number one. | First class every way.
Up to her time. |
|
_No. 17._—First calf. |_No. 17._—Flanders cow, second order.
Quantity, number one. | Quantity and quality, fair.
Quality, number one. |
The commission and Mr. Durnall agree as to the best cow, selected from
the first six on this list—on the one side by the marks, and on the other
from his knowledge.
“Having compared the annexed account of the qualities of
the seventeen cows of my herd, examined by the State Guenon
Commission, with the originals of the accounts as given by both
parties at separate times, and taken down upon the spot, I
believe it to be a true and faithful transcript of the original
record of the examination.