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A Milk Testing Society in France. 



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after 2 J years, at which age a sample germinated 100 per 

 cent., while at years one sample germinated 72 per cent. 

 Oats germinated 96 per cent, at ij years, and 80 per cent, at 

 2J years, thereafter deteriorating until at 9J years none grew. 

 Maize germinated 60 per cent, at 4J years old, but rye only 

 32 per cent, at the same age. 



Seed. 



Age. 



Pcrccntci^xc 

 germinated. 



Place of origin. 



Barley 



ih years 



IOO 



Victoria 







IOO 







4i „ 



72 



j j 





4h „ 



54 

 18 



New South Wales 





H „ 



Victoria 





ioh „ 



0 





Oat's 



„ 



96 



? > 





2h „ 



80 







4h » 



68 



j 1 





5i „ 



56 







9h » 



0 





Maize 



6 months 



IOO 



> » 





4| years 



60 



New South Wales 



Rye ::: .:: 



6 months 



IOO 



Victoria 





4* years 



32 



! 1 





9i 



0 





The first milk record society in France was established in 

 the district of Caux in Normandy at the end of 1908*. Such 



societies were first formed in Denmark, 

 A Milk Testing for the purpose of enabling farmers to 

 Society in France.^ ascertain the milk-yielding capabilities 



of their cows, and to improve their 

 herds by getting rid of unprofitable animals. The records 

 are, however, valuable to breeders, and in the case of the 

 Societe d'elevage et . de controle laitier du Normand- 

 Cauchois the functions of a Herd-book society and a milk- 

 testing society have been combined. The object is the im- 

 provement of the Cauchois variety of the Norman breed, and 

 the calves are registered provisionally in the herd-book at 

 birth, the registration being confirmed in the case of females 

 only after they have reached a prescribed standard as regards 

 milk and butter production during a period of ten months 

 after calving. As the number of registered cows is necessarily 



* See "Milk Testing in Denmark," Journal, April, 1905, p. 21, and "Milk 

 Control Societies in Germany," Journal, October, 1909, p. 583. 



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