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DAIRYING PASTURE AND FOOD 



Association, held early in October of each year, are shown 

 in the preceding table, reproduced from the report of the 

 milking trials of 1905, in Vol. XX. of the Association's Journal. 



The milking trials are held under the following condi- 

 tions : 



(i) One point for every pound of milk, taking the 

 average of two days' yield. (2) Twenty points for every pound 

 of butter-fat produced, as calculated by analysis. (3) Four 

 points for every pound of solids other than fat, similarly 

 calculated. (4) One point for every ten days since calving 

 after the first forty days, with a maximum allowance of 14 

 points. Deductions are also made of 10 points each time 

 the milk falls below 3 per cent, of fat, or below 8.5 per cent, 

 of other solids, below which no prize could be awarded. 



Subjoined is a list of the original standards of points for 

 the different breeds, established in 1901, which were in force 

 for four years ; and of the present standards, which took 

 their place in 1905 : 



The following table, from the official report on the 



