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Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [lo Aug., 191 i. 



One of their distinctive characteristics is the nicely shaped udder, with 

 well-pLiced teats of good size and colour; and they are generally found to 

 carry the broad, well-defined escutcheon that js indicative of heavy and 

 continuous milking qualities. Many instances are recorded of cows of 

 this breed giving up to 20 quarts of milk daily, and making up to 400 

 lbs. of butter yearly. In England, in 1896, one cow was credited with 

 giving over her own live weight in milk in 17 days. 



Within the past year several cows of this breed in Victoria have had 

 their milk yields recorded ; and they have shown that the Dexter Kerry 

 must prove a valuable addition to the dairy stock of this State. The 

 cow " Waterlily," whose picture is reproduced on this page, has given 

 714 gallons of milk of 4.2 test in 9 months, and is still yielding 7 quarts 

 ix-r day. A heifer (" Shiela "). now only 30 months old, has yielded 458 

 gallons of 5.: test milk in 9 months, and a 5-year-old cow, " Killow,"- 



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By •■ Wateiville Puufii "' (iuii>.j ex. •■ 3Ii>s Haiu " by "Ham" (imp.) 



has reached 410 gallons in six months. Such records would be very credit- 

 able indeed in a high class herd of any milking breed, and, coupled with 

 their low cost to keep, demonstrate the claim of the Dexters to the soubriquet 

 of the " Closer Settlement cow." 



The executors of the late D. Syme still have some very good Dexter 

 Kerry stock at Mordialloc. Also, during the past year, two other studs 

 of this breed have been established in Victoria, viz., those of Mr. J. Weldon 

 Power, at Hor.sham, and Dr. S. S. Cameron, at Hawthorn. These have 

 lately been added to by further importations from New South Wales, and 

 Mr. C. K. Harrison, of Sale, has also introduced the nucleus of a herd 

 from the same State. 



It is only their being practically an unknown breed here that has kept 

 the sterling qualities of the Dexter Kerry cattle from becoming more widely 

 recognised in Victoria ; but now that a forward move has been made tf' 

 spread the breed, and competition at shows among the several breeders 

 :may be anticipated, these useful stock should soon become popular. 



