THE RED POLL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1591, 7 November 1912, Page 8

THE RED POLL.

BUTTER FAT PERFORMANCES. Referring to tho value of the-Norfolk Red Poll as a dual purposo breed, of cattle, an exchange says there arc many '.find herds of the-breed in England, notably that owned by Lord Rothschild at Tring Park, and that of the Marchioness of Graham, at Enston-Park, in Suffolk. Tho latter is .a small herd, and kept chiefly for the supply of milk and butter, for-the house, but it has a fine show record in milking competitions.'- Ono cow' in''the herd, Retreat, has an-exceptionally ' high milk record, which has gamed her ' many prizes, and though ten years old,/ she gave'lnst year 10,5-15lb. of milk, and as much as 4171b. in one week. Other ■cows, iri the,herd have given over 80001b: of 'milk.: Tho butter-fat records of these cowtsare not Riven, but information as tp : what Red Polls are capable of as but-ter-fat producers is published in the •'Australasian" in, connection with the Victorian Government's herd of Red Polls at.Boisdale, in Gippsland. One cow',' Connecticut,, gavo a test 0f'4.2 to 4.6 in 1910-11,.rind-'iu 1911-12 it ranged from 4.6 to 6.2 .'per. cent-.'.-. 'A stud-bull.■ has been : niade .available'to settlers' cows on farms in the district; The plan has been ndopted.pfrsclling/the bull calves under a year' old'at-price's based on the preceding season's butter-fat return of the dam. For instance, a cow returned' 2401b. of butterfat;'which, reckoned'.nt Is.' per,lb; equals '.£l2—tho. price realised for her.bull calf. This is considered a fair: basis'for; fixing" tho value"of a .bull intended.'.fbr 'dairy purposes.'.'A yearling bull,Yuelta's Son (Tabacu>m—Vuelta) has, however, been re- : .-. served .from sale, -notwithstanding (i very tempting offer for him rccciVi-d from . a breeder of Ked-'Pnlls in New Zealand, after reading the record of, the dam. Yuelfais a remarkable butter-fat producer. -In the season 1910-11- she gave .5561 gallons, of. milk.. rctiirtiihg'. 4051b. of butter-fat, val.uo .i'l7:lov.lod.. and in the past sea« 'son/sho yielded 4551b.. of' butter-fat from- - 177")-gallons.of milk. 'tbewionev value be'iilg: .KG- "is.. 0(1., 'hutter-fata being. at' a' ■' higher market price.. Twelve, cows this last season produced butter-fat' ranging in■': value per cow' from "Ml >15s.'- 4d. to' £% ss. M.; the. total being .£195 16s, 2d.,' 'or an average of MS 6s. 4d.;per coir.-.';