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Journal of Agriculture. 



[lo July, 1909. 



District butters showtd 85.43 per cent, tat and casein; North-Eastern, 

 84.54 per cent. ; Gippsland, 84.14 per cent. ; and City factories, 84.51 per 

 cent. The total number of boxes blocked during the season was 1,476, or 

 0.54 per cent, as compared with 0.15 j)er cent, last vear. 



Quality. 

 It is unfortunate that a falling off in quality as well as quantity has to- 

 be recorded. The following table exhibits a comparison between this and' 

 the three preceding seasons: — 



TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OP BOXES SCORING VARIOUS POINTS AND 



PERCENTAGES, SEASONS 1905-6, 1906-7, 1907-8, and 1908-9. 



