8 Oct., 1907.] 



Ro val AgricuUiiral Shoiv. 



581 



2lbs. 120ZS. butter for 24 hours — from 45 lbs. milk, 44 ozs. butter were 

 obtained. 



Milking Shorthorns claimed a good deal of attention, and to those 

 breeders who like two strings to their bow, they have much to commend 

 them, but at the same time their value to the dairy farmer is a moot 

 point. The aim of the dairy farmer is, or should be, milk production, and 

 consequently only reliable milk producers should be bred and kept by 

 him. Whilst it is admitted that practically every herd of Milking Short- 

 horns contains some good milkers, as will be seen by reading the article 

 by Mr. R. T. Archer on page 348 of the June Journal, the small farmer 

 particularly cannot afford to take any risks ; his business is milk production 

 and not beef. 



From a dairyman's puint of view the exhibits were disappointing, show- 

 ing, as they did, too much coarseness and beefy tendency. Chief honours 

 went to Mr. Albert Miller's imported bull " Redvers," and to " Nancy 

 2nd," belonging to Mr. T. Lidgett, of Ballan. "Redvers," 2J years. 



CHAMPION JERSEY COW, " FANCY 14TH. 



is a deep, rich coloured bull with a mellow coat. He lacks some of 

 the chief characteristics of a dairy bull; for instance, his head is steer- 

 like in appearance, whilst the neck and shoulder are coarse and the 

 general conformity of the body too compact, the desired wedge-shaped 

 appearance being absent. 



" Nancy 2nd," 8 years old, is a rich strawberry roan, and has a 

 full open eye, and a mellow skin with soft hair. She has the char- 

 acteristic Shorthorn head, and a beautiful deep body, but has the same 

 drawbacks as the bull, being too beefy and coarse in the neck and 

 shoulder. 



The Holsteins were few in number, and, with one exception, were 

 exhibited by Mr. David Mitchell, of "Cave Hill," Lilydale. Amongst 

 the Dairy Cattle were some good specimens, but none of sufficient class to 

 out-distance the thoroughbreds in the " best dairy cow " contest. 



