Hegelund System of Milking. 



69 









Regular Milking. 



Residual Milking. 



TOTA L. 





Lot. 



Week. 













































Milk. 



Fat. 



Fat. 



! Milk. 



Fat. 



Fat. 



Milk. 



Fat. 



Fat. 









lb. 



it. 



per 

 cent. 



lb. 



lb. 



per 

 cent. 



lb. 



lb. 



per 

 cent. 



f 



T J 



{ 





1 



2 

 4 

 5 



1,386-6 



1,100-4 

 1,170-6 



53*94 

 53*76 

 43*98 

 46-82 



3*89 

 3*90 

 4*00 

 4-00 



67*55 

 50-55 



4-92 

 3*94 



9*1 

 7*79 



1,454*15 

 i 1,377*8 

 | i,i5o*95 

 j 1,170-6 



58-86 

 53*76 

 47*92 

 46-82 



4*05 

 3*90 

 4-16 

 4-00 



f 



TT -I 

 II. -< 



1 & 

 4 & 



4 



r 



H 



i,3i3*2 

 1,303-8 

 1,081*1 

 1,084-5 



54-06 

 54*23 

 46*43 

 46-45 



4-12 

 4-16 

 4*29 

 4-28 



57*95 



! 52*65 



5*53 

 4-80 



9'54 

 9-11 



1,3132 



i,36i-75 

 1 1,081*1 



i,i37-i5 



54-06 

 59*76 

 46-43 

 51-25 



4-12 



4'39 

 4-29 



4-5i 



r 

 1 



TTT 1 

 III. 



I 





I 



2 

 4 

 5 



1,424-1 

 i,396-9 

 1,199*3 



1,220*3 



60*15 

 58-10 



5!* 6 4 

 52-29 



4*o7 

 4'i6 

 4*30 

 4*29 



61 *45 

 I 48-65 



5*25 



4-08 



8-54 

 8-38 



1,424-1 

 i,458-35 

 i,i99*3 

 1,27075 



60-15 

 63-35 

 5f64 

 56-37 



4*07 

 4*34 

 4*30 

 4*44 



( 



< 



° 1 



1 & 



4 ft 



s{ 



4,II5-I 



4,087*3 

 3,451*0 

 3,405'2 



167-97 

 166-27 

 144-89 

 142-72 



4-08 

 4-07 

 4-20 



4-19 



186-95 

 151-85 



1570 

 12-82 



8-40 

 8-45 



4,1 15 1 



4,274*25 



3,45i*o 



3,558-85 



167-97 

 181-97 

 144-89 



I55-54 



4-08 

 4-26 

 4-20 

 4'37 



H ! 



1— 



4 



7,566-1 

 7,492-9 



312-86 

 308-99 



4-14 



4-12 



338-8 



28-52 



8-42 



7,566- 1 

 7,833-1 



312-86 

 337*5i 



4-14 

 4-3i 



The cows were subjected to great fluctuations as to weather 

 conditions, while the condition of the pasture further necessitated 

 repeated changes of feeding, and the disturbing effect of these 

 conditions is shown in the milk records. Several of the cows 

 were also in an advanced stage of their lactation period (though 

 the three lots were similar in this respect), which accounts for a 

 rather rapid decline in the milk produced. 



As regards the regular milking, there is only a slight difference 

 (less than 1 per cent.) in the production of milk and butter-fat 

 in periods when after-milking was and was not practised, so 

 that the yields obtained by the after-milking are essentially clear 

 gain. 



The total yield of all cows during the whole period, was 

 increased by 339 lb. (4*5 per cent.) and the butter-fat by 28-5 

 lb. (9-2 per cent.). The average amount of milk obtained by 

 after-milking per day per cow was a little over 1 lb., containing 

 0-09 lb. of butter-fat ; but the difTex'ent cows gave very different 

 amounts. The percentage increase in the production of fat was, 

 as a rule, constant for each cow, and varied from less than 5 to 



