Further Increases In Number Of Cows Under Herd Improvement Assn.

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 31, 19 March 1948, Page 8

Further Increases In Number Of Cows Under Herd Improvement Assn.

Further figures from the Bay of Plenty and East Coast Herd Im- ' provement Association for the month of January this season show an increase in the number of cows in the Association by 6828 over the same period last year and though the milk and test averages are higher the fat remains the same. Details: —

Aongatete Cows Milk Test Fat 1517 705 4.91 35 Awakeri 1947 730 5.03 37 Edgecumbe 2452 664 5.01 33 Galatea North 916 580 4.93 29 Galatea South 1206 615 4.94 30 Katikati North 1311 667 4.98 33 Katikati South 1317 696 5.13 36 Manutuke, Patutahi, Hexton 957 613 4.74 29 Nukuhou 1671 683 5.38 37 Ohinepanea 1422 658 4.84 32 OmokoroaTe Puna 1127 715 5.19 37 OnepuManawahe 1417 702 4.93 35 Opotiki 2078 710 5.13 36 Otakiri 1277 746 4.89 36 Paengaroa ‘A’ 1323 716 4.84 35 Paengaroa ‘B’ 1746 650 4.63 30 Papamoa ‘A’ 1221 713 5.09 36 Papamoa ‘B’ 1667 681 5.07 35 Taneatua 1354 719 4.94 35 Tauranga ‘A’ 1157 652 5.41 35 Tauranga ‘B’ 1260 706 4.89 34 Te KarakaOrmond 814 621 4.91 30 Te Puke 1484 738 5.23 39 Thornton 2817 736 4.60 34 Tolaga BayWhangara 942 609 4.80 29 Waimana 1611 762 5.00 38 Wairoa 1303 605 4.95 30 Whakatane 1171 742 4.95 37 Assn Average 40,485 692 4.97 34 Assn average for January 1946-47 season 33,657 685 4.94 34