Dairy Goiv Competitions. 



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DAIRY COW COMPETITIONS. 



By B.. T. Archer. 

 Results at Camperdown Show- 



A study of the accompaiiyiDg table should prove of considerable 



interest to' dairymen. The competitors i)rove to be a particularly fine 



lot of cattle, it would be still more interesting if the breed of the 



animal were given. The cow placed 1st this year was ord last year. 



It will be noticed that the cow giving the greatest quantity of milk, 



viz. : 59 lbs., No. 2, " Zona," exhibited by Mr. W. A. Taylor, is 19th 



on the list, with a test of 2"4 in the morning, and 3'2 in the evening, 



and her estimated weekly return works out at 12"6Glbs. of butter as 



the quantity to some extent makes up for the low test. It would be 



interesting to test her milk for, say three days in succession, as it is 



well-known the test of an individual cow sometimes varies from day 



to day, as is shown in the following instance of a cow, which I 



sampled myself : — 



Fairy— October 31st, Morning, 25^ lbs. test, 4 0; night, 20 lbs. test, 48 



November 1st, ,, 20'^ ,, ,, 2-8; ,, 20,, .,4 8 



2nd, ,, 20 ,, ,, 3.0; ,, 20 „ ,, 3.6 



The system of taking the sample is a distinct advance on that 

 practised formerly when the cows had to be brought to the showground 

 to be milked, and as many of the best milking cows are the most sensitive 



