50 
Red  Poll  Cattle. 
Red  Poll  cows  are  respectively  830,  1,350,  and  1,100  lb.,  and 
performing  a simple  rule  of  three  sum,  we  may  calculate  as 
follows  : — 
1 Jersey  of  830  lb.  giving  6.659  lb.=  l cow  of  1,000  lb.  giving  8,023  lb. 
1 Shorthorn  of  1,350  lb.  „ 7,242  lb.=l  cow  of  1,000  lb.  ,,  5,364  lb. 
1 Red  Poll  of  1,100  1b.  „ 7,007  lb.=l  cow  of  1,000  lb.  „ 6,370  1b. 
These  figures  indicate  that  the  Red  Poll  has  very  high 
attributes  as  a milk  producer. 
I have  also  had  the  curiosity  to  add  up  the  “ percentages  ” 
and  averages  in  Table  III.,  Quantity  and  Quality  of  Milk, 
1906-1909,  published  on  page  112  of  B.D.F.A.  Journal , 1910, 
and  the  appended  figures  give  the  average  results  of  four 
years : — 
Breed 
No.  of 
Average  weight  of 
Percentages  in  milk- 
COWS 
milk 
Fat 
Solids  not  fat 
Shorthorn, 
pedigree 
62 
Morning 
23  9 
Evening 
231 
Morning 
327 
Evening 
3-89 
Morning 
902 
Evening 
8-87 
Ditto,  non- 
pedigree 
69 
25'7 
248 
348 
398 
895 
8-78 
Jerseys 
64 
175 
166 
453 
529 
9 34 
912 
Red  Polls  . 
36 
20  1 
18  9 
3 37 
3'67 
909 
896 
Kerries 
18 
18  3 
169 
395 
447 
91 6 
894 
I think  that  this  table  may  be  taken  to  show  fairly  the 
comparative  merits  of  the  four  breeds  as  regards  their  milk, 
butter,  and  cheese-producing  qualities. 
One  of  the  best  cows  bred  by  Mr.  Garrett  Taylor  was 
Clarissa  13315  W:i,  which  during  three  years  that  she  was  in 
his  herd  gave  a yearly  average  of  8,000  lb.  of  milk,  and  then 
came  into  the  possession  of  Lord  Rothschild.  Her  records 
at  Tring  and  at  the  R.A.S.E.  Shows  during  the  next  four  years 
are  appended  below  in  tabular  form  : — 
Year 
Lb.  of  milk 
given  in 
year 
Date  of 
calving 
Honours  in 
Red  Poll  Milk- 
ing Classes, 
R.A.S.E. 
Points 
gained 
Butter  fat 
percentage 
1905 
8,024 
Feb.  9 
1st 
7303 
3-47 
1906 
11,118 
May  9 
2nd 
6212 
3-50 
1907 
12,005 
Apr.  27 
1st 
6583 
3-02 
1908 
13,577 
Apr.  24 
1st 
78-15 
3-90 
The  column  showing  butter  fat  percentage  is  worth  noting 
as  showing  the  variation  that  may  occur  in  different  years  in 
the  same  cow  : the  last  year  when  she  yielded  most  milk,  she 
also  gave  the  highest  quality. 
