5A QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Juny, 1898. 
ROCKHAMPTON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
Class 113.—Milch cow, giving the greatest weight in two milkings. Same con- 
ditions for milking as Class 112. .Prize not awarded if less than 20 1b. First prize, 
£3 3s.; second prize, £1 1s. 
Date. Owner. Name of Cow. | Milking. | Pounds | Pereelitage SE ees 
1898. Lb. Lb. 
10 May ...| Archer Bros. ... | Cherry ... | Morning ... 124 3°3 0°476 
Buttercup ... ‘ nS 13 4°7 0°684 
Lady Lindsey eT ct 103 3'8 0°399 
A. Macfarlane ... | Lovely a 9 as 17! 3:2 0°627 
Archer Bros. _ ... | Cherry ... | Evening ... 113 3°8 0°489 
. Buttercup ... " af an 60 0°739 
Lady Lindsey|__,, MS: 94 34 0°359 
A. Macfarlane ... | Lovely : rb fe 14 41 0°642 
CENTRAL DISTRICT. 
Competition for Ayrshire Bull offered by the Department of Agriculture. 
ROCKHAMPTON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
10TH AND llrH May, 1898. 
Conditions. 
1. Competitors must be personally carrying on dairying as part of their farming 
business upon holdings of not less than 60 acres of land, and must own not less than 
six dairy cows. \ 
2. Each competitor to enter not less than three dairy cows, which are to be tested 
on the ground for three consecutive days under the supervision of an officer of the 
Department, who will keep a record of the quantity and quality of the milk of each 
animal entered. 
3. Any cow not yielding 1} Ib. of butter daily will be disqualified. 
4. Any cowentered and producing more than 1} lb. of butter daily shall be 
entitled to be registered as a dairy cow, and have the Department’s brand placed upon 
her horns as evidence of her right to be registered. 
5. The competition to be open only to residents of the Central district. 
There being other societies in the Central district who will be holding similar 
competitions during the present year, the award will not, of course, be finally settled 
upon until all the competitions have taken place. The name and particulars of the 
bull offered will be forwarded you later. 
Cows competing : Property of Archer Bros., Gracemere. 
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pate, | Nameot Cow, atiking. MYARU | Fetmentaee | Commerdal vara for Day, 
| (yemane 2 ioe \ : 
1898. | ; Lb. Lb. 
10 May ... | Cherry ... ; Morning ... 124 3-4 0476 , Buttercup  0°965 
Buttercup ... ei ace 13 47 07684 
Lady Lindsey Ninoy tes 104 3'8 0399 | Cherry 17423 
Cherry _... | Evening ... 113 3°8 07489 
Buttercup ... | ST okt 11 6-0 0°739 | Buttercup 0°750 
Lady Lindsey ns 9 3 An emer O-35L 
11 May ... | Cherry ...| Morning... 124 36 | 0493 | Cherry 1'293 
Buttercup ... | pea | 12} “ay aft 
Lady Lindsey | alta h 10 3°8 | 0-425 | Buttercup 1301 
Cherry ... | Evening ... 13+ 5-4 | 0 800 
Buttercup ... | 3 eels 4° 0-655 Lady Lindsey 0-962 
4°8 | TRY; 
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