MOA SCHOOLS' ASSOCIATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 49, 15 July 1914, Page 6

MOA SCHOOLS' ASSOCIATION.

all cows during these two seasons. It will l)e recognised in expecting "fair" cows in those districts to produce i'llllii butter-fat at maturitr. It is. of course admitted that these associations included the bettor class of dairymen, and tliat, although they were in some of the best, parts of the Dominion from the viewpoint of dairying, the 22811) buttorfat average is better than a cow census of tliese districts would indicate. In the opinion of the writer, these, figures are as strong an indictment against the use of the nondescript bull as can be desired. It is considered tint

The Moa 'School Committee* Association he'd its annual meeting in the In'glewood school 011 Saturdnv last. Present: Messrs. R. Stevens (Norfolk), Codd ley), llenwoorl (Waiongona), 'Simpson (Dudley). Ilenwood (Waiongona). .Simpson (Durham), Shuttlcworth and Fagan (Waitui). .Mr. Capper (Kaimata) forwarded an apology. The Secretary (Mr llood) gave u

-tatement of receipt- and liabilities, showing a balance in hand of Is SI, which, he stated, would be augmented with the balance from the last picnic to something dbl 1 14s. Officers for flic ensuing term were elected as follows: Chairman, Mr Simp-

less than 3 per cent, of New Zealand lierds are headed by pm-chrod bulls. A | much smaller percentage is headed hv a | prepotent dairy bull —tli;it is, a biili'all | of whose heifers prove good milkers. 1 believe one of tlx: greatest advantages of cow-testing work is evidenced in its causing members to lie dissatisli.-d with present conditions and returns. When a member feels in such a spirit there is hope of improvement. Purebred dairy hulls with dams holding authenticated yearlv records are now to lie obtained. Dairymen are learning that they tan 110 longer all'ord to head their herd with a bull that leaves one-half of bis heifers culls from the milking standpoint. It is only within the last year that bulls with authenticated record dams could lie obtained from any considerable number of bleeders, Looking at the position which previously obtained from the dair. man's viewpoint we can realise something of the many discouragements entailed in the grading-up and maintaining of a heavy producing dairy herd. Such losses are not always appreciated by the uninitiated: nevertheless they prove a most ell'ective brake on the progress of the dairv industry in New Zealand. Kniranga's success at the Jatc show bus been largely disrusscd among dairvmen, and tin- general opinion appears to be that, in addition to Mr. Kilpatrick's undoubted skill as a buttermaker, there, art! two factors which have helped towards getting the championship, viz., the number of Jersey cows milked by Kairauga suppliers (estimated at 6(>i>) and tbi' excellcn"c of tin- pastures in the district. The local Standard has 'been shown the returns for n f>.> acre farm alongside the Kairanga Dairy Company's factor, at Lengburn. which last season returned its owner, Mr. Hugh Nixon. ;i little over CIO per acre. More could have been done with more labor available. the only help employed being one boy. with occasional casual labor for bay-making, etc. Twenty cow.-, were milked and averaged libs of butt."!fat. of a value tit C■!.'!.'! 2s; pigs, fruit. e£gs, and cattle sold brought the :■ - turns to L'.iliS I lis !ld. For the last Jour Veais Mr Nixon has tested his cows on the same lilies as the (lovernment Test, : ing Associations, and that it pays to do this and keep good stock is proved by the fait that in four years the average butter-fat per cow has gone up from 2.VM.S to .'"illbs, The cattle are all Jersey*. and last season were machine milked

son; secretary, Mr 'Hood; committee, Messrs < 'apper, Shutilewortli and Codd.

A "motion tint Uih association affiliate a branch of the North Tarauaki SeheV Committees' Association and thai the sectary 1)? instructed to write jo the Tew Plymouth Association for information as to what liad been limn* regard in.,' the .scheme of anialjra-

. ' 'on brought forward at the last i t ip'' icni-e," was carried unanimously, lie opinion being expressed that the :M<i e was in the interests of com-

'•'n"d action. The to the late I'onferuice : n'.ercsted those present in what bad !»"e» clone at that meeting, and rer.dv-

■ •) a hearty vote of thanks. The ijui'SlioM of levy from affiliated (<'i!:.'iii(t' , es was brought forward, and it uas dc-ide-1 t'Uit the matter of wakii the amount 7* ltd bo brought before the ci-imvpttees interested by the p!v-vnt. Several stated thnt t heir commit! ei'-*, the W -cciation mu- 1 have funds, had intimated their \ to donate that amount.

After a ' lengthy discussion anent tilings in ;re7wml alfoetintr educational Tvatter-(, I' e rutins decided to ailjourn

till the Sth Ai'.ouat. I)nrintr the meeting of the Afoa iScliool ruinhiittee. -iiup' mention was made as t( the apathy -bown by many ooinmit'*'c- adjacent to InpleAVOod as shown by intermittent attendance of deVjjtilo*. and ibe ho;>e was expressed w,\< that the future \.n.!d -diow a <lei-id"d improvement. One of the chief reason* iliveii was flipt. having no status in tlie educational law- it was not worth t'T/iiblinpf much. It. "was pointed out that to pet a recognition l;y the law was not an object worthy of combined action, a- it. would tend to

jrive honseiiohb-rs. tbeir <*ommilic"-( more ]>ower repardinu 1 eilii'.'ati'mal mattiM<. particularly in tlie country di-lrie«s, Tlie utilitv of tlie or<rani. at ion in the ])ast could not be gain Slid.