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NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



Journal of the British Dairy Farmers' Association. Vol 32 (London : 

 McCorqiiodale Sc Co.. Ltd., 1920, 35.) — This publication, which reappears 

 after an interval ol three years, contains several valuable articles, of 

 which two in particular are of special interest at the present time. In a 

 critical discussion on " Some Effects of the War on the Dairying 

 Industry," Mr. Primrose McConnell, B. Sc. , F.G.S., examines the present 

 difficult position of dairy farmers in this country. While offering several 

 helpful suggestions, he sees little prospect of a general improvement 

 without a complete change in the present unsympathetic attitude of the 

 community towards the industry. Supplementing this article to some 

 extent is a careful study of dairy fanning in Switzerland, the result of a 

 three months' visit to that country last year by Mr. James Long. In 

 suggesting several features of the Swiss system which might usefully 

 be adopted in this country, he emphasises especially the Swiss practice 

 of using upland pastures for grazing purposes. 



Among other contents is a full record of the Dairy Show, which was 

 revived last year after an interval of several years necessitated by the 

 War. Special reports are given on the milking trials and butter tests at 

 the Show. 



Cioucestershire Cattle Society. — Report and Herd Book, 191 9 

 (Gloucester : Crypt House Press). This is the first annual report of the 

 newly-formed Goucestershire Cattle Society, which has for its obiect 

 the improvement of the Gloucestershire breed of cattle. During the 

 past century the breed had become almost extinct, but the Society con- 

 fidently expects that the fine specimens which still remain will form the 

 nucleus of herds that will be known all over the world. Fourteen herds 

 have been visited, and 130 animals registered in the Herd Book, 14 being 

 bulls and 116 cows. 



The following are indicated as the points (primary and secondary) 

 of the Gloucestershire Breed of Cattle : — 



Primary. 



Body, black brown. 

 Head and legs, black. 



Dark muzzle and dark roof of mouth and top of tongue. 



Cow's horn, fine with black tip, wide and inclined to turn up. 



White tail, long hair or brush}'. 



W^hite streak on back. 



Thin yellow skin with fine short hair. 



White belly. 



Black or spotted teats. 



Broad forehead, long and Roman nose. 



Secondary. 

 Thin neck. 



Ears large and hairy. 

 Shoulders fine. 



The Society encourages milk recording — a practice that the Ministry 

 of Agriculture recommends should be done by ever}- dairv. 



