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years and ten months old, and in nine months gave 9,386 lbs. of milk 

 of 4.5 per cent, test, 410.39 lbs. butter-fat, and 30 lbs. of milk on the 

 last day of the test. The herd of the Department of Agriculture was 

 imported from New Zealand, and should prove a valuable addition 

 to those already in this country. Mr. Syme's Duplicate Posch Maud 

 gave 10,762 lbs. of milk of 3.63 per cent, average test, 390| lbs. fat 

 and 22^ lbs. of milk on the last day ; while Bolobek Belle, on her second 

 calf, gave 10,174 lbs. milk of 3.77 test, 384^ lbs. fat, and 29^ lbs. milk 

 on the last day. Another first-calf heifer gave 9,055 lbs. of milk of 

 3.52 per cent, test, 319^ lbs, fat, and 21 lbs. milk on the last day of the 

 test. Though the Friesian cattle generally have a low test, it will 



Mr. W. Woodmason's "Jessie's Progress.'' 



1914 

 1915 

 1917 



be noticed that the average of Mr. Jones' May (^ueen was 4.5. There 

 is no reason why the average test of this breed should not be consider- 

 ably improved by judicious selection and breeding. 



Several herds of iVyrshire were included in the test just completed, 

 but many of the leading breeders still neglect to avail themselves 

 of the opportunity to prove the worth of this handsome breed of cattle. 

 Mr. "W". Greaves' " Warrook " herd bids fair to improve the reputation 

 of the breed, and this year his herd gained an average of 7,575 lbs. 

 of milk and 338 lbs. of butter-fat. 



Milking Shorthorns are again represented in Mr. Atkinson's herd. 

 This is a breed that has been very much neglected in this country, 

 and in the home of the Milking Shorthorn it is only quite recently 



