HERD TESTING

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 271, 15 December 1939, Page 4

HERD TESTING

FIGURES FOR PERIOD MANUTUKIC AVU'JRAGE . C ; ' ’ V' ' • 41 LB OP BUTTEIi.FAT Once again groups in the Gisborne district lead the Bay of Plenty and .East Coast Herd Improvement Association’s monthly returns for the period .ended December 3."' . • : The highest group average wa.s secured Jiyi the Manutulce group, which lif id *325 cows, nude^/milk, , while the Gisborne group with 4/>$ xows was next with «h)lh,s.,' 'With J'jflgecumhe, winch had a'considerably huger number of vows jmdk*r test, the total' for that group being 1759. The group with the’ 1 ingest number of cows under test last niontti was 'A,wakeri, with ’23*22 'cows, uiul .that group Jiad an average of 3811)-., equal to Pntutahi, where onfy f j(>7 crnvd, were tested. ' Practically fill the groups on the northern r side of the ranges contain a much linger number of cows under test llhirn thoseMn the Gisborne urea, hut the Gisborne 'returns have kept up ti’nll"since # die * cdniTnence'meiit of tlm IT,-V" •<" • season.

, du-mll, tin; association • last month tested 2(3.227 cows, the average retiijn. licing 3011). of hutterfat. The Pillowing 'figures. Imte bi^tui.nmde availahle by the secretary of the association, Mr. .G. R. Keyt,. AVhakatane Croup

HIGHEST HJKRI)'

Group ■ Cows Milk To.st Fat Katiknti N. 1313 820 4.-1 30 Katikati S'. ■ 1‘31U 782 4.5 35 Tauninga 1003 760 4.3 33 Tanran"a A. 1J27 825 4.2 35. To Puke 2200 852 4.1 35 Oliinopniioa 2010 700 4.4 35 Thornton 4 1 4277 837 1.5 37 Ota kil l 787 878 4.1 36 Edpjeeunibe 1750 875 4.5 30 A wakeri 2322 810 4.7 38 Whakntane Waimnna and 1030 809 4.6 38 X iiknhou 1830 800 4.4 35 Opotiki \Y. ' 1658 780 4.6 37 Opotiki 10. 1144 700 4.7 37 Galatea 303 831 4,3 36 Gisborne 453 868 4.4 30 Manutuko 525 873 4.7 41 Patutahi 667 833 4,6 33 To Karaka 702 770 4.5 34 Waiapu 610 656 4.0 30 Wairoa 727 700 4.4 35 Tolaga Bay 850 813 4.5 '37 ■'Assn. Aver. 20,227 813 4,5 36

One to 20 Cows Group Cows Milk Test Fat Tauranga A. 9 950 4.4 42 To I’uke 20 801 5.2 45 Awakori 11 979 5.4 53 Opotiki W. 10 795 5.0 40 Gisborne 10 988 5.1 50 Mnuutnke 17 815 4.9 40 Patntahi 12 913 4.8 44 Waia pu 19 617 5.2 32 Waiapu 19 587 5.5 32 Wairoa 20 977 5.0 49 21 to 50 Cows G roup Cows Milk Tost Fat Katikati N. 44 1025 4.5 40 Katikati S . 14 1027 4.0 41 Tauranga 04 949 4.2 40 Tauranga A . 21 801 5.0 40 To Puke 41 1079 3.8 40 Ohinepanoa, 28 735 4.7 3-5 Thornton 38 1044 4.5 4 7 Utnkiri 33 820 4.8 40 Edgecombe 39 850 4.7 40. Awakori 33 755 4.3 32 Wliakatane 39 951 5.5 52 Wainmna and Nnkuhou 48 741 5.0 37 Opotiki W. -16 780 5.5 43 Opotiki E. • 49 920 5.2 IS Galatea 44 845 4.3 37 Gisborne 35 912 5.1 46 Manutuke 30 964 1.7 lo Patntahi 35 915 5.2 47 r J’o Karaka, 24 924 5.4 GO Waiapu 24 905 5.0 46 Wairoa. 33 1075 3.9 42 Tolaga Bayi 41 959 4.9 4,7 51 tO 75 COWS Group Clows Milk Test Fat Katikati N. 59 1110 4.6 52 Katikati S. 71 905 4.4 43 Tauranga 84 928 4.0 •13 Tauranga A . 95 899 4.4 10 To Puke 02 1021 4.7 48 Ohinepanoa 05 917 4.2 39 Thornton 72 1054 3.9 42 Otakiri 80 954 4.0 44 Kdgoemnbo 94 86-5 5.0 44 Awakori 100 873 4.9 43 Wliakatane 03 1050 4.8 51 Waimana and A Nukuhou 93 827 5.0 41

Opotiki W. 07 911 5.2 47 Opotiki El . 50 1025 4.3 44 Galatea 57 885 1.1 30 Gisborne 51 933 4.4 41. M'anutukc - m 967 4.6 44 Palutahi - 72 794 4.6 37 To Karaka 75 ■ 773 4.0 30 AVninpu 52 688 4.6 32 Waiapu 52 731 4.4 32 AVairoa 51 1082 4.0 43 Tolaga Boy \ ' Over f 52 058 160 Cows 4.4 41 Group (lows Milk Test Fat Katikati N. 125 756 •1.5 34 Katikati S. 118 765 5.0 38 Taxiranga 111 855 4.0 34 Tauranga A. 110 977 4.3 42 Te .Puke 108 939 3.6 33 Oliinepanea 124 853 5.1. 44 Thornton 128 986 4.4, 43 Otakiri 121 1262 3.5 44 Ftlgeeumbo 108 1083 4,6 49 Awakeri 11.4 889 5.4 48 AATiakatane AYaimana and. 132 873 4.6 41 N ukuhoii 115 893 4.6 41 Opotiki AV. no 856 4.0 40 Opot ik.i R. 11» 832 5.1 42 > ’ AVairoa 103 697 4.5 32 Tolaga Bay 117 715 1.9 34