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milk. The milk from each cow is weighed daily, and regular testings 

 are made to determine the butter fat content of the milk. Only in this 

 way is it possil)le to make material improvement in the dairy herd, and 

 detect which animals are profitable and which cows aje merely boarders. 

 It often happens that a cow which would, on points, do well in a show 

 ring would perform badly before this i>ractical system of testing. In 

 deciding which cows are to be retained in the herd, the animals are ar- 

 raigned before a jury of three, namely, the milk scales, the butter fat test, 

 and the milk record. Performance, not appearance, is the criterion. 

 The average milk yield for the whole herd last year was 647.9 gallons, an 

 average fat percentage of 5.2. The average yield of the herd for the 

 year was 337 lbs. of butter fat. While this is a satisfactory yield for a 

 Jersey herd, a survey of the individual records showed the management 



View of Brooder House. Wyuna Slate Farm. 



that the yields varied from 444 gallons to 932 gallons per annum, thus 

 indicating further opportunities for culling. Two of the cows gave over 

 900 gallons. On the other hand, three gave under 500 gallons. The 

 bulk of the herd averages between 600 and 700 gallons. " Breed, feed, 

 and weed " should be the creed of the dairyman. Breed good animals 

 by using the best bulls available; feed them well, and cull the robber 

 cows each year with the aid of the milk scales and Babcock test. 



The draught stock are in good condition. There are twenty-six 

 draughts of all ages en the farm. The young stock look particularly well, 

 and give evidence of careful feeding and good management. 



In the pig section considerable progress has been made. There are 

 twenty-nine Berkshire piga, all pedigreed and derived from prize-winning 



