/ 
Milk and Butter Tests at the Bristol Show , 1913. 271 
Trials. Samples of milk for analysis were taken at each 
milking on Thursday by Dr. Voelcker. 
Table I. on pp. 268-70 gives the full results of the trials and 
the prize winners in their respective classes. 
The next table gives the averages of all the cattle tested. 
Table II. 
No. 
Days in 
milk 
Fat 
Points 
of cows 
com- 
peting 
Breed 
Milk 
per 
cent. 
Milk 
Fat 
Laota- 
tion 
Total 
15 
Shorthorn 
55 
Lb. oz. 
46 11-H 
3-40 
46-73 
13-60 
1-50 
61-83 
9 
Lincoln. Red do. 
67 
58 10 
3-47 
58-62 
13-88 
2*70 
75-20 
9 
Devon 
76 
40 h 
3-71 
40-58 
14-84 
3-60 
59-02 
4 
South Devon 
64 
45 12 
4-02 
45-75 
16-08 
2-40 
64-23 
3 
Longhorn 
90 
40 6§- 
3-74 
40-41 
14-96 
5-00 
60-37 
4 
Red Poll . 
70 
49 7 
3-73 
49-43 
14-92 
3-00 
67*35 
4 
Ayrshire . 
49 
36 1 ' 
3-03 
36-06 
12-14 
•90 
49-85 
4 
Holstein 
42 
58 15 
2-87 
58-93 
11-48 
•20 
70-61 
20 
J ersey 
101 
41 9i 
4-45 
41-59 
17-80 
6-10 
65-49 
10 
Guernsey . 
72 
41 Ilf 
4-38 
41-71 
17-52 
3-20 
62"43 
6 
Kerry 
81 
40 4* 
3-48 
40-27 
13-92 
4-10 
58-29 
6 
Dexter 
61 
35 5 
355 
35-31 
1 
14-20 
2-10 
5161 
In looking at the total points, the low percentage of fat in 
the milk from the Holsteins must be taken into consideration. 
Twelve animals were disqualified, the average percentage of 
fat in the two milkings not coming up to the standard of 3 per 
cent. The particulars are as follows : — 
3 Shorthorns 
out of 15 sampled 
2 Lincolnshire Red Shorthorns 
1? 
9 
1 Longhorn 
3 
2 Ayrshires 
?? 
4 „ 
2 Holsteins 
U 
4 » 
1 Kerry 
6 
1 Dexter 
9? 
6 „ 
12 
II— BUTTER TESTS (CLASS 215, A & B). 
The number of cattle competing in these trials at Bristol 
was 58, three less than at Norwich, but nine more than at 
Liverpool in 1910, which was the largest number of cows tested 
up to that time at the Royal Agricultural Society’s Shows. 
The conditions and scale of points governing the trials were 
the same as in previous years, the heavy weight, class. A, 
consisting of 41 animals of various breeds, the light weight 
numbering 17, Jerseys only. 
Table III on pp. 272-4 gives the full result of the trials, 
with the prizes, commended cards and certificates of merit 
awarded and the practice adopted in churning. 
