DAIRY COWS. 



241 



RESULTS OF ENGLISH MILKING TRIALS. 



(Averages of breed-tests conducted at the annual dairy shows of the Brit- 

 ish Dairy Farmers' Assoc, 1879-98, inclusive.) 



"rtC 



h 



236 

 272 



32 



2 



35 

 I 

 I 



44 



54 

 785 



Breed. 



Shorthorns 



Jerseys 



Guernseys 



Holsteins (Dutch) 



Ayrshires 



Devons 



Red Polls 



Welsh 



Aberdeen Angus. 

 Kerries and Dex- 

 ter Kerries 



Crosses 



Aver- 

 a*^e 



Yiefd of 



Milk 



per 



Day. 



lbs. 



45' 



30-0 

 45.2 

 42.2 

 30.1 

 41.9 

 46.0 

 60.3 



531 



Total Solids 



Yield 

 per 

 Day. 



lbs. 



5-77 

 4.18 



4-13 

 5-53 

 5.61 



4.32 

 5 26 

 5.86 

 8.29 



3.62 

 7.07 



Per 

 Cent 



12.72 

 14.46 

 13-50 

 12.25 

 13.29 



14-34 

 12.55 

 12.74 

 13-74 



13-36 

 13-31 



Fat. 



Yield 

 per 

 Day. 



lbs. 

 70 

 44 

 41 

 54 

 77 

 48 



54 

 91 



Per 

 Cent, 



3-75 

 4.Q8 

 4.61 



341 

 4. '9 

 4.90 

 3.68 

 4 . ib 

 4-99 



4.36 



3-90 



Solids 



not 



Fat, 



Per 



Cent. 



8.97 

 9.48 

 8.89 

 8.84 

 9. 10 



9-44 

 8.87 

 8.58 

 3.75 



9.00 

 9.41 



Live 

 Weight. 



lbs. 

 1405(117)* 



856 (157) 

 1026 (49) 



1383 (3) 

 1046 (21) 



1162 (32) 



787 (4O 

 1230 (38) 



* Average for 117 animals. 



REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO ADVANCED 

 REGISTERS OF BREED ASSOCIATIONS, 1913. 



* No increase, 

 t At 2.5 years. 



