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Dairy  Cattle  and  the  Butter  Test. 
To  go  into  the  peculiar,  attributes  of  the  milking  and 
butter-yielding  cow  as  disclosed  by  these  trials  would  occupy 
too  much  space,  and  there  is,  the  less  need  for  it  as  I have 
already  done  so,‘  but  I may  again  state  here  that  I have  seen 
nothing  in  the  later  trials  to  make  me  modify  in  any  way  the 
opinions  expressed  above. 
I would,  however,  specially  call  attention  to  the  great 
improvement  noticeable  in  the  yields  of  some  of  the  well- 
FlG.  3.— Devon.  Milk  x 500  diam. 
known  milking  breeds.  As  an  instance  I would  refer  to 
the  pedigree  Shorthorn  cows.  Nine  years  ago  the  average 
points  gained  by,  and  so  the  position  of,  these  cattle  in  the 
milking  trials  at  the  London  Dairy  Show  were  the  lowest  of 
the  heavy  breeds,  whereas  now,  in  a great  measure  due  to 
the  establishment  of  the  Daii’y  Shorthorn  (Coates’  Herd  Book) 
Association,  they  stand  in  the  front  rank. 
* Economics  in  Dairy  Farming,  “ Country  Life  Library.” 
