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lbs. milk and 509 lbs. butter fat. " Mongolia," an ideal tyjDe of dual- 

 purpose cow, has topped tbe 1,000-gallon mark, making 459 lbs. of fat. 

 " Cutty," of whom big things are expected, has crept up to third place 

 on her second calf, Avith 9,849 lbs. of milk and 461 lbs. fat; and during 

 her current lactation period, has made up to 3 lbs. of butter per day. 

 " Santa Clara," ex " Cuba," bids fair to eclipse her dam's best record by 

 yielding 10,182 lbs. milk, which gave a test of 4.64, and yielded 473 lbs. 

 of fat, on her second calf. 



The past season saw the completion of the yields from twenty-one 

 heifers, having the splendid average of 7,384 lbs. of milk, testing 4.31 

 per cent., and yielding 319 lbs. fat (364 lbs. commercial butter). The 

 true test of successful stock breeding is for the owner to produce stock 

 superior to his original purchases. If the records just mentioned may 

 be taken as a guide, the Department of Agriculture is deserving of credit 

 for success in this respect. The first ten heifers have the wonderful 

 average of 8,698 lbs. of milk, and 376 lbs. of fat. ''Morocco," by 

 "Ganymede," yielded 10,401 lbs. of milk and 390 lbs. of fat in 365 

 days, being nearly 3 gallons a day all the year round. " Latakia," a 

 " Nicotine " heifer ex " Turka," was a week over three years old 

 when she dropped her first calf, and is consequently mentioned in the 

 cow class. Her position of seventh, with 9,026 lbs. milk, 4.85 test, 

 436 lbs. fat, is an excellent performance, and besides her splendid 

 record, she possesses beauty of form. 



When the tables of our most successful dairy sires (all breeds in- 

 cluded) are written, the name of " Xicotine," the Red Poll sire at the 

 Werribee Research Farm, will occupy a prominent place. His four- 

 teen heifers, which came into profit this year, have the fine average of 

 7,361 lbs. milk, 4.33 test, 320 lbs. fat, and 364 lbs. commercial butter. 



Yields of " T^icoxi^yE '''' Heifers. 

 Season 1017-18. 



The next annual report will probably include heifers by the imported 

 sires " Belligerent " and " Longford Major," the latter being now 84 lbs. 

 over the ton in weight. 



Odd cows have been culled during the year, " Sumatra," who became 

 a non-breeder, selling for £31 in the fat stock market. 



