[1 Apri, 1900. 
was found to be affected, and four were sound; and of the seven non-rentihs 
cows, two were found affected and four sound. The remaining one “ple 
ealf twenty-one days after being inoculated. He thought that corroborat oa 
experiments that were carried out from Aberdeen, and he thought that ™® | 
people should experiment before they tried to legislate. | 
278 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 
BLOOD-POISONING IN DAIRY STOCK. ais 
helay 
A curious trouble cropped up at the Toronto Industrial Exhibition, lit. 
August last. A dozen valuable dairy cows died early in the show week, a 
was at first suspected they had been poisoned. The investigations ° 
veterinary surgeons who made the post-mortem examinations showed that 
was caused by the milk having been pumped back into the cows TW ).. 
through the teats after they had been milked out in accordance with the a rf) 
The stale germ-laden milk being absorbed into the blood circulation *€ 
blood-poisoning, some of the udders turning black with mortification m 4 a r 
time. The board of the fair association decided to withhold the prizes by i 
by any of the animals which died. The fraudulent attempt to obtain. prize elf | 
such a gross and ignorant violation of the laws of Nature brought its SP" | 
punishment. 
THE DATRY HERD. 
QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 
Rerurns From Isr ro 28tH Frsrvary, 1900. 
| Per cent. | 
Butter Com- 
Name of Cow. Breed. Date of Calving. ! Yield. Fat, mercial 
Babcock | Butter. 
| Test. 
| Lb. | 
Isabelle _... | Ayrshire... ...}| 2June, 1899 ; 318 4°0 14°24 
Linnet is 2) £ a) L9 June ees 660 3:9 28°82 
Leesome ... a 31° ... | 12 Oct. 1 784 3°38 33°36 
Ream Routhie fh tr. ...419 Sept. 4, 482 3:9 21°03 
Laverock - te presl mite ece f 884 3'8 37°61 
Effie | Jersey... ..../'16 Dee.) 660| 46 | 34:0 
Content) etal tai ie eeebe nites LT ul yarn amet oh emer man 1243 
Eileen eer 1 tx ra LOPA TG ae mess 486 5-1 27°75 
Jersey Belle a ee ty) SAAB ry 305 55 18°78 
Stumpy... a Oey | cole) ul yeas 595 4:9 32°64 
Playiule es] Maer a skh pat ae OiAtig tes aT Sel eet Ger! a1 5:07 
Ivy falta). seek Wueres nl ct eemes 347| 5:0 | 19:43 
Opale os i. oe are aLOsLecaemmes 681 4:8 36°6 
Beatrice «..| 5, 1 /19Oct. 7, | 394) 5:1 | 22°81 
Bashful_.... i$) ae pralsLOEN OY.aen ss 414 4°4 20°39 
Connie a 1 Ls ...|29 Sept. ,, 291 4°8 15°63 
Pet ...| Grade Jersey ...| 6 Oct. ,, 442 | 35 19°32 
Scarlet ... | South Coast... | 13 Oct. rs) 578 3:9 25°24 
Misery ee $5 ee PEER? ©) Sy, 436 3:7 18°06 
Toughy ... 1 ibis 4 523 3°5 20°44 
Plum ir 3: Pal oaLece 484 3°6 19°51 
Banjo ...| Devon... nal bOct ay. See 4:2 16°74 
Broad are £5 at «| 5D Oct. oy; 508 4°2 23°88 
Rosie neo | eae Dan eo anes Tce Coe 548 | 36 | 22°08 
Monday... Cr a1 ... | 24 Oct. is 497 4:2 ORIBY( 
Patience... ¥) a «.. | 5 Oct. " 471 3°83 20°03 
Pee ... | Shorthorn see | 17 Oct. aso LS 4:0 18°45 
Plover th " nS Pe brs piles 175 4-1 8:03 
Painter ne 99 2; PE BA Sept 618 3°9 26°99 
Brush 7 Tages ents | 12 Sept ae 585 3°9 25°54 
Blossom... et a0 ...|14Sept. ,, | 441 37 18°26 
Florrie a op ay BS. 9 oy 571 3°4 21°73 
Kit S| Rk eee Tei Sapeeree 555 | 35 | 21°75 
Frizzy ae ” ae Naot weptsl mes 582 339) F 
Kate ~ i an ARDEA 425, 3°8 
Violet pee ip ne. reestp ALCOL ir. SOUS 39 
