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of the others was also better. The evening's milk of two of 

 the cows was poorer on that day than that of the morning; 

 this was probably caused by the wind changing to the north on 

 that day. On seven of ten days that the wind changed to the 

 north the evening's mixed milk was poorer than that of the 

 morning, the reverse being the normal condition. 



The milk contained 1'55 per cent, less fat on the morn- 

 ing of the 14th than on that of the 13th, and 1'45 per cent, 

 less on the morning of the 17th than on that of the 16th. 

 This was probably caused by the severe weather. The cows 

 were not turned out for the customary two hours on the days 

 when snow fell, which probably increased the fat in the even- 

 ing's milk of these days, but when turned out on the follow- 

 ing days, when cold winds prevailed, the fat was very much 

 reduced, probably as a result. The figures show that the 

 milk was frequently poorest in fat in the evening during the 

 severe weather, whereas during the preceding genial weather 

 the opposite was the case. The results show how great the 

 variations in the amount of fat may be in the milk of a few 

 cows, and how much these variations may be increased by 

 severe and changeable weather; they also show that a small 

 number of cows receiving fair feeding and attention may 

 frequently produce milk which is under the standard. Even 

 though the intervals between the milkings were equal, the 

 morning's milk has been greater in quantity and poorer in 

 butter fat than that of the evening. The cows each received 

 daily about 5 Ib linseed cake and meal, 20 Ib roots, and as 

 much hay and straw as they would eat. 



COCKLE PARK RESULTS. 



Regular tests of one cow's milk have been made daily 

 from January till October, 1903, mainly with the object of 

 noting the changes from day to day, and comparing these 

 changes with the meteorological conditions of which a com- 

 plete record is kept. The milk of a grade shorthorn cow 



