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of June 20, came above, or below 1,100 lb. Ten cows took part 
in this competition. The cows were nlilked dry on the morning 
of June 20, their live weights were then taken, as registered by 
a cattle- weighing machine of Messrs. Avery, and they were sub- 
divided into their respective classes, when it was found that six 
cows belonged to Class 97a and four cows to Class 97b. The 
awards were made upon the results obtained by the weighing of 
the milk yielded on the evening (5 p.m.) of June. 20 and the 
morning (7 A.M.) of June 21, samples of the milk being on each 
occasion taken for analysis and examined at the Society’s Labora- 
tory. The results obtained are given in the Table on page 505. 
In Class 96 the milk from every cow came up to the requi- 
site richness, and slightly the largest yield was given by No. 
1037, Mr. Salisbury Baxendale’s Buttercui), a Shorthorn cow 
about eight years old, next to her being the same owner’s Rose 
(No. 1038), also a Shorthorn, but three years younger. It may 
be mentioned that at home these two were considered about 
equal. Their food was principally linseed-cake, bean-meal, 
bran and chaff, and cake only when out at grass. They only go 
“ dry ” for about three weeks oramonth inayear. The third prize 
was awarded to No. 1040, Mr. George Church’s Beauty, a dark 
red Shorthorn. This cow only gives milk from three of the four 
quarters of the udder, but has taken a milking prize at the 
Dairy Show, and only goes dry for about three weeks. The yield ot 
the fourth animal. Number One, a red and white Shorthorn, also 
belonging to Mr. Church, was considerably less. This animal 
took a second prize at the Windsor Show in 1889. The food Mr. 
Church gives his animals is usually linseed-cake, undecorti- 
cated cotton-cake, bean-meal, barley-meal, and brewers’ grains 
(wet). 
In Class 97a there was one disqualification on account of 
deficiency of quality of milk. This was No. 1046, Mr. James 
Brammer’s Bairyman’s Bride, a cross-bred Shorthorn cow which 
at Doncaster last year took the first prize, and gave the large yield, 
in two milkings, of 72 lb. 8 oz. This year she gave even more, the 
total yield being 74 lb. at the two milkings, which constitutes 
a “ record ” at these Shows ; but, whilst last year the milk 
just came within the limits allowed for quality, this year it was 
too poor, and the cow had to suffer disqualification. She 
showed enormous milk-veins, but the udder looked like that 
of a cow very heavily milked. The first prize was awarded to 
No. 1052, Bowager, a roan Shorthorn belonging to Mr. C. A. 
Pratt, and a very pretty cow, which had only been shown 
once previously, then taking the milking prize at Chester 
in September 1891. The food given was linseed-cake and 
