FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1915, Page 2

FARM AND DAIRY.

COW-TESTING. FRANKLEY ROAD ASSOCIATION. Following are the results of the Frank, ley Road Cow-testing Association for the period ending September 5, 1915 (W. Ogle, tester) : HERD AVERAGES. Herd No. of No. Cows. Milk, lb Test. Fat, lb 1 ..... 6 Dl2 3.7 19.05 2 ....... 5 060 4.0 26.93 3 ...-.-.. fl '705 3.7 20.01 4 ...... 12 ■ 332 4.0 13.43 5 ...... 7 392 4.4 17.39 6 11 596 3.7 22.11 7 .- 20 492 4.0 10.88 8 ~-.... 27 m 4.6, 32.05 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL YIELD CAL- . OULATED FOR MONTH. Herd No. Milk, lb Test. Fat, lb 1 .-.-..-.-.-..v., 925 3,6 20.70 2 ........ 840 3 8 31.92 3 ...-...,...■... 900 4.5 40.50 4 ............. 345 5.4 18.63 5 6 825 3.9 32.17 7' .......v..... 735 4.4 22.34 8 ■.■ 1050 4.3 45.15 LOWEST INDIVIDUAL YIELD CALCULATED FOR MONTH. Herd No. Milk, lb Test. Fat, lb 1 ... .-.-.v. .v... 300 . 3.2 18.06 2 .............. 465 5.0 23,25 3 •...-.... 660 2.3 15.18 4 ......v...... 225 3.0 6.75 5 ............. 2)0 4.1 8.61 « 450 3.0 1,1.50 7 360 3.8 13.68 8 .......%-,-..... 315 4.2 13.23 Milk, lb Test. Fat, lb Best herd 690 4.6 32.05 Worst herd 332 4.0 13.43 Best cow ~ .• 1050 4.3 45.15 Worst cow ...... 225 3.0 ~ 6.75 Average Association cow 488 4.0 19.71 TIKORANGI ASSOCIATION. Results of the TUcorangi Association for the period ending September 3 (W. Ogle, tester) are as follow: Milk, lb Test. Fat, lb Best herd 1030 4.0 42.10 Worst herd 770 3.8 29.51 Best cow IlSu '4.1 48.58 Worst cow 435 4.3 18.70 Average Associa- ; tion cow i 843 4.0 33.89

Writes a correspondent to the Wanganui Chronicle.—You talk about crossbreds and their wonderful yields in 5point butter fat, but I saw a pure-bred Jersey fawn cow which milks nine months in the year, and which last season yielded its lucky owner £lB of produce, and that was on Inglewood grass. For all that I must confess that although the purebred Jersey yields, perhaps, the richest percentage in butter fat, yet I like the crosses between the Jersey and Shorthorn, because in that case you can reckon on a larger, and generally speaking steadier flow of milk, and if you happen to be making cheese, it will pay you better. I. knew one dairy farmer whose erossbreds (200) yielded in butter alone over £2,500 a year. He and his two sons ran the whole show, not far from Hawera. Shortly after the Manchester butter commissioners visited New Zealand farmers, this energetic family, who made all their own butter, delivered to the order of the Manchester delegates at the nearest railway station, some mile away, all of their butter at one, shilling a pound. It was insured and taken off their hands there. They have made independent fortunes long ago and retired to live like lords in any city and Redman outed Dan Castor in a six furlongs spin in LIS 1-5. Soultane shaped better than Gold Necklet over tlie same course in 1.17. The two-year-olds were all out, Ritasea doing three furlongs in 37sec, Lady Jock and Homeric took a fraction longer, and Whitehall ran "39." Waiutu easily beat Sir Carl a ud All Talk over four furlongs in 50 4-osoc—a good gallop.