168 Milk and Butter Tests: <it the Shrewsburi/ SJiow, 1914. 



I have to report that in the case of two animals the General 

 Regulation 15 was not observed by the exhibitor. The dates 

 of the last calving of two very good cows were incorrectly 

 given on the entry form, and in this way extra points for 

 lactation were obtained. 



The case was reported to the Comicil, and the prizes in all 

 the classes in which the animals were entered were withheld 

 pending a complete enquiry into the circumstances. This 

 subsequently took place, and both animals have been dis- 

 qualified, the prizes being awarded to those next in order of 

 merit. 



To guard against a repetition of such a case, as also to ensure 

 that cows entered for the Milk Yield and Butter Test prizes 

 should be regular breeders, the points to be given for the period 

 of lactation have been carefully considered, and the alterations 

 have been incorporated in the conditions of entry relating to 

 the Milk Yield and Butter Test classes in the Prize Schedule. 



Ill— EXPERIMENT IN CHURNING. 



An experiment similar to that carried out in 1913 in the 

 Showyard Dairy at Bristol, under the above heading, was again 

 undertaken at Shrewsbury, with a view of confirming or other- 

 wise the result of that experiment. The milk from six breeds 

 of cattle was taken, the sampling of the various lots and the 

 subsequent treatment of the cream being carried out with the 

 greatest care. 



Twenty pounds eight ounces of milk (the equivalent of 2 

 gallons) were taken in each case, the lots being treated as 

 follows : — 



Nos. 1, 2, and 3 were separated, No. 4 being scalded. 



No. 1 cream was ripened with a starter, and churned after 

 being kept twenty-four hours. 



No. 2 cream, being allowed to ripen naturally, was kept for 

 forty-eight hours, and then churned. 



No. 3 cream was churned sweet within three hours after 

 separation. 



No. 4 was scalded, the scalded cream being churned about 

 forty-eight hours after the milk was set. 



The results of the experiment are given in the following 

 table, from which it will be seen that the previous experiment 

 is confirmed : — 



