668 



Agricultural Journal of Victoria. 



Moisture Content of Butters— Season 1903-4. 



Average percentage of moisture, 1300. 



In the above list there are : — 

 2 between 9 % and 10 % 



18 

 6 

 12 

 16 

 11 

 11 



10 

 11 

 12 

 18 

 14 

 15 



11 

 12 

 18 

 14 

 15 

 16 



2-85 % of the number analysed 

 18-57 



7-14 

 17-14 

 22 85 

 15-71 

 15-71 



— R. Crowe. 



Government Grading of Butter- 



The Sydney Morning Herald's representative in London has been 

 instituting inquiries there as to the effect of Government grading, 

 and sums up the evidence fairly in the following article : — " In the 

 course of my visits to butter agents and dealers this season I have 

 taken the opportunity to sound them respecting their ideas of Govern- 

 ment inspection and grading in New Zealand and Victoria. Of 

 course, I have gone solely on the line, Has this system any effect on 

 this side in getting higher values for butter which has been sub- 

 mitted to such treatment, and in promoting its more ready and 



