JoiiriKil <ij Ayricult iirc, Victoria. 



flO Feb., 1917. 



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, VICTORIA 



Red Poll Dairy Herd 



This Herd's Record under the Government Herd Test, including all dairy 

 breeds, is the third best in the State. It contains the first cow in order of 

 merit amongst all breeds for 1914-15, and the third for 1915-16; also the 

 Winner of the Weekly Times Butter Test at the Melbourne Royal Show, 1916 

 See Individual Records of Cows on opfiosile page. 



Proof of DUAL PURPOSE CHARACTER is given by the Prices for Culled Cows in 



the Fat Stock Market reaching to £27 lOs. and £29 10s.; by a cow yielding 1,000 gallons of 



milk containing 448 lbs. butter in a year and selling at butcher's auction for £22 7s. 6d.; 



and by cows in milk weighing upwards of 1.500 lbs. live weight. 



The Bulls in Use include- 



LONGFORD MAJOR (Imported) 



Dam's Record 14713 lbs. milk 

 G. Dam's .. 10548 ,. 



6 years average 10548 lbs. milk 

 4 ,, ,, 9155 ,. 



BELLIGERENT (Imported) 



BULL CALVES 



are sold at prices based approximately on the actual butter fat record of the 



dam at the rate of 1 /- per pound of butter fat yielded during one milking 



period, e.g., a calf from a cow yielding 300 lbs. of fat is sold for £15 ; from 



one yielding 400 lbs. for £20, and so on. 



Inspection of the Herd is invited. 

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



Mr. R. R. KERR, Dairy Supervisor | 



or -^ 



Mr. ED. STEER, Herdsman I 



State Research Farm, Werribee. 



Application for purchase to DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, MELBOURNE. 



