XVlll 



Journal af Agriculture, Victoria. 



[10 Nov., 1917 



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 

 5e« Individual Records of Cows on opposite page. 



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



the Fat Stock Market reaching to £27 10s. 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) 



Dam's Record (1st inilking) 7144 lbs. milk. 



4 years average 12871 lbs. milk 



9354 ,. 



8033 „ 



9386 „ 



8853 „ 



9754 „ 



BULL, CALVES are sold at prices based approximately on the actual milk and buttar 

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



(NOTE. — All the bull calves of 1916 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 February (1917) Journal of Agriculture and book their orders ahead, stipulating 

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



Inspection of the Herd is invited. 

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

 Mr. R. R. KERR, Dairy Supervisor i 



or State Research Farm, Werribee. 



Mr. ED. STEER, Herdsman 



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AppUcation for purchase to DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, MELBOURNE. 



