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Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [lo April, 19 12. 



The second prize was won by "Dulcie, " also owned by Mr. Hastings. 

 " Dulcie," 5 years old, easily beat her record of last year by producing 

 (i'^\ lbs. of milk showing a 3.9 butter fat test, equivalent to 2.47 lbs. butter 

 fat, or 20.224 lbs. of commercial butter weekly. Like her herd mate, 

 " Pearl," she was bred by Mrs. Smith and sold at the high figure of 

 ^14, which was a record for Swan Hill, and considered ridiculous, but 

 Mr. Hastings has never regretted his bargain. On her first calf she gave 

 up to 50 lbs. of milk daily. " Dulcie," a medium sized cow, of an even, 

 quiet, and kind temper, with light bone, and carrying no surplus flesh, had 

 had only 6 weeks' spell before calving, and had been in milk 60 days 

 when tested. She was got by the same Ayrshire bull as the winner, and 

 shows a good deal of the Ayrshire type, although black or brown and white 

 in colour. 



Greatest Weight of Milk. 



Section. 2 was for the cow giving the greatest weight of milk in 24 

 hours. The first and second prizes went to the same cow? and in the 

 same order as in section i, with the third prize cow, a Jersey and Shorthorn 

 cross, 18 lbs. behind the winner. 



The two winning cows were chiefly run on a growing crop of oats, 

 and after each milking were given a little damp bran, which assisted 

 them materially. The rest of the cows competing were run on natural 

 pastures, as well as lucerne. Had they received a little special attention 

 and hand feed as well, no doubt some of them would ha\e been closer up 

 in the contest. The full returns from the whole of the cows competing 

 are as follow : — 



In 1 9 10, eleven cows competed, the highest butter return being 

 16.986 or 4.182 lbs. behind this year's winner. Tha lowest this year 

 was 1 1. 1 13 lbs. of butter, while last year's lowest return was 9-775, being 

 1.338 better for 1911. The average for 1910 was 15.171 lbs., and 

 15.7 lbs. for 191 1. 



The greatest weight of milk given by one cow in 1910 was 63.75, 

 while in 1911 it was 72 lbs., being a difference of 8.25 lbs. in favour of 

 this year's winner. The lowest weight in 19 10 was 31I lbs., while in 

 1911 the lowest was 43! lb., being 12.25 l^s. better than in the previous 

 year. The average weight for the whole of the cows competing was, in 

 1910, 41.25 lbs., and 51.56 lbs. in 1911, or 10.31 lbs. in favour of this 

 year, when the show was held much earlier than usual, and before the 

 lucerne and grasses were as well advanced. 



