The Doncaster Meeting. 
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Dairy Cattle Milking Trials. 
Six prizes, amounting in the aggregate to GOl, were offered 
for cows iu-milk, of any breed or cross, the awards going to the 
animals which yielded the largest quantity of milk at two 
milkings, provided the quality of the milk did not fall below a 
standard of 12 per cent, of solids and 3 per cent, of butter-fat. 
The cows were divided into two classes (107 A and 107 B), 
according as their live-weights, taken after being milked dry, 
came above or below 1,100 lb. 
The cows were milked dry on Monday morning, June 22, 
in presence of the Steward of Cattle, Mr. C. S. Mainwaring, 
after which their live weights were taken on a platform weighing 
machine, conveniently erected by Messrs. Avery, of Birmingham, 
at the end of the dairy cattle shed. The weights then registered 
were those for the purposes of the competition, and it was found 
that of the twelve entries there was one absentee (No. 1372), 
and that Division A comprised six, and Division B five animals. 
The two milkings by which the competition was decided 
were made on Monday evening, June 22, at 5 p.m., and on 
Tuesday morning, June 23, at 7 a.m. The milk yielded was 
weighed, and samples were on each occasion taken for analysis, 
and sent for examination to the Society's laboratory. 
The table on page 4G5 gives particulars as to the cows, their 
live weights, the quantity and quality of the milk yielded, and 
the consequent awards. 
As distinguished from the competitions of former years it is 
noticeable, reports Dr. Voelcker, that in only one case (No. 
1374) did the quality of the milk given fall below the standard, and 
even then only just below it. In more than one case it was 
ascertained that the competitors had taken the precaution to 
have the milk of their cows analysed before they were sent to 
the Show, in order to know that the conditions would be 
satisfied. It will be noticed, however, that in one or two 
instances the quality of the Tuesday morning's milk was below 
the standard, though that of the Monday evening was well above 
it. As the conditions did not specify that at each separate 
milking the standard must be reached, the average quality of 
the yield of the two milkings was taken as the determining 
factor, and, as may be seen, in all cases except one (No. 1374) it 
was reached. 
In Division A the first prize was awarded to Dairyman's 
Pride, a roan cross-bred cow, five years old, belonging to a local 
exhibitor, Mr. James Brammer. She had never been exhibited 
