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besides being reserve 

 champion at the Royal 

 Show for two years in 

 succession. Her 



(laughter, " Gratious of 

 Roxburgh." is also a 

 very hea\y milker. She 

 has won several first 

 prizes for best Ayrshire 

 cow and best dairy cow. 

 The Messrs. Douglas 

 find it a hard matter to 

 dry off some of the cows. 

 They believe in giving 

 each 8 weeks' spell be- 

 fore freshening. Their 

 experience goes to prove 

 that, where cows are fed 

 heavily throughout the 

 sea.son, a prolonged ab- 

 sence from the cowshed 

 is unnecessary. The 



mo.st striking character- 

 istics of the pure bred 

 in this herd are their 

 colour and general con- 

 formation. About 20 

 heifers from the best 

 cows are raised each year 

 to replace culls from the 

 ranks of the milkers. 

 The principles which 

 govern breeding for dairy 

 ])urposes, more than tho.se 

 for the show ring, are 

 studied. The balance of 

 the heifers is eagerly 

 sought after by dairymen 

 and other breeders. 



Farm Buildings. 

 The milking shed, 

 which contains 60 stalls, 

 has been built with a 

 \iew to convenience and 

 comfort for both cows 

 and milkers. There is 

 ample provision made for 

 light, ventilation. and 

 sanitary requirements. 



Every 6 months the shed 

 is lime-washed and the 

 posts tarred for about 3 

 feet. The yard is pitched 

 with bluestone and those 



