COWS UNDER TEST.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1921, Page 4

COWS UNDER TEST.

| I I.I.AW'AH RAN- coon KKSI'I.TS. SVD.NT.Y. August -0. , i T||,. Dlltsl .1 inline feature of tlx- tests of purebred c'>\\ s which completed their [ pd i,lll of ion during -Inly was ill* - excellent ift mil (mm ll"' fun'' Hhi- ■ ! WIUT.I cows which underwent n 1- ■‘ in mulls’ test. HelVrcnee Inns already i |,cell made in lliis I'oliimn lo On' achievement <>! Me Hugh Haleys llla- , waiT.i Pigeon of rplnn. which in 307 1 1;iy s yielded 17.0(i8lh. of milk testing •1.7 per cent., and equal to S3i .hdlli. i„f fnitier fat. Translated into terms ‘j of commercial hotter, this represents | 10(1!ill,. and she is therefore the iirst ! Illawarra to top the IOOOIh. butter ' | mark. , tit her good yields j roll I the same ■ , were pi yen by Alexander j Bros. Dueliess of Fairfield with l<* ■ 111 milk. 3.0 lest, and 075.291 U. biiltey j fat; .1. -I Kind’s Nellie of Nestle Brae. whieh. though only 3 years and 2 j months old at the beginning of the test, .'cave 11.003} 111. milk. 5.0 test and | fl-Jl .V2lh hut ter fat: and 11, Dahpv’s ; Kainhow 11. of t'nton with M.fullh. milk. 1.1 test, and 003.071 b, but ler rat. . The lour rows make an exceedingly strong < niitbinnt ion. | \liimnr the oilier rows to he tested j for twelve moullis. very satisfaelnry j yields were given liy Sir Samuel TT<cI dern’s Jersey cow Kelford |)ccr. whoso lie,,res were 10.05 llh. milk. 0 per rein. !trsf and 7118.11711). hatter I'al and J. R. j Clark's Ayrshire cow Justice 7'l of Kpj ping T'oros.l,. which, though only -■ , yen rs aml llmnutlis old at I lie I iciii ll ll; up l of the test, yield, d IJ.OBdtlh milk, test j jiijj !.! i cent, and Intallinv; 700!!!,, i hill ter lat. 1 The number of prival -lc owe 1 under lest by the | teprl men', .-f 1 ’ riculture on August 1 "'a- JO!', niedc p of 07 herd.,, and I'l'ising 130 '"'lkiim Shorthorn-. 127 lllaw irnc. 07 Jei-ivs, j ‘_>lt Avrsliires. 20 Cnernseys. uni l Frie'inns. There wei’w also 108 Coe,. inon 1* cow’s on Icsi at exnciimont hums. I j All tip. results arc gin n in I | I butter fat to make comparisons v ; ( overseas yields possible, hut tin ~ menial butler can he :w eriaine,] cc j the basis of the standard adopted I | the Cniled purebred Dairy Cdll Breeders’ Association, viz., that 831 b hiitter fat is equal to 1001 b. cummer einl butter. The number of cows wlnVli completed a 213 days’ test during July was JO. o r which 19 were Illawnrras. 14 Milking phot-thorns, 4 Jerseys, % Ayrshires.

mil olio Guernsey. Tlio most mentor- j , effort in this motion mint lie also ... litcd to 111 .am • »- Mr - 1 ■ TW’l ipi s’ 11ml ni Tlmnileich yii-UG-il 11,. M j 11|, mill., iivefiiitiiuj « !er o*'iit. t, t mil i ,'i11ii'iih'111 t" -i- t.iihlli. Imttei I'll. This v.ii- olnsoly u ppmnr le'.l by tin. Koott isli Aiistr.iiiim I m ostinent C, s'. M ilk inti Shorthorn i'M s MV. « it’ll ll.lSlllh. mill;. I :{ t, i rod HI .j;i butter t'ut. • n = tii>sl to the übove. live Ilhn v ihi't... \vi~hires niii-l on*' Milhj,.,- n re.-iolied the stiiiuliinl for in •■itl'er 21:1 tiny - or 211 ■| : nmi'iii 1""S tvbieli ' omnh'ltest, ilnrinji tin' month ~ , ,ileil eight nf which throe were Mi<Uji Slu.ri Imriis. throe Jerseys end i"o \s s!ii Anntlier Ayrshire renclied s!■ mint'd in 241 ibiys.