514 



Journa\^Qf-AgrJ!cidtuxB,,yictoria. [10 Sept. 



1918. 



cow), or an increase of^7*lbs,fof-buttep-fiat per cow. In 1912-13 season 

 Mr. Read's herd averaged 498 gallons of milk, while for tlie 1917-18 

 season the twenty-t|;ree cows, ajid heifers gave an ,av,erageof 622 gallons 

 — an increase ,pf;, 1^4. g^*llofts;per cow., The lowest* recprd for the year is 

 that of Holly, W first calf heifer, wKose yield was 277 lbs. of fat. The 

 increased results are partly due to better methods of feeding and manage- 

 ment, and it is by keeping the records of milk and ascertaining its 

 butter-fat value that Mr. Read was able to prove that his herd would 

 more than pay for liberal feeding. . , ' 



We often hear the complaint that co\Vs on coinparatively poor land 

 cannot be expected to thrive as well as those on rich pastures, yet Mr. 

 Read's farm is in light country, and his is the only herd in the district 



Year. 



1915 

 1916 

 1917 



Mr. C. Gordon Lyon's ' 



Milk. Test. 



lbs. % 



8,361 4 -59 



7,400 4 -62 



.. 10,434 4-67 



Velveteen. ' ' 



Butter Fat. 



lbs. 



383-98 



341-68 



487-73 



Last day of test, 

 lbs. 

 23 

 16 



27 



on that class of land, the land there being chiefly devoted to the growing 

 of wheat and the grazing of sheep. Throughout the season the cows are 

 fed in the bails at milking time on a mixture of concentrates, and care 

 is taken to see that milking takes place at regular hours. No chaff is 

 given. The amount of feed varies according to the quantity of milk 

 being produced and the condition of the cows. Heifers about to calve 

 are also fed in the bails. 



This year the leading cow in Mr. Read's herd is Trefoil on her second 

 calf, and her record is 426 lbs. of butter-fat. Last year, as a 

 heifer, she produced 326 lbs. of fat. Nightshade, which headed the 

 herd list in 1916, is third this year with 418 lbs. Lucerne, a first- 

 calf heifer and full sister to Trefoil, made 305 lbs. of fat this year. 



