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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 97, 10 June 1949, Page 2

FACTS ARE CONVINCING... / Here are some facts about the popular G. V. B. MILKING MACHINE 100 INSTALLATIONS IN EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY DURING THE PAST TWO MILKING SEASONS. 42 OF THOSE COMPLETE REPLACEMENTS OF OTHER MAKES. S 3 ARE COMPLETE PLANTS IN NEW SHEDS. 25 ARE CONVERSIONS OF VARIOUS MACHINES. 75 AT LEAST ARE NON-STRIPPING. Results also are convincing. These are facts and figures from the largest herd milked by G.V.B. in this district, not a single animal being hand stripped. 176 cows including slips, carry-overs and 32 are 2-year-old heifers. 53,881 lbs of Butterfat equals 308.5 per c ow. July 1948 270 lbs Butterfat Aug 1948 2775 lbs Butterfat Sept 1948 5196 lbs Butterfat Oct 1948 6746 lbs Butterfat Nov 1948 7354 lbs Butterfat • Dec 1948 7486 lbs Butterfat * Jan 194® 6919 lbs Butterfat Feb 194® 5259 lbs Butterfat Mar 1949 4876 lbs Butterfat April 1940 4000 Estimated May 194® 2000 Estimated June 1949 500 Estimated This herd is on whole milk supply and 3000 lbs of milk with a 4.9 test was delivered to factory on 31st March, 1949. The whole of supply so far this season has been Ist grade, not ,a single 2nd grade. Five aged cows put out of herd this season none through quarter trouble. THESE STRIKING RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. LET US QUOTE YOU FOR YOUR NEW MILKER OR CONVERSION. Mussett & Littlejohn THE STRAND, WHAKATANE, P.O. BOX 59. '• PHONE 344.

FORDSON MAJOR OWNERSa ee *4 is 4^6 fo r m e *t Hi 4 ®<3y y fo& m Sf f- -■'■ m®: sssss mm HAVE you uses for both a wheeled tractor and a crawler type ? But—has the large initial outlay confined you to one tractor? Here is your answer—D.G. Half-Track Equipment. It turns a Fordson two tractors—at relatively low additional cost! Drawbar pull is increased 50% and even up to 100%— depending on soil conditions. It enables you to operate your implements when conditions are not suitable for existing rubber equipment. It makes you virtually— INDEPENDENT OF WEATHER. Your Standard . Fordson Major Tractor can be—--sslo ' & s *xJIA§J j LY CONVERTED, on the job, ty two men in approximately four hours and returned to wheel operation in under two and a half hours. LOW INITIAL COST— the complete cost, fitted, of p3s|)ekP>jG. Half-Track Equipment is only £332. Convenient payments may be made through the A.F.C. Purchase Plan. Your Ford Dealer can give you Immediate Delivery. Get all the facts about this outstanding English Equipment. See your nearest Ford Dealer or write to Tractor Division, Ford Motor Company of New Zealand Limited, P.O. Box 12, Lower Hutt. mMmmm SMf-f IJIEI mwmwmm Exclusively for the English FORDSON MAJOR TRACTOR 'tS'JZVV Price, equipment and specifications subject to change without notice. —BBMB 157.24 ■sMs9tf,oio%rjnS. FORDDEALERS & CO., LTD. WHAKATANE