HERD TESTING.

Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 116, 14 January 1926, Page 6

HERD TESTING.

NOVEMBER FIGURES. The butterfat figures for the Morrinsville, Matamata and Puta2*uru groups of the N.Z. Co-op. Herd- , testing Association for the month of November a£e as follow, the numbers of cows in the herds quoted being given in parentheses : Hinuera and Te Poi.—Highest herd average 37.541 b (38), lowest 24.771 b (26) ; best cow 67.981 b, worst 7.241 b. I Kiwitahi. Highest herd average ! 46.811 b (44), lowest 22.111 b (40) ; best cow 96.391 b, worst 6.481 b. Okoroire. Highest herd average 411 b (47), lowest 28.331 b (37) ; best cow 90.881 b, wox'st 8.611 b. Peria.—Highest herd average 45.011 b (53), lowest 20.891 b (29) ; best cow 83.821 b, worst 5.221 b. Waharoa.—Highest herd average 47.061 b (40), woi-st 26.121 b (31) ; l best cow 781 b, worst 8.251 b. Maungatautari.—Highest herd average 52.331 b (47), lowest 26.421 b (36) ; best cow 91.021 b, worst B.llb. Morrinsville.—Highest herd average 50.591 b (32), lowest 28.41 b (16); best cow 84.751 b, worst 5.521 b. Putaruru.—Highest herd average 47.281 b (4), lowest 25.181 b (24) ; best cow 90.081 b, worst 7.991 b. Tahuna. Highest herd average 44.281 b (58), lowest 25.191 b (41) ; J best cow 76.861 b, worst 10.081 b. Tauhei. Highest herd average 49.171 b (26), lowest 29.11 b (13) ; best cow 83.161 b, worst 10.571 b. Tirau. Highest herd average 47.411 b (50), West 23.141 b (31) ; best cow 82.561 b, worst 8.41 b. Waitoa. Highest herd average 47.521 b (85), lowest 27.691 b (65) ; best cow' 108.121 b, worst 2.41 b. The best cow in the association for the month is that in the Waitoa group with 108.121 b credited to it, the best herd average being 55:071b from a herd of 13 in the Drury group. The Maungatautari group has the fourth highest average in the association for the month. The highest herd average of 12 of the 48 groups in the association are above 501 b of butterfat per cow.

SERIOUS BUTTERFAT LOSS. From the commencement of the current season the testing officers of the N.Z., Herd-testing Association have as part of their work the taking of a skim-milk test on each of their visits to the farm of a member of the association (states the Dairy Farmer). That valuable results will come from this has already been demonstrated strikingly. One testing officer found separated milk on the farm testing 1.1 per cent, of butterfat at night and 1 per cent, at' the morning milking. Assuming that the milk being separated contained 3.7 per cent, butterfat, which is on the high side if anything during early spring, there was occurfSHih e jlP'iT : SBS ' t h. ( ‘ u_ iff! uiss IMS Bi ■ fat 11 rfit' xSe 11 ■ c 1 i Hi we re ’< ' | ‘ Mg-htMls ' t 1 „ * ,:■ WMk 1 ' ms, B§e» " ' ■ ’ ’ - 'Sf , . ia! 'upSpjjv afVl - IBP VTjVsjf «'jr’ - * '**• ft% r y ~■* rs? Mb be transhipped and despatched to - DurI ban. From there they will be sent on | a 2000-miles journey up the African ; coast to Mombasa, and from the latj ter port a trek inland of 400 miles awaits them before they reach their final destination in the vicinity of Lake Victoria.