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DAIRYING AT PARK ROYAL, 1905. 
I. BUTTER TESTS (CLASS 160, A & B). 
The cows competing in the butter-test class at the Society’s 
Show of 1905 exceeded in number those of the two previous 
years, which may be accounted for in two w^ays : firstly, the 
amount of prize money offered was more liberal than on 
any previous occasion ; and secondly, the milk-yield prizes, 
which were given for the first time in 1905, enabled cows to 
have a double chance of winning a prize, as they could be 
entered for both competitions on payment of a small extra 
fee. 
The prizes were awarded on the same scale of points as at 
previous Shows, and the practice adopted in milking out the 
cattle and making the butter was exactly the same as before, 
full particulars being given in Table I. on pp. 94 and 95. 
The animals were divided into two classes, for cows over and 
under 900 lb. live weight, and the prizes offered were as follows : 
First prize, 151. ; second prize, 10Z. ; third prize, 5 /., in each 
class. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals for the three Jersey 
cows in the two classes, irrespective of weight, which gained the 
greatest number of points, and three Special Prizes of 20 Z., HR., 
and 51. for the three cows of any breed, irrespective of weight, 
which gained the greatest number of points in the whole 
competition. 
Highly Commended Cards and Certificates of Merit were 
also offered for ( a ) cows under five years old obtaining 28 
points, or in the case of Jerseys 30 points ; and (5) for cows 
five years old and over obtaining 32 points, or in the case 
of Jerseys 35 points. The cows were weighed and divided 
into their respective classes on Monday, June 26, and were 
stripped out for the trials on Tuesday evening, the milk of the 
next twenty-four hours being taken for the test. 
The number of cows and the breeds represented were as 
follows: 5 Shorthorns, 1 Lincolnshire Red Short-horn, 2 South 
Devons, 2 Red Polled, 21 Jerseys, and 4 Guernseys. 
