KUKU COW TESTING ASSOCIATION

Shannon News, 11 January 1924, Page 3

KUKU COW TESTING ASSOCIATION

LAST SEASON'S TOTALS. Particulars are available of the Kukui Testing Association's records lor last season. Eight herds totalling 'll7 caws • were .-(under test, yielding 33,406,63Hb& fat, an average production per cow per day of 1.1512 lbs fat. Details are as follow:-^ HERD AVERAGES. (Cows in milk 100 days and over.)

Herd : Ni* of , No. Gows ;. Days, lbs Fat. 1. .'. 15 246 305.07 2. '•- 15 155 167.36 3. 10 254 347.22 4. 31 303 325.80 5. 7 159 207.84 6. 17 247 276.08 8. 14 258 289.26 9. 8 270 318.78 INDIVIDUAL YIELD. Herd Highest Lowest No. Days. Fiat, lbs. . Days. Fat, lbs 1. 244 431.47 151 203.09 2. 163 219/77 109 152.62 3. 282 442.23 167 202.74 4. 353 448.63 273 249.23 5. 134 274.65 157 169.45 6. 231 339.71 282 207.84 8. 294 396.36 265 232.96 9. 279 439.37 256 277.98 lbs. Daya. fat. Association average cow 248 285.55 Highest herd 254 347.22 Lowest herd 167.36 Highest cow 353 448.63 Lowest cow109 152.62 Average production of butter fat per cow per day, 1.1512. The following tables give ttw i averages for all cows : in milk 210 days and over:— HERD AVERAGES. Herd No. of No. Gows. ] Days. lbs Fat, 1. 14 252 312.35 3. 8 273 370.00 4. 31 303 325.80 6. 16 254 285.29 8. 14 258 289.26 9. • 8 270 318.78 INDIVIDUAL YIELD. Herd Highest Lowest No. Days. Fat, lbs . Days. Fat, lbs 1. 244 431.47 223 283.58 3. 282 442.32 278 297.68 4. 353 ; 448.63 273 249.23 6. 231 339.71 282 207.84 8. 294 396.36 265 232.96 9. 279 . 439.37 256 277.98 lbs. Days. fat. Association average cow 274 314.25 Highest herd 273 370.00 Lowest herd 254 285.29 Highesjt cow 353 448.63 Lowest cow.".. 207.84 Average production of 'butter fat per cow. per day, 1.1465.