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All over the Northwest the agricultural colleges and the railroad demonstration
trains have made a fight to eliminate the scrubby cow. They have preached argu­
ments of economy and of revenue. Here, for example, is a living proof of the value in
dollars and cents of a well-bred dairy cow. Lady Dolly Gray, a second prize win­
ner at the Union Stock Yards show and a first prize winner over all Northwestern ex­
hibits, is an imported Guernsey. Her milk tests seven per cent butter fat and she is
now yielding 28 pounds of milk a day. As added proof, if additional proof be neces­
sary, her yield is sold as “certified milk” and brings a much higher price per quart
than that of the average cow kept for dairy purposes. The Lady Dolly Grays of the
Northwest are increasing in number, and the day is not far off when they will form a
majority of the dairy stock.