10 Sept., 1919.J 



Stoyndard Herd Test. 



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Tho annual champion cow for this year is found in Tiddlewinks II. 

 of Holmwood, a Jersoy owned by Mr. S. Rowe, of Mount Eccles. * She 

 gave the handsome yield of 10,850 lbs. of milk, with an average test o. 

 5.32 and 576.9 lbs. of fat in 273 days, and, on the last day of the term, 

 29 lbs. of milk. She thus stands out as one of the heaviest producers of 

 this breed. The record was established amongst some of the most broken 

 country in South Gippsland, but Mr. Rowe realizes that wandering 

 over such country is not conducive to high yields, so that most of the 

 cows are kept in a small paddock, and the energy which would be wasted 

 in climbing hills is utilized for milk production. It would be necessary 

 to milk three and a half of the average Victorian cows in order to obtain 

 a return similar to that of Tiddlewinks II. What a saving of labour 

 it would be to give the feed of the three and a half to one good cow, 

 and what time now uselessly spent would be available for cultivation. 



Mr. S. 



Season. 



THE YEAR'S CHAMPION. 



Rowe's "Tiddlewinks II. of Holrnvrood." 



Milk in lbs. 

 . 10,850 



Test. 



/o 

 5-32 



Butter Fat in lbs. 

 576-91 



The Reserve Annual Champion Prize was won by Mercedes' Noble 

 Queen, owned by Mr. C. D. Lloyd. Her return was 545 lbs. of fat 

 from 8,952 lbs. of milk. She has shown herself a consistent yielder, for 

 she won the premier position in 1917 with 522 lbs. of fat. 



Jessie VI. of Melrose, already referred to, is third in order of merit, 

 being only 4 lbs. of fat behind Mercedes' Noble Queen. 



Mr. A. Jackson, of Glen Forbes, provides the fourth cow in Graceful 

 Duchess XL, with a yield of 538 lbs. of fat, and 22 lbs. of milk on the 

 last day of test. The yield is another indication of what can be done 

 amongst the hills of South Gippsland when care and attention is 

 bestowed. 



In the 200 lbs. Standard Class, first place is taken by Mr. A. W. 

 Jones' Friesian cow May Queen 11. , with a splendid return of 519 lbs. 



