396 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 July, 1916. 



The Goverument Herd Testing Scheme has not yet been long enough 

 in existence to present a very complete list of sires showing consistent 

 dairy heredity, but its influence for good will become more apparent 

 as time goes on. 



The Jersey bull " Pretty Noble," imported from the Jersey Islands 

 by Mr. W. Woodmason, has proved himself the sire of very fine heifers, 

 and the yields of the first seven to complete the nine months' test ai'e 

 given, which, for consistency and general ability, would be very hard 

 to beat. It is a matter of satisfaction to know that our breeders, 

 generally speaking, now import only animals having records of butter 

 production. Though they are desirous of securing animals true to type, 

 they realize that production is the main essential. 



Name of Heifer. 



Lassie Fowler of 



Melrose (467) 

 Chevy VIII. of 



Melrose 

 Empire 476 of 



Melrose 

 Jessie 478 of 



Melrose 

 Edith 462 of 



Melrose 

 Pleasance V. of 



Melrose 

 Gr ceful Duchess 



476 of Melrose 



A vera see 



Fat. 



lbs. 

 340 -32 



338-56 



307-08 



303 -25 



296-69 



277-57 

 269-29 



304-68 



Age at 

 Calving. 



2 years 1 



month 

 2 years 3 



months 

 2 years 



1 year 1 1 

 months 



2 years 6 

 months 



2 years 1 



month 

 1 year 8 



months 



24- 8 months 



Sire of Heifer. 



Pretty 



(imp.) 

 Pretty 



(imp.) 

 Pretty 



(imp.) 

 Pretty 



(imp.) 

 Pretty 



(imp.) 

 Pretty 



(imp.) 

 Pretty 



(imp.) 



Noble 

 Noble 

 Noble 

 Noble 

 Noble 

 Noble 

 Noble 



Decentralization is on© of the burning questions of the day, and 

 for our young, trained farmers to leave the land and seek employment 

 at some apparently more attractive employment in the city, is indeed 

 a loss to the State. The very root of this trouble often rests with the 

 farmer who bemoans his fate, complaining of the ingratitude of his 

 children. Enthusiasm is generally the keynote of success in any busi- 

 ness, and this enthusiasm is lacking at many farms where, after years 

 of dairy farming, the cows are not even named, and if any calves are 

 reared, the sires and dams are either unknown or forgotten. During 

 the present season, a large herd of dairy cows was disposed of, and, 

 as the result of twenty odd years of dairy farming, the cows were sold 

 without a name, and minus any record of their abilities as producers. 

 This is only one of the many cases which could be cited, but is in itself a 

 striking instance of the owner's neglect of his responsibilities, and disre- 

 gard of common fairness to his business. 



"Boys learn best by example." It is up to the farmers to look on 

 the bright side of their calling — dairying, when worked by slack methods, 

 becomes a drudgery. Any farmer who has any respect for his calling, 

 should teach his children to love animals, remember their pedigrees 



