Dairy Cow Covipetitions. 



449 



Port Fairy Regulations. 



The Fort Fairy Agricultural Society were the pioneers in this 

 country of the modern sj^stem of testing cows in show competitions, 

 and the following are their regulations : — 



4 " Exhibitors when entering, must furnish on their Entry form, age, date, when 



" calved, and brand of cow. 



" Cows to be exhibited in the show grounds, on the 15th October, 1903, but 

 " the milking will be done at the home of the owners on the 6th and 7th October, in 

 "the presence of Stewards appointed by the Society, who will take charge of 

 "the milk to be tested, and who will also attend to see cows properly stripped on 

 " the morning of the 6th October. 



"The milk will be weighed and sampled at the evening milking, on the 6th 

 "and morning of the 7th October, and tested with the Babcock Tester. 



"One point will be allowed for each pound weight of milk; ten points for 

 " each percentage of butter fat ; one point for every ten days over the first 28 days, 

 " and up to 128 days after calving. 



" Exhibitors, if called upon, must make a declaration, giving the correct date 

 " on which the cows calved. 



" Exhibitors will provide their own buckets for milking. 



" Special Note. — Entries for all Test Prizes to be in the hands of the 

 " Secretary not later than Thursday, ist October, 1903, at 3 o'clock p.m." 



This is a very good system^ and the clause providing for a declara- 

 tion to be given as to correct date of calving should be a sufficient 

 safeguard against fraud. 



(Some cows are very persistent milkers, and when well fed, will 

 milk, if allowed, right up to calving again. These are more profitable 

 than cows which give a big return for a few months, and then dry off, 

 and by giving points, for the length of time after calving, they have 

 a legitimate chance in a competition. 



The following is a copy of the card to be exhibited on the pen of 

 the cow on the day of the show. 



PORT FAIRY AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. 

 Entry No 10 Fed on ordinary pasture 



Test Cow 



Owner, Mr. J. C. Ritchie. 

 Breed —Shorthorn. Age g years. Days Calved, 91 days. 



British Dairy Farmers' Association- 



The scale of .points allowed by the Association is as follows : — 



One point for each 10 days since calving, deducting the first 20 

 days, and with a maximum of 18. 



