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when commercial butter is the term used to denote returns ; in this regard 

 it is to be regretted that the breeders of New South Wales have not 

 adopted this most equitable method of computation. 



It is somewhat early as yet to take returns of cows in Victoria to 

 show the improvement of a herd by reason of testing, but the following 

 example of the herd of Mr. August Kinch, in Sweden, is highly 

 instructive : — 



Result of Ten Years' Testing in the Hekd of Mr. August Kinch, 

 AT Beltaberga, Sweden. 



Increase ( + ) ; Decrease ( — ). 



The original herd of 70 was reduced to 28. The others were proved 

 unprofitable and sold. The heifers of the 28 were reared and added to 

 the herd. In ten years the herd average had increased by 400 gallons 

 of milk and 157 lbs. of butter fat, which, at Is., represents an increase 

 of £7 17s. per cow. 



What results may be obtained from a number of herds is sho^vn in 

 the following table covering a period of ten years: — 



Record of a Swedish Cow-testing Association for Ten Years. 



