Milk and Butter Tests
The award of prizes in connexion with milking trials cannot be determined simply by the quantity of milk yielded in a given period, say twenty-four hours. Other matters must obviously be taken into consideration, such as the quality of the milk and the time that has elapsed since the birth cf the last calf. With regard to the former point, for example, it is quite possible for one cow to give more milk than another, but for the milk of the second cow to include the larger quantity of butter-fat. The awards are therefore determined by the total number of points obtained according to the following scheme:—
One point for every ten days since calving (deducting the first forty days), with a maximum of fourteen points.
One point for every pound of milk, taking the average of two days’ yield.
Twenty points for every pound of butter-fat produced.
Four points for every pound of “solids other than fat.”
Deductions.—Ten points each time the fat is below 3%.
Ten points each time the solids other than fat fall below 8.5%.
Table I.—Prize Shorthorn and Jersey Cows in the Milking Trials, London Dairy Show, 1900.
| Cow. | Age. | In Milk. | Milk per Day. | Fat. | Other Solids. | Total Points. |
| Years. | Days. | ℔ | % | % | No. | |
| Shorthorns eligible for Herd-Book— | ||||||
| Heroine III. | 6 | 61 | 52.4 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 91.5 |
| Musical | 7 | 16 | 45.2 | 3.2 | 9.3 | 90.8 |
| Lady Rosedale | 8 | 48 | 47.8 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 88.7 |
| Shorthorns not eligible for Herd-Book— | ||||||
| Granny | 9 | 33 | 70.2 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 144.1 |
| Cherry | 9 | 103 | 55.5 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 127.1 |
| Chance | 6 | 23 | 60.0 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 124.6 |
| Jerseys— | ||||||
| Sultane 14th | 12 | 256 | 41.7 | 4.9 | 9.4 | 112 |
| Queen Bess | 7½ | 136 | 39.4 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 101 |
| Gloaming IV. | 7 | 156 | 30.5 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 94.9 |