GOOD DAIRYING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1322, 28 December 1911, Page 8

GOOD DAIRYING.

A JKESEY HEEDS YIELD. lu responso to n request mndo by (he [ "Uorowhcuua Chronicle," Jlr. G. S. Lancaster, of Levin, ban supplied details of his Jersey herd's output foe November. 'I'ho figures appended apply to eight seasoned cows, those for eight hci.lers being dropped, in heifer tests frequently afford unfair comparisons to set against tho late records of the saiuo.animals. II; will be noted that Air. Lancaster's list is headed by a cow possessed of the excellent test of 6.1; in which connection it is worthy of note that before Mr. Lancaster began the systematic and careful system of testing which ho now carries out ho was disappointed with his best cow. Her quantity yield of milk did not seem enough to him, and he sent hor down to the saleyards with only a moderate reserve on hor. She foiled to reach the reserve .by live, shillings—and lier owner took her home again! Probably nn extra .£5 would not buy her to-duy, iihd'fhe bidder who boggled over the iivo shillings may .reckon he missed the chance of a lifetime. The November records of Jlr.- Lancaster's herd wero as follow:— No. 1-Mvrfle 1172: <U test; 75.0 butterfat at lid., .a Bs. Ud. No. 2.—Alice 1219: 5.7 lest, G9.4 butterfat nt ljd., £3 3s. 7d. No. 3.—Lindv 1331: 5.1 test, 65.0 butterfat at lid., .E3 2s. Id. No. 4—l'av 1357: 4.5 test, 61.0 butterfat, at lid., .82 15s. lid. No. s.—Dawn 1075: 5.5 test, 59.1 butterfat at lid., £2 Its. 2d. . 'No. G.-i'a'ttv 1380: 4.2 test, 57.9 butterfat at ltd., JJ2 13s. , No. 7.—Remembrance 12(3: 4.2 test, bntter-fnt at lid., li 7s. 10d. . , No. B.—Audrev 11U2: 4.l.test, 51.1 but-ter-fat at lid., *£2 (is. 9d.