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Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. 



[10 Jan., 1917. 



ffWTIl 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, VICTORIA 



Red Poll Dairy Herd 



(NOTE.— All the bull calves of 1915 drop have been sold, and choices from cows to calve 

 this season have been booked ahead of calving. The demand for bull calves is so strong 

 that farmers contemplating purchase are advised to study the records of the herd published 

 in the September (1915) Journal of Agriculture and book their orders ahead, stipulating 

 choice of bull calves from* say, three of the record cows.) 



Bull Calves are sold at prices based approximately on the actual milk and 

 butter fat record of the dam at the rate of Is. per lb. of butter fat yielded. 



INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 



cows. 



Name, 



Muria 



Vuelta . . 



Persica . . 



Cuba 



BirdBeye . . 



Bullion 



Vir^nia .. 



Pennsylvania 



Sumatra . . 



Egypta . . 



India 



Mexicana 



Europa 



Ooldleat 



Connecticut 



Phillipina 



Turka 



Kentucky 



Ardath 



Britannia 



Asiana 



Netherlarm 



Havana 



Oameo 



Alpina 



Hlspana .. 



Pipio 



Oarribea . . 

 Tennessee 

 Japan a 

 Samorna 

 La Reina 

 Oceana . . 

 Panama . . 

 Ontario . . 

 Soudan a . . 

 Mongolia 

 Sylvia 

 Laurel 



Days 

 in Milk. 



365 

 239 

 351 

 337 

 321 

 321 

 344 

 348 

 290 

 327 

 365 

 282 

 347 

 362 

 283 

 284 

 279 

 288 

 332 

 329 

 279 

 292 

 326 

 308 

 286 

 366 



Weeks 

 in Milk. 



62 



"1 



60 



43 



46j 



46} 



49 



49t 



"t 



461 



62 



40* 



49) 



511 



40} 



40i 



39} 



30} 



474 



47 



39} 



4U 



46* 



43} 



40} 



62 



MUk, 

 in lbs. 



14,972 

 7,760 

 9,607 

 10,464 

 8,522 

 10,928 

 10,262 

 10,607 

 9,232 

 10,646 

 8,656 

 8,641 

 8,766 

 8,416 

 6,780 

 6,829 

 6,396 

 7,904 

 6,261 

 7,637 

 5,933 

 6,903 

 7,001 

 6,636 

 6,995 

 6,574 



HEIFERS. 



Average 

 Test. 



6-9 

 6-2 

 4-9 

 4-5 

 5-6 

 4-3 

 4-4 

 41 

 4-6 

 3-9 

 4-6 

 4-6 

 4-4 

 4-4 

 5-3 

 5-0 

 4-9 

 3-9 

 4-8 

 8-9 

 4-0 

 4-2 

 4-0 

 6-1 

 S-9 



Butter 

 Fat (lbs.) 



884-6 



486-10 



479-94 



478-14 



473-79 



468-99 



456-76 



437-42 



431-49 



41S-66 



390-60 



399-76 



387-11 



377-67 



364-00 



343-33 



316-07 



313-25 



302-91 



300-71 



292-01 



291-78 



286-86 



285-60 



276-86 



241-69 



Commercial 

 Butter Gbs.) 



1,007 

 663 



647 

 645 

 640 

 634 

 5-20 

 498 

 491 

 477 

 445 

 465 

 441 

 430 

 415 

 391 

 360 

 357 

 346 

 342 

 332 

 332 

 326 

 326 

 315 

 276 



94 



00 

 13 

 07 

 12 

 64 

 13 

 66 

 89 

 li 

 28 

 71 

 30 

 54 

 00 

 39 

 31 

 00 

 31 

 81 

 62 

 62 

 88 

 63 

 62 

 62 



Price of 

 Bull Calf. 



372 06 

 364-12 

 322-48 

 322 19 

 309-80 

 298-63 

 292-57 

 289-55 

 286-6 

 284-22 

 279-24 

 268-80 

 257-30 



43 Guineas. 

 24 



23 

 23 

 23 

 22 

 21 

 21 

 20 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 18 

 18 

 17 

 16 

 15 

 15 

 16 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 13 

 12 



16 Guineas. 



15 



14 



14 



13 



13 



12 



12 



12 



12 



12 



11 



11 



Inspection of the Herd is invited. 



Visitors will be met at the Station on notification to :— 

 Mr. R. R. KERR, Dairy Supervisor^ 



or [■ State Research Farm, Werrlbee. 



Mr. ED. STEER, Herdsman j 



Application for purchase to DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, MELBOURNE. 



