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whilst in quarantine are to be forthwith destroyed or disposed of 

 as the Commissioner shall direct. 



All stock from Great Britain and Ireland landed in South 

 Australia pursuant to these regulations will be detained in 

 quarantine for the following periods respectively : — Horses, four- 

 teen days ; cattle, forty days ; sheep and swine, thirty days. In 

 addition, all cattle affected with the " ox warble fly " may be 

 detained in quarantine for such further period as may be 

 deemed necessary. 



Expenses of landing, quarantine, maintenance, disinfection 

 &c, of any stock, must be paid by the owner or consignee of 

 such stock before removal from quarantine. 



A system of testing the milk yield of pure-bred dairy cows 

 has been in operation in Wisconsin since 1894 in connection 



standard on a special register. These tests have become a 

 material factor in the purchase and sale of dairy cattle, and it is 

 stated that prices paid for pure-bred cattle at auction sales have 

 in recent years been determined primarily by their records in 

 these tests, the build and type of the animals being given a 

 second place. 



The tests are carried out by a representative of the Wisconsin 

 Experiment Station, who sees the cow milked, weighs the milk, 

 samples and tests it in duplicate. The length of the tests varies 

 according to the requirements of the societies, but they may 

 extend over seven days or thirty days or they may be made on 

 one day each month. The requirements for admission to the 

 register in the case of the Holstein Friesian Association are that 

 cows shall produce in the course of seven days at two years 

 old 7*2 lb. of butter-fat ; at three years old, 8*8 lb.; at four years 

 old, 10*4 lb.; and at five years old or above, i2 - o lb. For every 

 day above two, three, or four years the requirements are in- 

 creased by '00439 lb. 



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with several breeding societies, who offer 

 prizes for the best records made and place 

 the animals whose milk reaches a certain 



