MILCH COW COMPETITION.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1698, 29 October 1887, Page 2

MILCH COW COMPETITION.

xnree prices were offered for the best dairy cow aod brought out six competitors. Tne conditions were that the oows eh mid be milked on the ground on the previous evening aud then a^fln on the morniug of the show, the milk given on the latter occasion to be tested by the 0$ Laval oreaw separator Jept far tbt Cgg

caslon and worked by Messrs Mason j ' Struthers and Co. of Christchurch. lb* eompetitioo was by points, ono point being given for every" ten days since calving, one point for eveiy pound • of milk and two points for every ounce of separated cream. The competition was won by a cow the property ef Mr Randell, Mr Tasker's exhibit gaining second prfze, and Mr Ward's third. Tbe subjoined table will enable the result o( the competition to be seen at a glance :— ''If 3sU£ £t? . aa "3 <0 Cfl •*__•© £» »g os its -ri eft co co —— ■ - ; - SBi 5 s a 5 a a . *, « ' mmaaaata^mmmmmmmmm ■ » 9 to oo t> o> © •"$* 0 .-. 01 <N « ri <N Jjtf Pi Om M © OO ri OJ ■* <0 ■ oSf g § s s § s I ."-.-. M - w IJS 3 w (-4 111 88 I § § -8 j 3 1 ' -a 1 s . I 1 _ . .__ "« *» *i . In the foregoing some of the fraotlons are omitted, but the figures, are Bear enough for praetloal purposes.