AYRSHIRE CATTLE BREEDERS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1590, 6 November 1912, Page 10

AYRSHIRE CATTLE BREEDERS.

ANNUAL MEETING. The report presented at the annua] " meeting of the Ayrshire Cattle Breeders . Association stated that tlie .year just » closed had been a very successful one, tile balance-sheet showing a credit of .E25 Gs. Id. In addition to this there were a , large number of herd .books on hand. The membership of the association had * increased satisfactorily, and now stood rit [ over 100.. During the year the association [ had lost one of the veteran breeders of i Ayrshire?, in the person of Mr. Win, , Cowan, whose nairio would long be re- ! mcmbered and associated with the propnr- ' tion of Ayrshire, cattle' in New Zealand. | The second volume of tho Herd Book , was now being issued and was being readily sought. after by the members of the association. The councillors felt tlint a . more progressive attitude should be taken [ by this association .in the direction of ' bringing, the Ayrshire breed of cattle" before the public and demonstrating their utility. The election of resulted as follows: —President, Jlr. Wilkie; treasurer, Mr. J. Woodley' (Newbury); secretary. Jlr. P. Neilsen; auditor, Mr. G. Carter (Eorirua); councillors, Messrs. Buchanan and Kyle. ■ ■ . Mr. Cuddie, Dairy Commissioner, addressed the meeting on' the semi-official testing of cows. Jlr. Singleton explained th 6 actual methods of testing. The meet- ■ ing approved of the semi-official testing as carried out by the Government.