BUTTER-FAT RECORDS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1844, 2 September 1913, Page 10

BUTTER-FAT RECORDS.

Writing'-to Mr. Newton King, tlie T.'cll-kiiowu Holstein breeder, of the Wil- , low vale Stud-.[''anil, Mr. Geo. Aitcliison, ' of Kai'taiigiita,' ivlio purchased a. vming bull a fow jyeai'S'.aso from' Jlr. King, fays:—"I ■ am< pleased to. givo -3011 any information. . yciifi would -like™regarding jny cows under : sDir.i-oilicial.. test, alia' 1. am sure that'iviwi 'you get' all particulars jtbat you liavo an' interest in.'thep yourself.-_'• So .far,.; I. iliavo fire under. test—Daisy, 5 years old; Gladys'llj'Tui'do'liol, Dutch Girl, and Aurora do Ivol, all started as three-year-olds. All tlieso cows arei sired by the bull I got from you, out of cows bred iVom Origg's (Longbeaeh) strain. Gladys the Second calved on August 26, and started test oil August 28. Unfortunately my man made a mistake when sho was but fivo weeks in milk, which altogether spoiled the chance for a yearly world s record, wbicli I am satisiiod sho would have achieved,had sho rot calved for, say, 15 months. As it •is, wo stopped milking her on June 27, just ten months from calving, and sho dropped a beautiful big bull calf on July s—just one week's spell..- So you ran easily seo she .would have dono very ■■much" better the last few months bad she not been so heavy in, calf. Her record is as follbws —oUt days in calf, ' 1 j,7S3lb. mi|k, 6141b.. butter-fat. During October and November her test was down to 3.0. and 3.3, but wo discovered tbo reason later on. Sho bad not given lier milk at one of tbo milkings when "tho tester was 'here, and consequently liis samplo was drawn' from, tho first •part of tho milking, which is always tho poorer. I consider sho thus lost credit for from 15 to 2011). of fat in th'oso two months.. Her best month was Decemi>f>r, when sho gavo 19G4ilb. milk, test 4.3, fat 84.471b. Sho. is expected, to givo a sensational-record this year.; "Tui do Ivol, calved':. November . 5, started test Novevnbrft- 7, and her record to June 30, 235.-days, is 13,2,41b. bulk, 4441b. fat. ' 7 "Dutch Girl, calved November A started test December 1. Her total is 212 days, 12,9401b. milk, 4031b. fatHad sho started' earlier in" the season sha would liavo dono a great deal .better. Iter best yield was for January,

when sho gave over a ton of milk. "Daisy I consider. 0110 of mybest cows. She started on March 4,' about the worst timd in this district. Her record to end of Juno is: 118 days, G7'l4Jlb. milk, 235.051b. fat. . "Aurora do Kol started on May 9, and it is rather early yet to say what sho may 'do. Her record is: 52 days, 25561b.' milk, 08.341b. fat. 1 ' "I think for three-year-olds theso lieifers have done exceedingly well, and it is quite evident that the I got ■ from yon was bred on the right lines, i "My Juno returns I consider rather lemarkable, considering it is the dead of winter, and the winter lias been almost Antarctic. They are: — "Gladys tiro Second (part month only), oOSJIb. ■ milk, 4.45 test, 25.281b. fat. '' . "Tui do Kol,. 14151b.. milk, 3.85 test, i'64.02"1b. fat."■ - ' ■ _ ,■ ' "Dutciv Girl, 1-IS30). mill;, 4.10 test, 16i.52!b. fat, i "Daisy, IGOIJIb. milk, 3.4 test, 54.G0 yib. fat. . . ' . ■ "Aurora do Kol, 14701b. milk, 3.(5 >tesfc, 55.401b. fat." i Thoso returns prove that the Hol-stein-FriesiaJis are first-class dairying cattle, and that Mr. Ki|ig has a, very, Alio strain of them. Oil Friday nest, at tho Waiwakaiho yarfls, dairymen will have aii opportunity,, of securing somo of this fine dairy stock, for Mr. King will then hold a salo of aged and young , cows and two-year-old heifers and year-i-'ling bulls. This year, ho has refused, to 'sell privately, so buyers will have tho satisfaction of knowing there has been no picking. All his yearling bulls except one, retained for show purposes, will go to the hammer. This, it is stated, is tho first time in New Zealand a sale of genuine American-bred pedigrco: Holstein-Friesians ■ has been held. The ' voung bulls aro got by either King i'uyno Segis 2nd or King Alcartra I'iotje, and tho cows and heifers aro in calf to those two bulls, both of .which, were selected in America and combino the •most aristocratic blood in tho States. Full pedigrees of :cacli': boost will. ' he found .in the catalogue, which may be obtained : on application to Mr. King, BUTTER IN COOL STORE. • Tlio Department of Agriculture gives the following .figures- as tlio quantity of butter in tlio cool stores at the various ports throughout the Dpttiijiion on August 41:— : Boxes. Auckland . 1895 Now Plymouth 884 Pat'ea 400 AV'ellington 2228 Lyttclton 117 . Duncdin 121 ; Total 6645 The total on August 31/1912 was 8542 'boxes. Mr.' \f. D. Lysnar left Gisborne yesterday/says a Press Association telegram, on a trip to the south, during which ,he will speak :on.'tho AVost of 'England ports at Masterton, Wanganui, Christchurch, and other towns. Mr. Lysnar has written to Sir Walter Buchanan, inviting him to bo present at either the Masterton or Wanganui meetings, to fight out tho controversy upon which'thoy lmve been engaged. . If you are a director or manager of a cheese factory, you are certainly anxious to earn bigger profits. Big profits, however, depend upon the quality of tho oheeso—how to improve tho cheese is the over-present problem. Install "Victor" Vats in placo of thoso old-fashioned, inefficient flat-bottomed pans. The Victor with its sloping bottom ensures a free fiow of whey, leaving tho curd high and dry, thus helping you to secure better quality cheese and better results. Send for particulars of the profit-building "Victor" to-day. Albert J. Parton, number, Carterton.-Advt. The bninboo holds the record among plants for quick growth. It has been knownUp grow 2ft. in 21 hours.