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Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [11 Sept., 1916. 



United States of America. 



The conditions under whicli some of the testing is done in United 

 States of America will be of interest. The following are the Rules and 

 Regulations of the Advanced Register of the Holstein Friesian Society : — 



All tests are conducted by representatives of the State Agricultural 

 Colleges, i.e., supervisors. Fees are fixed by the State colleges for 

 conducting the test. Some charge £5 for a seven days' test, with 12s. 6d. 

 a day for extra time. JSTew York charges 10s. a day for time actually 

 occupied in test with 4s. 2d. extra for each cow that qualifies. 



In a seven days' test the supervisor must see the cow milked dry on 

 the last milking prior to commencement of test, and carefully note the 

 hour, so that the last milking of the test shall be done at exactly the 

 same hour. Only one cow may be milked at a time, so that the milk 

 can be kept under close scrutiny. It is recommended that a supervisor 

 shall have only six cows at one time. Samples are taken by pouring the 

 milk from one pail to another or by a dipper. 



Mythic. Owner, Mr. 0. G. Knight. 



Tests are made in duplicate, and the fat is shown in three decimals. 

 If the fourth figure is 5 or greater, it is counted 1, if less than 5 it is 

 dropped. 



Tests are made by the supervisors on the farm and composite sample 

 is taken, I.e., with a pipette the same number of cubic centimetres as 

 lbs, of milk into a jar from each milking, with a preservative. This is 

 tested at the college as a check on the individual test. Subject to all 

 conditions imposed by the rules of this association, State Agricultural 

 Colleges may supervise the tests made by cows in their own herds; but 

 no test made by any cow owned by such institution, that is made under 

 the supervision of its own officers, shall be eligible to compete for any 

 prize that may be offered by this association. 



