A MARVELLOUS BUTTER YIELD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2109, 14 January 1886, Page 4

A MARVELLOUS BUTTER YIELD.

The wonderful reports of butter to->ts that bavo reached us at different times from America have been quito outdono by tho latest — that of tho the imported Jersey cow Princess 2nd, which is snid to have yielded in seven consecutive days tho enormous quantity of 441bs. ljoz. of unsaltod butter. Incredible ai this may seem, it appears to be too well authenticated to admit of doubt, the test having been officially con. ducted under the auspices of the American Jersey Cattle Club. Mr Henry Geet, to whom the supervision of tho test was oatrustod, thus writes to the president of the olub : — Having been appointed by you to act as committo of the American Jersey Cattle Club in witnessing the test of the Jersey cow Princess 2nd, 8016, owned by Mr Shoemaker, of Burnside Park, near Baltimore, Md., I respectfully submit the following report :— " The test began at 6 05 p.m., Sunday evening, Feb. 22, when the cow was milked dry in my presence. The first milking included in the test was that at 3 a.m., Monday, Fob. 23, after which tho oow was milked at intervals of eight hours, viz., at 3 a.m., 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. of each day until the last, Sunday evening, March 1, when sho was milked at 6.05 p.m,,to correspond with tho time of the preliminary milking. Tho duration of the test was thus seven days, to the minute. The cow was milked three times a. day at periods of eight hours, because her udder would not hold tho milk she made in twelve hours. "I was present at eaoh of the twenty-one milkings, and did not lose sight of the milk until after it had hoen placed in a nine-can Mosley cabinet creamer. The lid of this creamer, the doors, and the ventilators were carefully secured eaoh time by tape and seals firmly affixed to the wood, and each f tamped with my private seal. ° The cream on being removed from the creamer, was placed in large buckets in a wooden box made at by my suggestion, and this Ibox was likewise sealed and stamped. The various seals remained intact, except when broken by me to admit the milk of each milking or to draw off cream. I was also present when the cream was placed in tho churn, remained while it was being churned, and weighed the unsalted butter, the salt to be added (loz. per lb.) and finally the salted butter. The butter was worked to my entire satisfaction, exceedingly dry, as will be seen in the fact that tho salt when added made almost a clear gain. So that, from the time of milking until tho salted butter had been finally weighed, the milk, cream, and butter were either within my sight or securely sealed in the creamer or box described above. " Tho scales on which the butter was weighed were bought of Fairbanks & Co. for this special purpose, after having been tested and guaranteed by them to be aocurato by United States standard. The cow was fed at the discretion of Mr 0. Ricklefsen, manager of the Burnside Park herd, the daily ration being twentytwo quarts ground oats, fifteen quarts per meal, two* quarts of linseed oilcake, one quart wheat bran; total, forty quart", besides carrots, beets, and good clover hay. Her appetite was constantly good ; in fact, she seemed always ready to eat more. The weather during the test was disagreeable, cold and snowy, and interfered somewhat with her daily exercise." Mr Qest then givea the details of tho test, which resulted in a total yield in seven days of 299J lbs. of milk, from which were churned 44lbs. l^oz. of unsalted butter, which, when salted at the rate of one ounce to the pound, gave 461ba. 12oz. of salted butter ready for market. The great gain by salting is due to the fact that the unsalted butter was worked so very dry that whon the Bait was afterwards worked-in, no water or buttermilk appeared in the bowl. The butter-was twice washed in the churn when in granular form, removing every trace of buttermilk. Though each day's cream was not churned separately, Mr Gest believes that the last day's yield was over seven pounds. Wo learn from the Breeder's Gazette that Princess 2nd was bred by A Lo Gallais, St. Brelade's, Jersey, dropped Feb. 22, 1877, imported in 1579, and bought at one of the New York auction sales for the Shoemaker herd at 4,800 dollars— £96o. Her last calf was dropped Dec. 3], 1884, feven and a half weeks before tho beginning of this test, for which sho was prepared by six weeks of hiph feeding, which so enriched her milk that during tho teEt only 6 4-lOlbs. of milk were required to make a pound of butter.— New Zealand Country Journal.

Ax anonymous donor has agreed to give £25,000 to the Baptist Churches of Victoria, on condition that a similar sum is raised in five yeara by the denomination in the colony. The terms were accepted, and the drat year's instalment raised almost immediately. Magistrate — 'It seems, prisoner, that you took fifteenpence from the prosecutor's tiil. Now, I put it to you seriously. Was it worth your while to risk your character, your liberty, your whole future, for such a trifle 1' • Certainly not, your Worship ; but I did not know there was so little in the till — I took all there was. The fine park surrounding Hamilton Palace ia about to be cut up for the purpose of reaching the wealth of coal which is believed to lie beneath. No doubt the Duke considers himself lucky in having such a source of income at hand, but it seems a pity that such a truly regal domain as Hamilton should become a wilderness of smoky chimney and unsightly shafts. Besides, the Duke of Hamilton, we should say, has not so much Scotch property that he can afford to lose one ef the finest. Brodrick Castle, on the Island of Arran, is a very small place. It is not commonly known, but is, neverthleas, a fact (says the Wellington Press) that Wallace, the composer of the popular opera Maritana, spent some time in New Zealand in the very early days. He was not at all in good circumstances then, and he travelled through the colony giving performances on the violin. He afterwards went to Australia and Maritana was actually composed at Sydney. Wallace's fame has long been world wide, and the best proof of his genins is the undiminished hold which his music retains after the test of forty years. Bealism on the Stage.— Enthusiasm for local colour in dramatic productions has seldom been pushed to such extremes as in the performance of "As You Like It." in the Memorial Theatre, at Strat-ford-on-Avon, by Miss Mary Anderson and her company, when the foresters brought on the carcase of a real stag, Procured for the purpose from Charlecotc 'ark, the scene of the legendary deerstealing exploit of the dramatist. In addition, the turnip which is munched by Audrey, in conformity with ancient usage, •was procured from Anne Hethaway's garden at Slottery. How many of us close at home (writes an English correspondent), notwithstanding our boasted civilisation, are no better off than any time during the last 1000 years. St. Kil<3a, though a British Isle, might just as well bo in the Arctic Seas for all the advantage it seems to derive from our propinquity. Ope of the terrible storms with which it is only too familiar, has just swept away its crops, and reduced the islanders to the brink of starvation. This news comes to the mainland enclosed "in a piece of wood shaped in the form of a boat," and brought by the "desolate rainy seas." Yes !It is certainly true. Ask any of your friends who have purchased there. Garlick and Cranwell have numerous unasked for and very favourable commendations from country customers «n their excellent packing of Furniture, Crockery, and Glass, See. Ladies any gentlemen about to furnish should remember that Garlick and Cran well's is thb Cheap Furnishing Warehouse o Auckland. Furniture to suit all classes ; also Carpets, Flcor Cloths and all House Necessaries. If your new house is nearly finished, or, you arc tfoing to get married, visit Garlick and Cranwell, Queen-street and Lome-street, Auckland . Intendinf purchiuers can h*vo a catalogue I*b free.