FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 238, 13 November 1909, Page 8

FARM AND DAIRY.

iiuj-ks arc k.i.:.,; to expel lellcc a Oils, -casnii, lor „,,. ~.-«• lactone, have com ineli.eil lot aannng produce to the works. A.u.gci.Mi- ( sa,,> uic ilauera star) Hie uiilieaLions point lo the dairying season in southern i'aranaki being „ record one.

Says the W'aikaio Argus:—A valueable consignment of Jersey-cross heifers reached lliuuera a lew days ago from the J'aiiinaki district, whence thev were eo - vcywl by a special train. They were detrained Lucie and driven to tlieir destination on the Tauranga side. Jn addition io ihese between DUO and 4UO selected i aiaiiulsi heifers, and a number of pure■ircd Jersey bulls have arrived during ihe last few weeks for local dairymen's next season. It is safe lo predict an cnoiniuus increase in production of hut-ler-iat in that neighbourhood in the in-ill future.

The points in connection with the I'iilineisloii show butter fat competition were awarded as follows:—One point lor every 101b of milk in t.hc four davs, and ir> points for every lb of butter-tat. produced. Mr. W. I. Lovelock's Holstein cow, Lady of Clill'side. secured the hrsl prize of ,ClO, giving ao.'llb soz of milk, 3.2 test, equal to U.7lb of butterfal, the points gained being 27:).lo. Mr. • lames Hodges' Lady llettv was placed second, scoring 201J.43 points, having given 18.11b jo/, of milk with a test of 1.1, equal lo 7.J211) of butler-fat. Mr. A Lancaster's Ivniranga was third with l»:i.8 points, the yield of milk having been lUllli Do/., giving a test of 4 4 equal lo 7.lotilb of butter-fat. There were six entries, and the points gained by iln- nihers were: -A. liuchanaii's, li.-).:ll-2.-» (weight of milk 137.51b, tcsl -!.7. hulter -fat (i.-liiialb); S. IJ. l.iin-as-ler's 174.1.". (weight of milk 11(2, lest :<-"■ butter fu li.ilisil,); A. [luchanairs li:.-..:i70 (weight of milk 122.,j||,. | o , t 5 butter fat fi.12.-ilb).