458 



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[ii July, 191c, 



On the further end of the milking- 

 shed, and across another passage way,. 

 is tSe can room and wasli-up place, 

 and adjoining it is the cooling room. 

 The water for the cooler is piped from 

 a spring in the valley above the 

 steading, the pipes being laid under- 

 grtjund to maintain the low tempera- 

 ture. The same source provides a suf- 

 ficiencv for the stock, as well as all 

 other requirements at the .shed and 

 dairy. Outside the cooling room door 

 the hillside position allows of the 

 cans being loaded from the platform 

 without any lifting, w^hile below the 

 shedding are the calf pens and pad- 

 dock in a nicely sheltered position. 

 The stock are kept in good condition ; 

 "■•■ roads, fences, and gates are in- 

 ^'")d repair; and the place is being 

 still further improved — the extension 

 of the present milking shed is set 

 flown for early attention. 



As showing the progress made here 

 by careful dairy farm methods, the- 

 milk yields for the past few season.s- 

 are interesting. From ist July. 1906. 

 to end of June. 1907. the total herd 

 of 28 cows averaged 580 gallons of 

 milk each. In the year 1907-8 the 

 same number of cows averaged 588- 

 gallons per head. During 1908-9 the 

 herd was increased to 30 cows, and 

 they averaged 601 gallons each. 

 There are now 32 cows on the farm,. 

 and for the nine months ending in 

 March of this year, they had given; 

 an average of 476 gallons per head, 

 which is equal to 625 gallons per cow 

 for the full year, and there is every 

 possibility of this being exceeded. 



It should be mentioned that thi.s 

 farm was the winner of the dairy f arnv 

 competition held last year by the Lily- 

 dale Agricultural Society. However,^ 

 the above figures .speak for themselves. 

 They will demonstrate to some people- 

 what they are losing by indifferent 

 management ; and they will show 

 those who are improving their herds 

 what they may expect. 



Most men would change their seed 

 or fertilizer if they did not get good' 

 crops ; they would not keep a sow 

 thai had rroly four or five young at a. 



