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that a Herd Book has been formed. The results from the " Darba- 

 lara" herd in New South Wales show what this breed can do when 

 bred and managed on sound lines. Melba VII. of Darbalara produced 

 over 1,000 lbs. of butter in twelve months. Mr. Atkinson has a Darba- 

 lara bull at the head of his herd, and good records from this herd may 

 be looked for in the future. 



Some of the beneficial results of the operation of the Standard 

 Herd Test are well illustrated in the experience of Mr. A. W. Jones, 

 St. Albans. When he started his herd he attended clearing sales 

 of pure Jerseys in South Australia. Mr. Jones showed the writer his 

 marked catalogues, and the prices ranged from five to twenty-five 

 guineas. The herd was submitted to the scales and Babcock test, and 



Year. 



1917 (first calf) 



Mr. W. C. Greaves' " Letty of Warrook." 



Milk. Test. 



lbs. % 



5,343 



5-21 



Butter Fat. 



lbs. 



278 -47 



Last day of test. 

 lbs. 

 20 



the result showed that Mr. Jones had become possessed of some very 

 valuable cattle. The following year he returned to South Australia 

 to purchase more of the same strains, but he found that the fame of 

 his cows had preceded him, and that dairymen there appreciated their 

 value as well. Consequently Mr. Jones could not buy for less than 

 fifty guineas. He purchased all the cattle of the " Lady Grey " 

 strain, but one owned by Mr. Peter Wood. This one Mr. Wood 

 would not sell at any price. It is safe to say that the herd test has 

 increased the value of Jersey cattle from 50 per cent, to 100 per cent. 



Mr. Edward Hayes, of Archie's Creek, informed an officer of the 

 Department of Agriculture that the entry of his herd in the Standard 

 Herd Test meant a gain to him of fully £100, chiefly from the advice 



