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Table V. — Averages of Cattle entered in the Special 
Milk-yield Class. 
No of 
Days 
Fat 
Points 
COWS 
com- 
peting 
Breed 
in 
milk 
Milk 
per 
cent. 
Milk 
Fat 
Lacta- 
tion 
Total 
7 
Shorthorns 
51 
Lb. 
59 
oz. 
1 
.317 
59 06 
12-68 
1-10 
72-84 
8 
Lincoln. Red do. 
69 
51 
1 
3-35 
5106 
13-40 
2-90 
67-36 
2 
South Devons . 
127 
46 
12 
416 
46-75 
16-64 
8-70 
72-09 
3 
Red Polled 
65 
44 
0 
3-23 
44-00 
12-92 
2-50 
59-42 
1 
Longhorns . 
46 
44 
8 
4-25 
44-50 
17-00 
0-60 
62-10 
7 
Jerseys 
108 
38 
4 
4-62 
38-25 
18-48 
6-80 
63-53 
1 
Guernseys . 
117 
40 
10 
3-70 
40-62 
14-80 
7-70 
63-12 
1 
Kerries 
124 
27 
12 
3-60 
27-75 
14-40 
8-40 
.50*55 
I regret to have to report that twelve cows gave milk which 
showed less than an average of 3 per cent, of fat on the two 
milkings, and consequently they were disqualified. The par- 
ticulars are as follows : — 
4 Shorthorns out of an entry of 9 
2 Lincolnshire Red Short-horns „ 8 
2 Red Polled ,, 6 
1 Jersey „ 7 
1 Kerry „ .5 
2 Dexters ,, 10 
II.— BUTTEE TESTS (CLASS 185, A & B). 
The number of cattle competing in these classes shows 
an improvement on last year’s entries, 35 animals being 
present against 25 last year at Derby, the numbers being the 
same as at Park Royal in 1905. 
The prizes given at Lincoln were of the same value as 
last year. The scale of points under which these trials were 
carried out were as follows : — 
One point for every ounce of butter. 
One point for every completed ten days since calving, deducting the, first 
forty days. Maximum allowance for period of lactation, 12 points. 
Fractions of ounces of butter and incomplete periods of less than ten days 
to be worked out in decimals and added to the total points. 
No Prize or Commendation to be given to Cows under five years old failing 
to obtain 28 points (or in the case of Jerseys, 30 points), or to Cows 
five years old and over failing to obtain 32 points (or in the case of 
Jerseys 35 points). 
The cows were weighed and divided into the respective 
classes of over and under 900 lb. live weight on Tuesday, 
June 25. They were also stripped out that evening at 5 p.m., 
the milk of the next twenty-four hours being taken for the test. 
The following table gives the full results of the tests ; — 
