100 
Dairying at Park Royal , 1905. 
which had competed in the breed milk-yield classes, but also 
(upon payment of a small extra fee) for cows of any age, breed, 
or cross ; so that animals which were not qualified or had not 
entered in the inspection classes were equally afforded an 
opportunity of demonstrating their usefulness. 
The prizes in these classes were awarded on the following 
scale of points : 1 point for every 1 lb. of milk ; 1 point 
for every completed ten days since calving, deducting the first 
forty days. Maximum points for lactation, 12. Four points for 
every 1 per cent, of fat shown on the average of the two 
milkings ; but disqualification in the case of any cow whose 
milk showed less than 3 per cent, on the average of the two 
milkings. Fractions of pounds of milk, percentages of fat, and 
incomplete periods of less than ten days were worked out in 
decimals and added to the total points. 
In order to prevent prizes going to animals unworthy of 
them in consequence of too poor a yield of milk, no prizes 
or commendations were awarded for cattle which did not 
obtain the following points : — 
Cows 
Cows and 
above 
Heifers 
5 years 
under 5 years 
Shorthorn, Lincolnshire Red Short-horn, ^ 
South Devon, Red-Polled, Ayrshire, [ 
of age 
of age 
55 
50 
or Longhorn j 
Jersey or Guernsey .... 
50 
45 
Kerry or Dexter ..... 
40 
35 
In cases of equality of points the prize was awarded for 
the cow which had been the longest time in milk. Highly 
Commended Cards were awarded for all animals, other than the 
winners of the prizes, which obtained the points mentioned 
above. 
As the prize list was a liberal one the entries were good, 
the number of animals competing being ninety, which include 
those entered in the special class. 
The cattle were milked out on Tuesday evening, June 27, 
the milk of Wednesday being taken for the trials. All the 
milks on Wednesday (both morning and evening), after being 
weighed, were sampled and analysed by Dr. Yoelcker. 
Table IV., on pp. 98 and 99, gives the complete results of 
the competition in the milk-yield classes of the various dairy 
breeds. 
Table V., on page 101, gives the complete results of the 
special milk-yield competition in Class 161, for cows of any 
age, breed, or cross. 
As more general information is obtainable from average 
than from particular yields, the averages of all the different 
breeds that were entered for the open and special milk-yield 
