Thirty-fourth Annual Convention. i^i 



Mr. De Yarmond: — How much milk did the Red Polls 

 give? 



Mr. Chase : — That depended on whether they were good or 

 bad cows, some gave 245 lbs. once in a while. That is about 

 as high as any of the cows have tested good. It is not a question 

 of breeds so much as their individual work. 



Member: — What was the cause of one cow testing higher, 

 then going low and coming back? 



Mr. Chase: — There are occurrences like sickness and, for 

 instance, the cow that had a sore teat. She dropped from 3.6 

 to 2.9, and I believe it was entirely due to that. 



Member : — You referred to one young cow. 



Mr. Chase: — Yes, I remember that and I believe she was 

 dry during part of the test. This cow tested high at the be- 

 ginning, then dropped to 3 when she was fresh, but I have 

 known cows to test the highest when they were fresh. I will 

 give you an example of that. Cow No. 12 I tested when she 

 was fresh, just took a sample and tested it and it tested 4.8 ; a 

 composit sample for a week tested 4.2; nine weeks later she 

 tested 3.4; nine weeks later 3.26, and then she raised to 3.4, and 

 she was practically dry at the time she made the lowest test. 



Member: — Did these tests agree with the Babcock test? 



Mr. Chase : — Yes, they were made by the Babcock test. 



Member : — Our creamery tests every day and pay according 

 to the Babcock test. They assert that a cow testing 5 will 

 remain so and that it is impossible to change that test by feed. 

 I would like to have your opinion on the subject. 



Mr. Chase: — I did not try to carry on any tests in relation 

 to feeding. That was something I could not very well do be- 

 cause this test took up all of my time and besides it would have 

 taken more personal observation than I could afford to give, but 

 I do not think the feed does have much effect upon the test. It 

 may vary a little but the test is in the cow, in my opinion, and 

 remains so. 



Member: — Your opinion is that you can increase quantity 

 by feed but not quality? 



Mr. Chase: — I would like to hear from anybody else on 

 that. 



Member: — What did you say in regard to the Durham 

 cow? 



