lo Nov., 191X.] 



Red Polls as Milkers. 



779 



justify the hope that, with reasonable care in selection, the breed will 

 quickly become recognized as second to- none for all-round dairying 

 purposes. 



The weights of the milk yielded daily were taken, and the monthly 

 fat test made by the Dairy Overseer, Mr. E. Steer, who has taken a 

 great interest in the herd, and handled it successfully from the beginning. 

 It will be noted that seven of the cows milked 283 days. This is due 

 to the fact that thev calved within a few days of each other. The 

 records started from the ist September, 1910, and finished on the loth 

 June, T911. 



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Consequent on the VVhitlield farm having jjet-n sold, the herd has been 

 transferred to the Department's Heet and Dairy Farm at Boisdale. Gipps- 

 land, where the bulls will bt- available to settlers on the neighbouring 

 beet farms. 



Yields and Returns of thk Wmit! iki.d Kx!m;kimi:ntai. Fai m Hkkd. 

 (From 1st Si-rTK.MisKK. lilio, to IOth .hNK, 1!UI.) 



