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again demonstrates, especially when considered with Mr. Knight's win- 

 ning herd, that the North-eastern District is valuable, under good 

 management, as a dairy district, and confutes the statement so often 

 made that good returns cannot be obtained on poor country. Attention 

 may be directed to some aspects of treatment common to all the leading 

 herds. They are all quietly handled, milked in a regular manner, with- 

 out leg ropes, and fed an average of 8 lbs. of concentrates per day. 



In the winning herd rugging is not general, only particular cows 

 being rugged. The mild climate of the north-east does not make it so 

 necessary as in the colder parts, though at Mr. Read's rugging is 

 generally practie-ed. The herds considered so far are all Jerseys. Next 

 in order comes the " Solobek " Friesian herd of Mr. O. J. Syme. 



Mr. O J. Syme's " Bolobek Dolly Gray." 



(Born 13.8.14.) 

 Season. Milk in lbs. Test. Butter Fat in lbs. 



1918-19 



11,367 



% 



Four herds of this breed are now under test, and 23 cows have gained 

 their certificates. Mr. Syme's is the only one, however, in which more 

 than ten cows completed. 



7 mature cows gave an average of ... 347.9 lbs. of butter fat. 



4 second calf cows gave an average of 365.06 lbs. of butter fat. 



3 heifers gave an average of ... 328.7 lbs. of butter fat. 



The leading mature cow is Bolobek Belle. Her return was 391 lbs. 

 of fat, as against 384 lbs. the previous year. This was obtained from 

 10,747 lbs. of milk. The return is exceeded by three other younger 

 cows. Bolobek Dolly Grey and Bolobek May, m the second-calf cow 

 class, gave respectively 419 and 392 lbs. of fat, the former from 11,367 

 lbs. of milk, and the latter from 10,548 lbs. One other cow in the 

 herd gave over 1,000 gallons, viz.. Princess Ena, whose yield was 

 10,449 lbs. milk and 384 lbs. of fat. In Bolobek Aaggie, on her first 

 calf, which gave 9,583 lbs. of milk, and 417 lbs. of fat, with 22| lbs. 

 of milk on the last day, Mr. Syme has a splendid representative. 



