180 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Mar., 1898. 
Dairying. 
MILKING COMPETITION AT WARWICK. 
Onty two cows were entered for the competition for the prize offered by the 
Department of Agriculture for the cow yielding the largest amount of com- 
mercial butter. The condition being that there should be three entries, the 
prize lapsed.. Messrs. Reid and Denham offered prizes of £2 2s. and £1 is. 
respectively for the same competition without restriction as to entries. The 
first prize was awarded to a cow (nameless), which yielded 21 1b. of milk, 
showing 3°8 per cent. of butter fat, and giving 0:893 lb. of commercial butter. 
The second prize cow gave 15% lb. of milk, 42 Bes cent. of butter fat, and 
0°729 lb. of commercial butter. 
The cows were milked dry at 5 p.m. on the day preceding the competition. 
They were then milked at 9 a.m. in presence of Mr. John Mahon, Dairy 
Instructor, who also saw the animals stripped on the previous day. Mr. 
Mahon then weighed and tested the milk with the Babcock tester, and gave 
his decision as above stated. 
TOOWOOMBA DISTRICT. 
Competition for Ayrshire Bull. 
DRAYTON AND TOOWOOMBA AGRICULTURAL AND © 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
2471H, 25TH, 26TH January, 1898. 
Cows competing: Property of Mr. MeMahon. 
*, 21 
Date. Name of Cow. | Milking. peraries Reece ae Average for Day. 
1898. sie Lb. 
24 Jan... | Mickey ... | Morning... 16 36 0°645 Mickey 1:261 
Blackie ... rt eS 17; 4°0 795 
Lizzie ys ir 14° 3:4 ‘BOL Blackie 1°507 
Mickey... | Evening ... 11 50 616 
Blackie  ... Pree 134 4'8 712 Lizzie 1149 
Lizzie Sr mt lad 8 6-0 588 
25 Jan. ...| Mickey _... | Morning... 15! 3:2 “DDD Mickey 1115 
Blackie... Pr biass! 19! 50 1092 
Lizzie an o eee, 12. 4°8 “658 Blackie 1°792 
Mickey’... | Evening ... 10 50 560 
Blackie... ae ater’ 114 6°0 ‘772 Lizzie  1°288 
Lizzie 7 3 8 70 “630 
26 Jan. ...| Mickey  ... | Morning... 15 3'8 638 Mickey 1:248 
Blackie... ue ee 15? 4:6 810 
Lizzie Lee, Th _ tf 12 4°8 *645 Blackie 1°831 
Mickey _... | Evening ... 10 5D 610 
Blackie ... tre tt 16 58 1°021 Lizzie 1°317 
Lizzie tes Preity 7 8:0 diype 
