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PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION G". 



With reference to these figures, it might be stated that, in addi- 

 tion to analysing the mixed milk of each breed (morning and evening), 

 individual samples were taken from each cow and analysed, and the 

 results, when calculated out, agree as near as possible with the actual 

 results of the mixed milk ; so that not alone is the corx'ectness of the 

 analytical work substantiated but the representative character of the 

 samples also. 



Looking through the breeds it was found that of the Jerseys none 

 absolutely fell below 8' 5; but two cows in the evening's milk feU 

 .as low as 8"5 solids not fat. Amongst the Holsteins, in the morning's 

 .milk, 5 out of 8 fell below the 8' 5 standaixl, while in the evening's 

 milk 5 also fell below 8'5 in solids not fat. Ajnongst the Guernseys 

 2 cows fell below 8"5 in solids not fat, evening's milk, notwithstanding 

 the fact that in each of those cases the fat percentage was above 5. 



During the months of June and July last, when there was fair 

 grass, I caused samples of milk to be taken by my field officers from 

 representative herds in several districts in New South Wales, the 

 results of which ai*e shown in the following table : — 



T. S. means "Total Solids." 

 S. X. F. means " Solids not Fat. 



Looking at these figures, which are representative of some of the 

 best herds of cattle, it is seen that in the morning's millc in only one 

 case did the mixed milk of the herd fall below 8'5, and the cows in 

 this herd were to a great extent half-bred Holsteins. The same herd 

 was at fault in the evening's milking : but it. is seen that three others 

 were only slightly above the 8'5 standard, and when we consider those 

 figures it will be also well to bear in mind that the daily farmers 

 represented were all butter-makers, and it will be only natural to 

 expect that they w^ould keep a class of cows especially adapted for the 

 production of good butter yields, whereas the dairy farmer, vvtio 

 devotes his special attention to the sale of milk for town supply, 

 selects the animal which gives a large quantity of milk as a matter 

 of the first importance. 



