HERD TESTING.

Shannon News, 17 February 1928, Page 3

HERD TESTING.

MANAWATU ASSOCIATION'S RESULTS FOR JANUARY.

The Mauawatu Herd-testing Association reports as 'follows for the montl; of January:—

The production of butter-fat is being well maintained in spite of the continued dry spell, though the falling off is more noticeable for the month of January than the corresponding period last year. The average over the whole Association is 33.36 lbs butter-fat per cow, which muit 1)3 considered good when feed is so dry. It will be noticed in the fore-going summary, that the average of some Groups are much lower than others. We wish to point out here that this is due to early and late districts. Group No. 7, for instance, wiir lead for average over the other Groups for the season, while the average for the past month is only 28.83 lbs butter-fat per cow, due to the fact that this district is very early and is now well over the best of its season. The highest producing cow to date is 424.09 lbs in 157 days. All cows and heifers tested are included in the following summarv. • GROUP NO. 1. lbs. Butter-fat, 1353 cows, average .... 33.17 Highest herd 38.42 Lowest 25.79 Highest, cow -68.32 Lowest c*w B.IS GROUP NO. 2. 1632 cows, average . . 33.93 Highest herd 52.58 Lowest herd 19.24 Highest cow 77.48 Lowest cow 8.37 GROUP NO. 3. 1402 cows, average ... 38.75 Highest herd 46.10 Lowest herd 21.66 Highest cow' 91.11 Lowest cow . 4.77 GROUP NO. 4. 1232 cows, average .. 34.77. Highest herd 41.52 Lowest herd 28.83 Highest-cow .'.... 80.40 Lowest sow 12.40 GROUP NO. 5. 1321 cows, . average .. 34.70 Highest herd 42.89 Lowest ;herd 26.75 Highest cow 79.11 Lowest cow 12.95 GROUP NO. 6. 1298 cows, average .. 37.30 Highest herd 46.12 Lowest herd 27.33 Highest cow 76.14 Lowest cow 12.34 GROUP NO. 7. .1985 cows, average .. 28.53 Highest herd 41.14 Lowest herd '. 22.30 Highest tow 68.04 Lowest cow 8.16 GROUP NO. 8. 1413 cow«, average .. 33.32 Highest herd 45.68 Lowest, herd 22.80 Highest cow 70.28 • Lowest cow 10.02 GROUP NO. 9. 1156 cows, average .. 32.36 Highest, hei d 45.35 Lowest herd 28.63 . Highest cow 85.83 Lowest cow 7.83 GROUP NO. 10. 870 cows, average .... 34.64 Highest herd 41.61 Lowest herd 23.03 Highest coav 87.42 Lowest cow 3.47