VALUE OF TESTING
DEPARTMENTAL FIGURES Mr. William Singleton, Dairy Commissioner, reporting on the testing of purebred cows for 1926, regrets that the farmers’ support of tlie Dairy Division s testing organisation has been disappointing for that year. In 1924, certificates were granted to 933 pure-bred animals, in 1925 to SO6, and in 1926 only 576 yields were authenticated. He shows in the following table how the butter-fat output has been augmented since 1913: Average Average vield yield Increase Class. 1913 1926 1926 Jerseys. lb. lb. lb. Two-vear .. .. 325.14 411.5 S 86.44 Three-year .. 379.61 491.43 111.82 Four-year .. 391.65 527.11 135.46 Mature 413.42 543.13 1-9./I Friesians lb. lb. lb. Two-vear .. .. 336.67 423.38 86.71 i.Three-year . . 415.70 497.25 51.35 Four-vear .. 379.84 555.59 205.75 j Mature 431.90 549.41 117.51
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 21, 16 April 1927, Page 18 (Supplement)
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124VALUE OF TESTING Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 21, 16 April 1927, Page 18 (Supplement)
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