1 Sepr., 1902.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 191 
MILKING COMPETITION AT THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL 
SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND SHOW. 
6rnH anp 7tH Ataust, 1902. 
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owner. Same ot Gow. | Woightot mink. | PERMARST | 0. Mt Eee, 
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: | Lb. Lb. 
Mr. Brosnan ... Prete) Ol] yours $0 163 2°4 39 
Thompson et TAY oe ~ 16 4:4 78 
Paterson pra e Lr ix Vanes wie 183 3°2 “66 
Webb... ...| Emily... 22; 12% 3-1 “44 
Carrig ... ... | June Ax: ie 15 31 DS 
Mr. Brosnan ... ie LOll vars Apt 14 | 3:9 “61 
Thompson ..| Berry... x4 WW 60 73 
Paterson .. in aes) ta) 123 40 “DT 
Webb... ap Pay ar ay: 10 379 “43 
Carrig ... apf GRGY ox: 5 12? 3:9 “DD 
Mr. Brosnan ... Pratl yeueees er: 172 26 BL 
Thompson ...| Berry... _ 15 3°8 63 
Paterson... ee FIBSESZ axe, et || 18 3°8 76 
Webb... ...|Emily  ... Fr || 124 3°4 re “48 
Carrig; -.: ... | June xt: a 14 3:0 “47 
. Brosnan V- rea L)Oll yates x, + op hs 
zs Thompson auiistivay 36 og 12 4°8 65 
Paterson... eres LIX Vem va 12 3:4 46 
Webb... ..|Emily ... 4: 9% 3°5 38 
Carrig ... ... | June As: 0 | 13 3:8 i313) 
* Mr. Paterson’s cow Trixy won the prize awarded for the greatest quantity of milk—viz., 614 Ib. 
+ Mr. Brosnan’s cow Dolly upset her milk at the final milking, thereby losing her chance of winning the 
prize awarded to Trixy. 
In Orper or Mentr. 
Berry. Trixy. Dolly. June. Emily. 
First Da: as! tex: 151 1:23 1°00 1:08 “87 
Second Day .. ib 1:28 1:22 DL 1°02 86 
2:79 2°45 151 2710 1°73 
SOAP-MAKING. 
Soft Soap.—Take 100 Ib. of fat and 20 Ib. of caustic potash with from 8 to 
10 gallons of water. When saponification is complete, boil down till a paste is 
obtained. 
It is not possible to make, on a small scale, a soap nearly equal to that made 
in large factories, but with care a moderately good soap that is not too alkaline 
may be produced by the cold process. Soaps made on a small scale do not 
lather sufficiently, owing to their being incompletely saponified. Generally, 
kitchen fat is employed, and, as this is nearly all tallow, it yields a very hard 
soap that will not lather well. To obtain a good soap, use cocoanut oil, which 
saponifies easily. Cotton-seed oil or olive oil with a little tallow may be used. 
One hundred parts of fat require sixteen parts of caustic soda (70 per cent. 
strength). This would be rather more than 3 lb. of fat to 8 oz. of caustic. 
One hundred and fifty-two pounds of fat, consisting of tallow, cotton-seed 
oil, and palm oil, should be heated ina boiling pan, and soda lye added to it 
adually while it is thoroughly stirred. The amount of caustic soda required is 
912 Ib. dissolved in from 20 to 25 gallons of water. After thoroughly boiling, 
which will require several hours, and when saponification is complete, common 
salt is thrown into the pan. 
This causes the separation of the soap to the surface, while the lye and 
impurities go to the bottom to be run off after several hours’ settlement by a 
cock at the bottom of the pan. The soap is then again boiled until it is perfectly 
homogeneous. : 
