PHILADELPHIA, _May 20, 1878_.
“I was present at the examination of Mr. Sharpless’ herd
of Jerseys, made on the 10th of May by the State Guenon
Commission, and having examined the accounts of the herd given
by me, as hereto annexed, with the original entries of those
given by me, and also the accounts of the commission, with
the original written opinions, do certify that the annexed
are faithful transcripts of the records made by each party at
separate times, and that the statements were unknown to each
other.
E. J. DURNALL,
_Herdsman for Samuel J. Sharpless_.”
LENAPE FARM, _May 20, 1878_.
The Commission at Strode’s Farm.
The members of the Guenon Commission visited the dairy farm of Marshall
Strode & Son, who have a large butter factory, and are celebrated for
their first-class butter, and they examined seventeen head of grade dairy
stock, and according to the testimony of Mr. Strode, who accompanied them
in their examination, were successful in judging according to the Guenon
system, fifteen cows out of seventeen examined. Viewed May 10.
Present, Messrs. Harvey, Blight, Hazard, and Edge.
“Having been present when the members of the Guenon Commission
examined seventeen of our herd, and having witnessed the
accuracy with which they determined the quality of the stock
inspected, we bear testimony to the fact that their judgment
was correct, according to our experience with the cows, in
fifteen cases out of seventeen, and even in these two they were
partially successful. And we are more confirmed in our previous
belief in the value of the system, as we never buy a cow for a
good one that is not well marked. We run a dairy of seventy-one
cows.
Yours truly,