THING PARK MILK RECORDS 



87 



Shorthorn Cows in the Herd the whole of the Year 

 ending September 26, 1903. 



* Twins. 

 Twenty-six cows yielded 188,290 Ibs., or an average of 7,241^ Ibs. 



8 "Darlington Cranford 3rd" has been in the herd five years, and given a 

 total of 42,026 Ibs., or an average of 8,405!- Ibs. per annum. 



10 "Darlington Cranford 5th" has been in the herd three years, and given 

 a total of 30,115 Ibs., or an average of 10,038^ Ibs. per annum. 



13 "Lady Rosedale " has been in the herd five years, and given a total of 

 46,854 Ibs., or an average of 9,37of Ibs. per annum. 



20 "Reverend 4th" has been in the herd six years, and given a total of 

 59,095 Ibs., or an average of 9,849^ Ibs. per annum. 



22 "Viscountess Jersey 7th" has been in the herd six years, and given a 

 total of 51,108 Ibs., or an average of 8,518 Ibs. per annum. 



If milk secretion be forced past a certain point, although 

 difficult to fix for any given breed, it is usually done at the cost 

 of the flesh and the constitution, and consequently of the life 

 of the animal, which becomes so thin and prematurely worn 

 that the capital loss, owing to the decrease in value of the cow, 

 is not compensated for by the extra amount of milk produced. 

 Men of experience among milking Shorthorns in breeding 

 dairies have suggested a limit of sixteen quarts a day, but 



