FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 January 1916, Page 2

FARM AND DAIRY.

THE FARMERS' FREEZING WORKS. Thus the Ohura Advocate:—Ohura is to receive a visit from some of Taranaki's most progressive men, to lay before the settlers of his district the benefits to be derived by tiie wholesome support of their enterprise. That we arc a part of Taranaki there is no denying, and every day brings this fact more convincingly home to us. Our stove stock trade, which a few years ago was practically nil, is now of very considerable importance, both to and from Taranaki. Our main arterial roads of any importance lead direct into Taranaki. The first fat slock buyers to visit Ohura this season came from Taranaki. On top of the above facts, we are to have a visit from progressive and influential Taranaki-ites. who are going to push their end of the stick to convince us that by supporting the Farmers' Moat Freezing Works is going to be to our great advantage. The fact that one freezing buyer for a private company is now operating in the district and another freezing company is wooing us for our support, ought to convince the most pessimistic that encouraging this competition is going to be an asset on Ohura's side of the ledger, and the sevond enterprise being a farmers' concern entirely ought to receive the farmers' support in or<ser to obtain all advantages and concessions that go with shareholders' privileges. The railway is another factor that has no doubt been carefully considered by our Taranaki business men, and realising, that they can now offer us the best of conditions, they are not delaying to make their interests our interest, and it is hoped that their venture will be a success, and that the farmers of Ohura will give it their best support.

KAUPOKOXUf COW-TESTING ASSOCIATION. Tlie following are particulars for the period ending January HI, 1910: TEX BEST HERDS.

Average Association cow gave GS2lbs milk, 4.0 test, 35.0811>h butter-fat. Two thousand five hundred and twenty-six cows, representing 05 herds, were tested.

No. Cows. lbs Milk. Test. Butter-fat 0 1285 3.0 47.43 15 l)St 4.7 47.12 ' 64 1004 4.5 45.29 40 1005 4.0 44.50 37 1108 3.8 42.00 27 1028 4.1 42.13 38 1041 3.9 40.10 SI Mil 4.4 40.10 37 833 4.7 39.82 44 899 4.4 39.78 TEN ; WORST HERDS. No. Cows. lbs Milk. • ToM. Butter-fat 31 549 11 22.8,1 43 575 4.0 23.30 44 (ISO 3.G 24.02 <(S cm 3.S 24.10 70 711 3.0 20.01 82 097 3.8 28.72 47 070 3.9 20.88 21 087 3.9 20.98 87 098 4.1 29.15 7 795 3.8 30.90