Report of the Steivard of Dairymg and Poidtry at Windsor. 723 
temperature of cream at startinpf showed that three of them preferred 55°, 
two 56°, five 57°, aud one only 58°. The time taken in churning- ranged 
from 33 to 46 minutes. The granuhir condition of the butter when churning' 
stopped, and the condition when put upon the butter-worker, were written 
as " Good " and " Very Good " in all cases, with an addition of points in some 
— one, two, or three. The texture, colour, and Oavour had also almost equal 
marks, while the weight of butter obtained ranged only from G lbs. 14i- ozs. 
to 7 lbs. oz. in nine cases, the other two lieing 7 lbs. 6 oz. and 7 lbs. 
3| ozs. After giving much consideration and careful criticism to the relative 
position of each claimant, the Judges found they had given most points to 
No. 30 (12:i-), tbat Nos. 31 and 3!) were equal (11), the next being No. 38 
(lOi), next, No. 27 (10), the next. No. 22 (0^), and the next, No. 41) (!)). 
They Very Highly Commended all these, and Highly Commended all the 
others, their points ranging from 6 to 8i above the average. The names of 
winners in this competition were as follows : — 
Gold Medal, Miss S. I. Keel, Stanton Drew, Bristol. 
Silver Medal, Miss G. Morgan, Olemenstone, Bridgend, Glamorgan. 
Silver Medal, Miss A. Williams, Chew Stoke, Bristol. 
/Mrs. Williams, Eegilbury Park, Winlord, Bristol. 
Miss E. Jones, Sydenham Faim, Bridgewater. 
Miss Downes, Court House, Richards Castle, Ludlow. 
Miss Amy Barron, Borowheld House, Borrowash, 
Derby. 
(Signed) George Gibbons. 
Thomas Rigby. 
Very Highly 
Commended 
Dairy Cattle Milking Tbials. 
The results of tlie competitions for Dairy Cattle in Classes 
155 and 156 come conveniently under the head of the dairy 
department, and are therefore included in this report. The 
prizes offered for Dairy Cattle at Windsor had been amplified 
on lines laid down at the previous Show ; the Classes being as 
follows : — 
Cotes, in-viilk (of amj breed or cross), giving the greatest quantity of milh 
containing not less than 12 per cent, solids andSj^er cent. Butter-fat. 
Class 155 A. — Cow, over 1,200 lbs. live-weight. 
Class 155 B.— Cow, between 900 and 1,200 lbs. live-weight. 
Class 155 C— Cow, under 900 lbs. live-weight. 
Cows, in-milk {of any breed or cross), giving the greatest weight of Butter- 
fat ; the yield of milk to be not less than 25 lbs. 2^er day. 
Class 156 A. — Cow, over 1,200 lbs. live-weight. 
Class 156 B. — Cow, between 900 lbs. aud 1,200 lbs. live-weight. 
Class 156 C— Cow, under 900 lbs. live-weight. 
The cows entered in the above Classes 155 and 156 were 
milked dry on Monday morning, June 24, and were then 
at once weighed. They were placed by the Steward, accord- 
ing to the weights then registered, in one of the three sub- 
