FIRST CENTURY OF DAIRYING IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 



Hugh Colley, Jun. Date of test : Same as above. Weight of milk 

 fcr week : 32lb. Weight of butter : islb. Nature of pasture : 

 Same as above. Weather : Same as above. 



Cole Bros. Date of test : isth to 22nd Xovember, 1883. Weight of 

 milk for week : 343!!). Weight of butter : 13!!). 4 oz. Nature 

 of pasture : Same as above. Weather : W T indy and hot. 



Cole Bros. Date of test : Same as above. Weight of milk for 

 week : 2p3lb. Weight of butter : i2lb. Nature of pasture : 

 Same as above. Weather : Windy and hot. 



Jno. McCaffrey. Date of test : i/th to 24th December, 1883. Weight 

 of milk for week : 289lb. Weight of butter : i4lb. 4 <>/. Nature 

 of pasture : Same as above. Weather : Excessively hot and 

 windy for three days out of seven. 



William Grey. Date of test : ist to 8th February, 1884. Weight 

 of milk for week : 30olb. Weight of butter : I2lb. 8 oz. Nature 

 of pasture : Grass (dry), supplemented viith broadcast corn 

 Weather : Close and dry. 



Hugh Colley, Jun. Date of test : 24th to 3ist January, 1886. Wright 

 of milk for week : 2661b. Weight of butter : i2lb. 4 oz. Nature 

 of pasture : Broadcast corn. Weather : Windy, hot and dry. 



J. T. & E. Cole. Date of test : ist to /th June, 1886. Weight of 

 milk for week : 2561b. Weight of butter : T2lb. 12 oz. Nature 

 of pasture : Grass pasture only. Weather : Cold. 



Hugh Dudgeon. 2nd to Qth December, 1886. Weight of milk for 

 week : 3Oilb. Weight of butter : I2lb. Nature of pasture : Same 

 as above. Weather : Hot, but mbist. 



Spinks Bros. Date of test : Same as above. Weight of milk for 

 week : 3i2lb. Weight of butter : I4lb. 10 oz. Nature of pasture: 

 Same as above. Weather : Same as above. 



Note. The fact of only one cow having been sent to the testing 

 farm in 1884, and none in 1885, is due to the extreme drought that 

 prevailed during those years. 



In the Kiama Association's prize list -lor 1885-6, the following 

 prizes were offered, viz.: For cow giving the largest quantity of 

 milk in 24 hours, 10 ; second ditto, 8 8s.; third ditto, 5 ; fourth 

 ditto, 3 35.; fifth ditto, 2 2s. Best milking heifer under 3 years 

 old, 2 2S.; second ditto, i. In both classes competing animals. 

 had to be milked three times within twenty-four hours, ini the pre- 

 sence of two members of the committee, the second and third milk- 

 ings only being weighed. 



The result of the competition between the pri/e winners \va> as 

 follows : Cows : Mr. H. Fredericks' cow, 53lb.; Mr. H. Dudgeon's, 

 53lb.; Mr. H. Colley's, Siilb.; Mr. John Lindsay's. Slilb.; and' 

 Messrs. James Bros.', 4Qilb. Heifers : Mr. James W. Cole's 

 heifer, 44^1b.; and Mr. H. Fredericks', 39-jlh. 



In 1886 the association offered similar prizes to the above, under 

 somewhat altered conditions, and the following results were ob- 

 tained : 



John Lindsay. Color of animal : Red. Date of test : Qth January, 



1886. W r eight of milk in 24 hours : Morning 26!!).. evening, 



25^1b., total 5ilb. Pasture : Grass, sour milk, cracked corn and 

 bran. 



John Lindsay. Color of animal : Light roan. Date of test : nm 

 January, 1886. Weight of milk in 24 hours : Morning J-Mb.. 



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