720 



CATTLE, AND DAIRY FARMING. 



reduces the volume nearly 5 per ceut. Althougli great improvements have beeu made 

 during the last 10 years in the handling of milk and its products, there is still mucli to 

 learn before vpe can pretend to be adepts in the art. ' 



GILBERT MURRAY. 



OCTOBEE 1, 1883. 



THE MILKING TRIALS AT THE DAIRY SHOW. 



[Inclosure 16a in Consul-General Merrill's report.] 



The following full report of the yields and analyses of milk at the LondonJDairy Show 

 have been sent to us for publication: ' 



cows. 



Date of calf or kid. 



Total 

 award. 



May 12 



Septembpr 27. 



August 17 



August 29 



September 1 . 



July 28 



August 5 



June28 



April 8 



Octobers 



Augusts 



July 10 



July 4....: 



September 27. 



99.12 

 92.05 

 63.98 

 88.79 

 73.92 

 67.28 

 HI. 87 

 80.72 

 87.511 

 79.81 

 80.43 

 91.59 

 87.80 

 68.46 



No. 17, Class 1. — Red Cherry (Shorthorn); color, red; age, 7 years 9 months and 1 

 week; last calf. May 12, 1883; breeder and exhibitor, Mr. J. Phillips (non-pedigree). 



Yield of milk, October, 1883: 8.30 a. m., 27 pounds 8 ounces; 7.15 p. m., 23 pounds 

 8 ounceii; total, 51 pounds. ^ 



Analysis: Specific gravity, 1.0338; total solids, 12.96; fat, 3.83; solids not fat, 9.11; 

 percentage of cream by volume, 10. 



Number of points (1st prize, section No. 1 Champion prize): Quantity, 51; quality, 

 25.92; time, 13.70; additional fat, 8.50; total, 99.12. 



No. 21, Class 2.— Daisy (Shorthorn): color, roan; age, 5 years 6 months; produce, 3 

 calves; last calf due, per catalogue, September 19; per cowman, September 27, 1883; ex- 

 hibitor, Mr. Thomas Birdsey (non-pedigree). 



Yield of milk, October 3, 1883: 8.30 a. m., 26 pounds 8 ounces; 7.15 p. m., 20 pounds 

 8 ounces; total, 47 pounds. 



Analysis: Specific gravity, 1.0336; total solids, 14.20; fat, 4.71; solids not fat, 9.49; 

 percentage of cream by volume, 11. 



Number of points (2d prize, section 1): Quantity, 47.0; quality, 28.4; time, none; 

 additional fat, 17.1; total, 92.5. 



No. 25, Class 2. — Honesty (Shorthorn); color, roan; age, 5 years 2 months; produce 



3 calves; last calf, per catalogue, August 17, 1883; per cowman, September 27, 1873 

 exhibitor, Mr. T. Birdsey (non-pedigree). 



Yield of milk October 3, 1883: 8.30 a. m., 16pounds; 7.15 p. m., llpounds 12ounces 

 total, 27 pounds 12 ounces. 



Analysis: Specific gravity, 1.0336; total solids, 13.11; fat, 4.01; solids not fat, 9.10 

 percentage of cream by volume, 10.5. 



Number of points: Quantity, 27.75; quality, 26.22; additional fat, 10.01; total, 63,98. 



No, 27, Class 2. — Spot (Shorthorn); color, Sussex brown; age, 5 years; produce, 5 

 calves; last calf, August 29, 1883; exhibitor, Rev, W, Winlaw (non-pedigree). 



Yield of milk October 3, 1881: 8.30 a, m., 19 pounds 8 ounces; 7,15 p. in., 15 pounds 



4 ounces; total, 34 pounds 12 ounces. 



Analysis: Specific gravity, 1,030; total solids, 13.77; fat, 5.30; solids not fat, 8.47; 

 percentage of cream by volume, 14, 



