296 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Ave., 1899. 
Dairying. 
THE COLLEGE HERD. 
Last month we published the results obtained from some of the dairy herd at 
the Queensland Agricultural College, Gatton. These returns, having created 
much interest amongst dairy farmers, will henceforth be published every month 
in the Journal. 
Rervurns From Cottece Herp, rrom Ist May ro 3lst May, 1899. 
Per cent. 
Sane of Cow. Brest, | Dato of Calving, | Teldje | Mutter Tat, Commersat 
Test. 
Lb. 
Rosebud ... mr ...| Ayrshire... ... | 13 April, 1899 483, 3°9 21:097 
Blink 7 a, yy > ma ...|23 April ,, 846 3°9 36°94 
Laverock ... a0 hss yy oo ...| 20 Sept., 1898 318 3:4 13251 
Ream oe tee ate or i .., | 16 Aug. 7 285 3°D 11172 
Sasome ... dt ec rr, pi ... | 12 Aug. v1 462 3°7 19°145 
Dairymaid oes ... | Holstein... ...| 27 Feb., 1899 353 3:0 11°86 
Opale oe ee ... | Jersey NY B24 Reb) 8) 459 4:2 21591 
Playful <7. - 4 4G x 1; ... |15 Jan. th 469 4°0 21°011 
Eileen. ... a} 5, 1 ok .. | LAyg., 1898 311 4°4 15°326 
Effie XE: it a3 of ..|10 Feb., 1899 437 4°0 19°579 
Connie... ty: sit n ty ...|18 Noy., 1898 364 41 16°714 
Scarlet...  ...  ... | South Coast x: (IW FIS Ie — Fy 435 3°7 20098 
Toughy ... ue edt Me oy MY fraieLOmN OV ames 432 Bits) 18°385 
Plum 4a ar te at tes ...| 6 Dec. y 301 374 11°462 
Dolly .* ay zh Pe ai ... | 17 Oct. T 275 3°6 11-088 
Misery... a3 Te " ok ... | 4 May, 1899 550 30 18-48 
Broad ve a ... | Devon +¢ ..|15 Oct., 1898 347 4°0 15545 
Rosie Vf rr! ap n xy 7. | 5 Oct: Hh 330 38 14°046 
Pansy ar: or: tr e7 ... | L7 Oct. oF 346 3°9 15113 
Nestor... rf: ... | Shorthorn ... ... | 27 Feb., 1899 566 35 22°187 
lildawere gt Sei ts. | oma ine oa | eMar uate 440 3°6 17°74 
Plover... int Ree ff) at . | 20 April © 5, 632 3:7 26°19 
Queenie ... re ar: cs) Ab ...|20 April ,, 575 3°6 23°18 
Maggie... ” 5 April 308 3°4 11:728 © 
opard ... Grade 23 Noy., 1898 440 3°5 17°248 
Restless oF 7 Oct. - 865 3:9 15°943 
tar i 17Déc. 602 36 24-272 
Daisy _ WEIN ep, 859 3°8 15'279 
Curly ah et ws es or ...| 9 Nov. ih 410 3°6 165381 
Rose af Sys 4h ry) pom ate | LisHeb.; 1899 647 3°5 25°362 
Poll ns res ae Ap ae ...|—Oct., 1898 449 3:7 18°606 
Princess ... orp ... | Grade Shorthorn ... | — Oct. ry 576 37 23°869 
Laurel... a” S ti hy ...|—Sept. ,, 514 3°8 21°875 
Patch Sy) tts ets 1) if ... | — Sept. 1) 366 3°5 14°347 
Beauty 5 vt ve 7) ip a. | 1 Oct: 73 381 33 14°081 
Ginger... HE ...| Grade ot ... | 23 Oct. rf 398 3°4 157155 
Sally ah te ee 7 ey. ee OS Novas 412 35 16°15 
Jess Pee ite: “6 a ois we itlOINOVs emmys 282 3°6 11°36 
Rusty re aloe wep bd ... | — Oct. 5 442 39 19°306 
Podge ct, — Oct. s 376 41 17265 
Peggy wt tes aH rr, te Pe leLOUNO Vem 370 36 14°918 
Bally i ah ...|Grade Hereford ...| 9 Nov. ,, 382 3:2 13°69 
Lady sihebeccn ... | Grade Shorthorn ...| 6 April, 1899 677 37 28054 
ST rialplayg tae ss yaa seapet |= Sept, 1898 | 432 3-9 18:869 
Duchess ... op ep cri 5 ... | — Oct. tf) 405 39 17:69 
Jane fy: rt eh ch ie ... | — Oct. a) 389 3°38 16°555 
Lucy as ry BL +! ys ... | — Oct. th 386 3°5 15°03 
Rosella vot see one ” ” ..|— Oct. ” 353 37 14628 
Whitefoot iy A, ir) iH ... | — Oct. rT 333 3°9 14°545 
Nell SE SE cMeeces TD Oct a: 246 33 9-092 
Redmond ... rs +, ” fF) ... | — Oct. iy, 333 38 14172 
Biddy ... oe in i) A ...|18 May, 1899 317 3H) 13°84 
Fancy ... we ... | South Coast ... | 17 May ” 348 41 | 15°97 
Mr. Mahon draws attention to the fact that many of the above animals 
have been a long time in milk, and are now being dried off. 
