HERD TESTING

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1930, Page 6

HERD TESTING

PROGRESS OF GROUP MOVEMENT.

[By Telegraph, Per Press Acjociation.i

HAMILTON, June 23.

The annual conference of the Dominion Group Herd Testing Federation was held here to-day, delegates from all parts -of the Dominion being present. The President, Mr- Dynes Fulton, and the Executive, Messrs G. . Herron (Southland), J. Parlane (Canterbury), . G, H. Bell (Taranaki), W. Dougal (Daiinevirke), P. W. Hill (Dargaville), W. J. Low (Bay of Plenty) were re-elected. Messrs Fulton, Herron, Bell and Hill were appointed to represent the Federation on the Dominion Central Executive. Dr C. J. Reakes, Director of Agriculture, addressed the conference. He siaid lie regarded the group herd testing movement as one of the most important ever inaugurated l]or (the benefit of the dairying industry. A -number of important remits were considered. The main point of the conference consisted in'tllc consideration of .a model set of rules drawn up with the of making the, work of group herd testing, .unifonn through?, out New Zealand. •

‘.' Mr Dynes. Fulton, An Ills annual .address, said.: that -in the ,1921-22 season 45,564 cows were under test. , ,This season approximately . three hundred thousand Avere . under, test... -The. great effect- of herd testing w,as: seep in the fact that,' whereas, the average production j per cow in .the :Dominion,..at the end* of the 1921-22 season was estimated at 1751bs of butter-fat, it was confidently anticipated that the average for the past season would reach 2251h5. They coulcl look forward with confidence to the day being near at hand when the objective of the Federation would be obtained, viz: 300 pounds of butter per cow.

ROYAL AGRTCUHTUR AL I SOCIETY.'" '; r , v " ■■■ ! r i jo*' i’ , r.. w ...,! I WELLINGTON, June 23. , ~Tjier annual conference of the Royal , Agricultural Society of New Zealand ..will be opened in. Wellington to-nior-[.VOW ,by, His Excellency ‘ the ,Gpviepipr-Clenora ( l,. .Liorcl Bledislbc.' There is ; .some important business' to , discuss in relation to the Royal Show, which, takes place at Hawke’s Bay in October. At the night session an address is to-be given by Mr W. D. Hunt on “Unemployment.” There' is to be a discussion on the wool industry, including the report of- the Wool : Clonimittee'' #h ,! • the in. 'iTeiglits-’ '-fepbrts '"fhortth Massey, and., .iiiiicoliv Agricultural' Colleges;’ and also : tlie proposed establishment of the wool reaifisaitiou’board. Oh Thursday! an address on. noxious weeds will be given ’ “by'~T>r~ A. Hr'Cocdcayne—ArifelstahttDiii: ector-General of Agriculture, and by • ■■oiL. r l > ltnj , al.' intermediate^ "fcrfedtt tan® ihow 'fhrmei's-can .take. a’d-J, . vajithgiY'of;(The remifs-eover *a» i wide range “of subjects, including rg-. ciprocal trade within the Empire, land' taxation to support the policy offtliei New Zealand Farmers’ Union, a’ levy for wool research and advertising, provision of a diploma for the science and practice of agriculture, and the- coordination of agricultural education for young people.