SEMI-OFFICIAL TESTING.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 773, 6 October 1922, Page 5

SEMI-OFFICIAL TESTING.

Tlie value of semi-official testing was much in evidence al the Combined Pedigree Gat Lie Breeders’ sale at Pukekohe on Tuesday las!. It was easily seen Unit slock, the dams of which showed a good semi-official record, were far more readily disposed of at higher figures than those who did not have such records. In view of Ibis increasing appreciation of testing the ordinary herds, it behoves breeders of pedigree slock to attach greater importance lo semiofficial milk records. The time is rapidly approaching when the sire without an authenticated milking pedigree will he unsaleable, whereas Ino hull with a good milking pedigree, will find ready buyers, and will L>e a very payable proposition. Of course it very often happens that stock with valauhle records are liltle or no good themselves, but seldom is Ihe ease. There are exceptions in every line one desires to Ihink of. II should be a commonly recognised rule with owners of registered bulls, that Hie cow worth breeding from,-is the cow worth testing. Indeed it is quite conceivable that the many farmers now determined to conduct their milk producing operations on business principles . will, in future, regard with suspicion,'"any bull whose dam lias no pedigree of performance. There is indeed ,a rich field of entqrpri.se in front, of the breeder of pure-bred stork, and he will be a wise man who realises il. Farmers who have been considering the value of scini-official herd testing, should not. think over it any longer, but should act rigid now and deride to pul his cows under the lest. He will no doubt he a richer man in a couple of years, after lie has culled wliat is Known as Hie robber cow. As already slated, stock from cows with aidhenlicatcd milking performances will be easily disposed of at satis far lory prices, because Ihe bliver will know what he is buying.