FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 160, 6 January 1914, Page 2

FARM AND DAIRY.

.MAXGOIIEI 00W-TESTIXG ASSOCIATION'. The following returns for the period ended December 29 Jiuve just come to liaml from the Jfungorei Cow-testing Association:— • TEX HIGHEST IIER1) AVERAGES.

The average association cow gave 71® lbs of milk, with a 4.0 test, totalling 32.4011>s of butter-fat. The worst cow gave 3601bs of mill; at a 3.8 test, realising 13.651bs of butter-fat; wMc the best cow gave 117011 m of milk, at a. O.'J test, giving 80.731bs of butter-fat. Thfl highest test was 7.2 and the low'cst 2.5. PRICE OP WOOL. It is gratifying to be able to report ' 'that there is a strong evidence of an improvement in the price of wool both in the local and Home markets (says the Wairarapa Age). The operations of American buyers at the Napier sales may be regarded as an indication that (competition from this direction will shortly be very strong. "We have all along," continues the Age, "'been of the opinion that the placing of wool on the •free list by the United States would jhave a marked effect upon the Home and colonial markets. It must be remembered 1 ,in this connection, that tho new tariff only came into operation on December 1, and tlhat certain local adjustments were bound to be necessary before the increased demand was apparent. Wlt seems now as though the time had • arrived for American activity, and this will be bound to he reflected on the markets." A CHAM'IOX AYRSHIRE. The breeders of Ayrshire cattle were a little slow in bringing forth a thou-sand-pound butter cow (says a Canadian paper), but of late tliey have been doing Dheir full share in the making of big records. All the prominent dairy hnoccts •now have cows which have made 10001b or more of butter in a year. These 1 are phenomenally large records, and can only be made when the man in charge of th? cow fully understands the feeding and caring for dairy animals and 1 a cow which flias wonderful productive ability. ■, Mr. E. S. Deubler, superintendent of 'PensJiurst Farm, sent the following information to Hoard's Dairyman regarding Auchenbrain Brown Kate 4th:— This record beats all previous records made by an Ayrshire cow —the best previous ibeing the record of Lily of Willow, moor, 22,200, which produced. 22,1001b milk and 10401b butter. Auchenbrain Brown Kate 4th was selected in Scotland by Mr. Percival Roberts, junr., and imported in l!)i0, Slio was milked three times a day throughout her test, and her highest grain ration was 15 pounds in one day. Tho record was authenticated 'by the Pennsylvania State College. The milk was sold wholesale at five cents per quart, and feed charged at /the local market prices. This rdcord lis a striking proof of value of the Ayrshire cows as an economical producer of ideal market milk. She is mostly red in color and of large size, her ■weight being 13501b in ordinary milking ■condition. Her dam, Yellow Kate of Auchenbrain, •13,025, now 15 years old, produced last year 980 gallons of milk. Her sire, St. Simon of Auchenbrain, 4900, is also the sire of Bareheski fiwynette, 24,070, which Is in the Advanced Registry with a record of 15,2181b of milk and 7811b of •■■butter, average test 4.36. Another daughter, Auclienbrain Brown Polly, imported last year, has milked over 701b •a day. A son of Auchenbrain Brown Kate 4bh, iKato's Good Gift, 15.120, imported in dam, by Lessnessoek Good Gift, 7358, heads tho Penshiirst Ayrshire herd.

No, cows Milk, lb Tost Fat, lb 2 1027 4.2 43.8220 1080 3.9 43.12 18 ' 921 4.1 38.12 30 793 4.4 35.80 12 945 3.7 35.50 30 S39 4.2 35.45 23 931 3.5 35.03 1 20 835 4.0 33.98 20 SCO 3.9 33.84 40 893 3.7 33.44 TEX LOWEST HERD.? AVERAGED 20 578 4.2 24.40 20 040 3.S 24.55 20 ' ooo 4.3 . 25.80 30 094 3.8 20.61 25 720 3.8 27.80 15 592 4.7 27.90 34 780 3.5 27.95 41 704 4.0 28.44 31 757 3.8 29.03 28 712 4.1 29.07 TEN HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL YIELDS. Milk, lbs Test Fat, lbs I 1170 0.0 80.73 1500 4.0 02.40 1095 5.0 01.32 1320 4.4 58.08 1185 4.7 55.09 990 5.0 55.44 1080 5.1' 55.08 1185 4.3 50.95 705 7.2 50.76 1185 4.2 49.77 TEX LOWEST INDIVIDUAL YIELDS. 360 3.8 13.68 300 4.7 14.10 030 2.5 15.75 345 4.0 15.87 570 2.9 16.53 465 3.(1 16.74 030 2.7 17.01 090 2.5 17.25 510 3.4 17.34 495 3.0 17.82