184 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 






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Yield of John’s cows, pounds, - - - | 840 848 876 892 
Yield of John’s cows, per cent., : - | 100% | 100.9% | 104.3% | 106.2% 
Yield of James’s cows, pounds, - - {1000 | 968 940 880 
Yield of James’s cows, per cent., - - | 100% 96.8% 94.0% 88 .0% 
Yield of Julius’s cows, pounds, - - | 784 820 836 864 
Yield of Julius’s cows, per cent., - - | 100% | 104.6% | 106.1% | 110.2% 


A record of this kind should tend to check carelessness in 
milking; and if prizes were offered, the milkers would havea 
stimulus to do their best. ‘The increased flow of milk would 
offset many times over the cash value of the prizes. 
Our alumni have for several years offered prizes to the grad-. 
uating class for proficiency in practical agriculture. In prepara- 
tion for this contest a score card was devised by the writer for 
judging efficiency in milking. This score card is introduced 
here with the results of a preliminary test. The points cov- 
ered by the score card indicate that the ‘‘art’’ of milking may 
be supplemented by some scientific knowledge. Five boys took 
part in the contest. Each boy milked the same five cows three 
days in succession, and the trial, therefore, covered 15 days. 





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Amount of milk secured, lbs.| 311.6 | 311.1 | 332 343 624349 29") 92506 





Per cent. of milk secured,’ »-"| "100.0.)-100.0"} 107.0), 110.0: 1110 0) 4050 
Amount of fat secured, lbs., 14.33) 114.40) S15 300} FOs1 4 tse. =a aoe 
Per cent. of fat secured, “. -.) \100:0.)" 101.10) 104.6 | 11276 (1 1ovea room 
Total minutes late or early, - O 7 43 41 6 
Rate of milking, min. per cow, 10,2 10.4 LO, Oeyul Oar 10.2 
Germ content of milk per cc., 1438 1604 388 863 275 
Germ content of milk of rest 
Of herd perce, a mae 6150 |2167 |2900 |975 |2038° 








