HERD TESTING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1676, 17 February 1913, Page 10

HERD TESTING.

ILLIffIINiTING FIGURES. ' According to .the official leturns from the Gpyernment hj?rd test at tho/Kaupokoriul factory for December, there are : 227 suppliers, to'the Kaupokonui .factory, and of these 85 belong to the Herd-testing Association, o.iy more correctly, there aro "85 herds being regularly tested by the Government official there. These 85 herds comprise 3733 cows. The average per cow' of all theso for tho montb of December wa9 as follows sr-Milk, Mllb.; test, . 3.73; butter-fat, 35.75. The individual cow showing the best result gave 14101b. of ■milk at o, 5.6 test, producing ,78.981b. of butter-fat., At ;is'. per lb. for butter-fat this cow , earned for the month w£3 19s. The poorest of nthe'3739 cows tested . gave !2651b. ef milk" 2;G test, and 7.411b,' cf butter-fat. She. "earned, therefore, only 7s. 6d.. The highest average for ono herd was 11251b. of milk er cow, 4.7 test, and 52.931b. butter-fat.' This works out at -£2 13s. per cow for tho month. Tho lowest -herd avaraged, per cow, 8101b. milk, S.iO test, 26.251b. of butter-fat, equalling 6s. per head. The following table shows the averages of thei highest 21 herds isiid the lowest, 11. This embraces just half, practically, of the total herds being tested. The remaining .43 herds averaged! between ; tho. 32.45 mark . and the V3B i ;mark. ■

'HIGHEST HERD AVERAGES. • < ■ Butter i ' , Milk. ■ Test. fat. 1 1125 , 4.70 52.93 ' 2 1149 :' 4.08 48.88 ■.3 ■ 1133 4.11 4G.C3 ■A : 1075 4.21' 45.28 5 : 119G 3.71 44.69 C ' 1079 4.0:1 '41.16 •V -7 V 10C3," • 4.03 '. 42.85 I 8 1161 3.63 42.25 !• ;'! ' 9 1...; 1137 3.03 . 41.22" ' ID 1131' 3.62 '41.02 I 11' i 1012 3.90 i 0.73 -.' | V 12 1050 3.82 40.21 , I 13 ■ 1112 . : 3.60 40.12- ' I . 14 , ...... .912 -4.07 39.37 I. 15 '..... 985 3.99 39.33 1 1G 1031 377 88.90 ' I' .'l7 ...» 974 3.97 '■ 38.68 IS 18 ■ 1071 3.58 ' .38.39 I ■■.'ID. 873 .4.38 38.30 ! ' .20 1008 3.77 38.05 21 962 3.95 38.01 LOWEST HERD AVERAGES. ■ I . ■ -. v Butter 1 Milk. Test, fat !... 1 , 819 3.20 , 26.25 2 ...w 708 '. 3.90 27.64 i 3 751 375 28.2S •'4 > 81G. 3.40 28.81 5 769 3.80 ■ 29.28 6 r 719 1 :4.07 29.29 . 7-..' •; 800 3.69 29.55 . 8 a 795 3.79 30.12 9 826 3.66 30.28 10: 818 3.75 ' 30.71 11 ' ' 817 3.79 31.03 , ,12 861 i ,13.60 31.05 13 ............... 870 3.59 31.26 H .....; 863 : 3.68 31.81 15 881' 3.61 31.85 16 801-3.99 32.02 , 17 751 4.27, , 32.07 18 817'! 3.93 . 32.15 ' 19 851 ■, 3.70 32.17 .20 868 j 3.72 32.31 21 ,819 3.96 32.45 , An analysis of these figures shows that the average of the' five best herds was 47.28, and .the average of the lowest five 28.05. The- Irest ten herds'averaged 41.70, and', the' lowest ten 29.02. -Tho actual number of cows in ten lowest hords was 406; at an average of 20.02 they produced 11,7821b. of butter-fat, valued at i 589 •2s. Tho actual number of cows in th« highest/ten herds was' 337, tfhich, at' f.n average of 44.77, produced 15,0941b. of biitteT-f»t valued at .£754 14s. This represents * differenco of J6165 12*., with 69 less cows., Had there been . 406 coirj in the first ten: herd»t—the saino nurabsr ag in the "last ten—and their «irer*g» remained it 44.79, they would h*re earned .6903 Is.', as against .£589 . 2s. eari»i by tho ltwest ten herds. There's no u»» findinj fault with, th» •Factory whtn you est a low milk tut— th« blam« liei with you/ielf. If your milk ii pliced.in out of Parton'j Co«l«rs dircctjy it KmH from the oow, it will bs in perfect' condition when it mches the Factory. Then you will get high tojti, and proportionate high prices. Albert J. Parton, CarUrton.—AUvt. A WINNER OP COMPETITIONS. The Egg-laying competitions for 1910-11 and 1911-12 ""ore both won by hens reared on "A. and j. .' 1 Chich Raiser. Tho first essential for profitable poultry keeping. Obtainable from all Storekeepers.-—Advt. The Household Fruit Supply Company, P. 0., 70, Hastings, announce elsewhere in this issue full particulars regarding tho saloi of JTawke's Ray fruit, received direct from' Hastings. ' A good bush block of land, suitable for grazing, 'comprising 2278 acres, and situated on tho Main Trunk line, is announced for sale by Mr. Louis Lewis, Auckland,