172 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Maz., 1902. 
Dairying. 
THE DAIRY HERD.—QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 
Returns Frou Ist To 3lstr DecemBER, 1901. 
Per cent,| 
/ Yield | Butter Com- 
Name of Cow. Breed. Date of Calving. of Fat, | mercial Remarks, 
Milk. | Babcock | Butter, 
Test. | 
Lb. Lb. 
Annie Laurie | Ayrshire... ++. | 25 April, 1901 234 3°9 10:22 | Dry, 29-12-01 
Annie or $) at weal LOENOV sees 631 3°5 | 24°73 
Blink rr 5) ry) +. | 2 Feb. 1 203 4:0 9:09 | Dry, 29-12.01 
Bonn 3% ” at) --» {12 April ,, 55 3:9 2°4 Dry, 6-12-01 
Isabelle... +) st «| 7 Sept ¥ 588 3°6 | 23°7 ; 
Laura or fh 28 Aug., 1900 315 3:3 | 127 With first calf 
Linnet ae rT 7 May, 1901 522 3°8 | 22-21 
Lavina on , 11 Sept. ,, 886 3°38 | 37'7 i 
ass Ay, 24 Aug. 7 638 3°7 | 26°43 | With first calf 
Renown ... 4 29 Nov., 1900 45 41 2:08 | Dry, 6-12-01 
Rosebud... 7 13 Nov., 1901 912 3°8 | 38°81 
Ruby at: af 9 April ,, 211 4:0 9:45 | Dry, 29-12-01 
Ream 5 9 Novy. ry 625 3°6 | 25°2 
Lena at AD 3 Dec i 784 3°8 | 33°36 
Lowla an ? 3 Dec 5 686 3°6 27°65 | With first calf 
Alsie ax ” 7 Dec $5 424 3°5 | 16°€2 
Ruth “=z ” 12 Dec 1 365 37 15:12 | With first calf 
ReamRouthie , 13 Dec. 7 454 36 | 18:3 
... | Jersey 15 Sept. ,, 301 4°5 | 15°17 | With first calf 
Connie a D 8 Sept., 1900 312 4:2 | 14°67 
Content T} 6 June, 1901 42 5:2 2°44 | Dry, 6-12-01 
Carrie aT SUAUg is; 470 40 | 20°95 
ffie 3) 18 Nov. ,, 716 41 | 32°87 
Eileen D 2 Sept., 1900 446 50 24°97 
vy 1 24 Oct., 1901 645 4°0 28°89 
1 5 Oct. ry 502 4°2 | 23-4 With first calf 
Playful A; “SY: .. {14 July D 206 45 | 10°38 | Dry, 26-12-01 
ate ) tr «| 27 Aug. 5 325 4:3 15°65 
Blaze ...| Grade Jersey ...|/27 Sept. ,, 372 4:2 | 17°49 | With first calf 
Pansy ~ 1; 1 «.. | 28 Oct. iD 565 40 | 25°31 
Bluey at (7) 7) .-| 9 Oct. +s) 389 36 15°46 =| With first calf 
Countess... | Shorthorn ../18 June ,, 517 3°38 | 22°03 
Dott tr 1p se ... | 31 May ee 824 36 | 13:06 | With first calf 
Gladdy a. ” $1: «.|29 April ,, 211 3°9 9°21 | Dry, 29-12-01 
Guinea exh: 5 18 July x 218 3°8 9°27 
Lady Vixen 1 13 July ,, 320 36 12°9 | With first calf 
Maggie... 7 20 May J) 212 3°9 9°26 
May ”> 16 July n 555; 3°6 | 22°37 
Nestor ty - pnd | 3July A 607} 3:7 | 25°15 
Olga $ it so er Want gy 41 40 1°83 | Dry, 6-12-01 
Queenie... yy oa ... | 19 May i; 320 41 | 14°69 
Rose — i a3: ..|10 April ,, 35 4:2 164 | Dry, 6-12-01 
Louisa Jol he ey ... | 23 Dec. me 106 3°6 4:27 
Clara ...|Grade Shorthorn|14 June _,, 224 3:9 9°78 | With first calf 
Eva ms o ere OG) Octs " 635} 3°5 | 24:89 
Laurel te) 3; ... | 22 Aug. ~ ,, 527 3°7 21°83 
Lucy 2] iar ype, Fh eh Re a9 Beptne hee, 661! 3:7 | 27:39 
Leopard... fy Fs .. | 6 Oct. HD 568) 3:7 | 23°53 
Princess May ay =) ... | 25 May fe 214; 4:0 9°58 | Dry, 26-12-01 
Peggie ar - i" ... | 29 May rp 855 38 | 15°10 
Redmond ... at 1 ..|22 Aug. ~ 4, 502 3:8 | 21°35 
Horney... 1H T) ...}/22Sept. ;, 215 3°7 8:90 | Dry, 26-12-01 
Stranger... + ‘3 frva| gOS O Vea 688 36 | 27°74 
Curly re 4 5 nen | LOENOVANS 781 3°5 | 30°61 
Empress... A ir ce ULE, oy 74 3°6 2°96 
Rusty at: 1 1 ...| 7 Dec. - 351 3°5 | 13°75 
Ada ...|South Coast .../16July ,, 545 4:2 | 25°63 | With first calf 
Dora on 1 3) eet} PAGE py 145 3°8 617 | Dry, 29-12-01 
Grace 95 ae rT penlLOn une mans 467 38 19'86 | With first calf 
Trixey fre 5 Fi ..| 4 July A 401 3°7 16°60 | With first calf 
Topsy x 1h ee Oct: 1 687 3°7 | 28°46 | With first calf 
Molly ... | Grade Ayrshire 5 Oct. 1 466, 36 | 18°78 | With first calf 
Devon ... | Devon orn | aN OV seme 445 3°9 | 19°43 | With first calf 
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The cows were allowed to graze on lucerne plot for one hour daily, and were then turned of 
to natural pasture. During the last week of the period they were fed a quantity of green maize. 
