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made, took place on Monday evening at 5 p.m., and on Tuesday morning 
at 7 a.m., tkus constituting a milking period of 24 hours. 
The milk produced was at once weighed, and samples were drawn for 
analysis. The analyses were made in the University Laboratory, rooms in 
which, together with every facility and assistance, had been very kindly 
placed at Dr. Yoelcker’s disposal by Professor Liveing, the University Pro- 
fessor of Chemistry. The analyses themselves were made by Dr. Voelcker 
and his brother, Mr. E. W. Voelcker, 
In Class 123 the prizes were awarded to the cows which gave the largest 
quantity of milk, irrespective of the weight of the animals. But, inasmuch 
as it is very undesirable to encourage the production of a large quantity of 
milk irrespective of its quality, it was decided that the quality of the milk 
should at least come up to the standard which Public Analysts have agreed 
should fairly be reached by genuine milk from properly-fed cows. This 
standard, it may be added, is one of 3 per cent, of butter-fat and 8 1 per cent, 
of solids-not-fat, or lli per cent, of total solids. 
A reference to the tables on the opposite page will show that in only 
one instance (No. 1257) was this standard not reached. 
Out of the original 10 entries in Class 123 there was one absentee. 
The quantities of milk yielded in the two milkings by all the three prize- 
winners were high, viz., 67 lb., 62 lb. 1 oz., and 60 lb. 14 oz. respectively. 
As was to be expected, almost all the cows entered were either Shorthorns 
or Shorthorn crosses. The first-prize winner (No. 1254) had previously 
obtained the first prize at the Canterbury Show of the Royal Counties Agri- 
cultural Society for the largest quantity of milk, and her attendant stated 
that for nine weeks previously to the present competition she had been 
giving over 60 lb. of milk daily. The third-prize winner (No. 1253) had 
also taken milking prizes before. 
It will be noticed that the evening’s milk was of richer quality than the 
morning’s. 
In Class 124 the prizes were awarded to the cows producing in two 
milkings the greatest weight of butter-fat, the quantity being determined, 
as stated previously, by chemical analysis of the milk. 
There were, in all, 13 entries, but two cows did not appear, and as a third 
was taken ill on the Showground, her returns were not recorded. 
This was, naturally, a competition among Jersey cows. It will be seen 
that none of the cows gave less than the minimum quantity of milk stipu- 
lated. The yields were extremely good, and the quality of the milk in 
several cases exceptionally high. 
The first-prize winner (No. 1266) gave no less than 50 lb. 14 oz. of milk, 
the fat percentages of which were 5'85 and 4'6 respectively ; while the second 
prize went to No. 1275, which yielded 44£ lb. of milk at the two milkings, the 
fat percentages being 5-0 and 47 respectively. The third-prize winner, 
though giving less weight of milk, showed fat percentages of as much as 7'6 
and 7'0. 
No. 1266 yielded nearly 43 oz. of butter-fat. in the two milkings, and 
was a clear winner, the next two cows (No. 1275 and No. 1268) coming 
more closely together. 
No. 1266 had not previously competed in any milking trials, but No. 
1275 had won a medal at the Guildford Show of the Bath and West of Eng- 
land Society in the ‘ Jersey Test.’ No. 1263, it was stated, had produced at 
the Royal Counties Show 1 lb, 12£ oz. of butter in two milkings, which is 
very similar to her production of 24-3 oz. of butter -fat on the present 
occasion. 
