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8. Division of milk receptacles must be so arranged that records of each 
cow milked can be taken. 
9. As far as possible the cowman in charge of the cattle will be available 
for fixing the machines, under the directions of the competitors, so that the 
cattle may be as little affected as possible. 
10. The following are some of the points to which the special attention of 
the Judges will be called : 
(a) Time taken in milking. 
(&) Weight of milk exclusive of strippings. 
(c) Convenience in attachment to the cows taking into account ease of 
replacing where machine has become detached from any cause. 
(<Z) Security of attachment to teats. 
( e ) Gentleness in operation. 
(/) Ease in regulating speed of machine. 
(y) Condition of milk. 
( h ) Ease and thoroughness of cleansing. 
(i) Lightness of milk receptacles. 
(J) Minimum of supervision during milking, so that man in charge can 
leave cows, to carry milk to the dairy, <fcc. 
Qi ) Price of machine with cheapness of renewal and durability of 
working parts. (See Regulation 8.) 
In response to the Society’s invitation seventeen machines 
were entered, of which thirteen arrived at the place of trial. 
One machine was subsequently withdrawn, and another arrived 
late on the evening of Tuesday, April 22, and was debarred 
from competition, but the exhibitor was allowed to give a 
demonstration of the working of this machine. 
List of the thirteen competitors whose machines arrived at 
Grange Hill : 
J. Bartram & Sou, Proprietary, Ltd., 688 Bourke Street, Melbourne. 
Davies and Ransome, Caxton House, Westminster, S.W. 
Davies and Ransome, Caxton House, Westminster, S.W. 
Gane Milking Machine Co., Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand. 
Klim Milking Machine Co., 20 High Holborn, London, W.C. 
Lawrenee-Kennedy, Ltd., 22 Maxwell Road, Glasgow. 
Manus Milking Machine Co., Norrkoping, Sweden. 
Max Milking Machine Co., Kelmerhus 12, Copenhagen. 
Jens Nielsen, 28 Mariendalsvej, Copenhagen. 
Nyeboe & Nissen, 37 Raadhuspladsen, Copenhagen. 
Mjolkningsmaskin Omega, Elen, Sweden. 
Yaccar, Ltd., 7 Denman Street, London, S.E. 
J. & R. Wallace, The Foundry, Castle Douglas. 
This large number of entries necessitated the issue of the 
following special rules and regulations : 
1. The official trials will commence on Tuesday, April 22, but preliminary 
trials of the machines on the particular group of cows allotted to each machine 
may be started on Friday morning, April 18. 
2. Competitors will be allowed to commence fixing the machinery, &c. 
necessary for their machines on Monday, April 14. Anyone wishing to start 
before that day must communicate with the Secretary of the Royal Agricultural 
Society, 16 Bedford Square, London, W.C., not later than April 7. 
