HERD-TESTING.
RETURNS FOR THE EIGHTH PERIOD
The returns of the various groups in the Taranaki Co-operative Herd-Testing Association for the eighth period of the 1927-28 season have now been issued through the secretary (Mr. Hugh Baily). Below is published a table comparing the summarised results of each group and details of the herd averages of Meh group:— MONTHLY GROUP AVERAGE.
Average for 8618 cows tested, 4481 b. tnilk, 4.9 test, 22.081 b. butter-fat. ELTHAM-MANGATOKI. HERD AVERAGES. No. of
Name of group. Cows. Milk. Test. Fat. Eltham -Mangat uki 784 572 4.8 27.32 Eltham 1180 560 4.8 26.72 Kaimata .... 1000 477 5.1 24.32 Opua-Oaonui ..... 1297 468 4.8 22.31 Rahotu-Warea ... 1365 450 4.7 21.24 Puniho-Patua 1193 417 5.0 20.83 Bell Block-Mangorei 973 308 5.5 16.92 New Plymouth. .. 817 314 5.3 16.59 Highest Lowest Herd Herd Average. Average. Highest Lowest No. of No. of Cow Cow Tat. cows. Fat. COWS Fat. Fat. 33.39 91 21.60 36 48.36 4.41 33.81 17 18.18 50 52.65 5.04 35.37 51 15.03 19 56.64 4.95 30.49 39 13.47 25 52.08 3.78 28.23 77 11.13 22 62.16 2.16 29.44 v 27 15.91 36 43.87 3.78 23.84 15 10.21 27 50.32 3.18 27.93 26 10.18 17 41.16 3.00
Cows. Milk, lb. Test. Fat, lb. 31 592 4.6 26.91 27 582 4.7 27.14 50 611 4.6 28.05 42 571 4.4 24.95 72 510 4.7 23.82 78 485 4.9 22.8* 78 669 4.6 30.98 78 557 4.9 27.08 91 681 4.9 33.39 36 451 4.8 21.60 31 636 5.2 33.02 69 511 5.0 25.66 42 507 4.9 24.97 50 591 4.9 29.00 Highest individual YIELD.. Milk Test Fat. lb. 1050 4.0 42.00 780 4.8 37.44 750 6.0 45.00 765 5.0 38.25 582 7.2 42.12 540 7.1 38.34 840 5.5 46.20 720 6.1 43.92 855 5.4 46.17 630 4.8 30.24 930 5.2 48.36 600 6.5 39.00 705 6.4 45.12 900 4.9 44.10 LOWEST INDIVIDUAL YIELD. Milk Test Fat, lb. 360 4.0 14.40 390 4.0 17.94 330 4.9 16.17 315 4.2 13.23 270 3.8 10.26 285 „ 3.3 9.40 330 5.4 17.82 285 4.9 13.96 330 4.3 14.19 165 5.8 9.57 450 4.6 20 "0 150 4.1 6.15 105 4.2 4.41 405 4.5 ELTHAM. 18.22 No. of HERD AVERAGES. Cows. Milk, lb. Test. Eat, lb. 31 561 5.2 28.99 53 653 4.7 30.09 85 677 4.5 30.18 39 630 4.9 31.03 54 553 5.0 27.18 17 643 5.3 33.81 43 646 4.5 28.94 E9 444 4.9 21.85 33 651 4.7 30.35 60 516 4.1 24.36 51 606 5.0 30.61 36 637 4.7 29.71 63 527 5.0 26.48 37 557 4.5 25.15 65 692 4.8 33.14 44 523 5.1 26.42 61 586 4.9 28.72 37 503 5.0 24.02 59 443 4.7 20.91 39 479 4.9 23.36 48 469 5.1 23.91 51 524 4.7 24.77 50 387 4.7 18.18 37 502 4.9 24.34 25 649 4.4 28.30 12 586 5.4 32.05 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL YIELD. Milk, ». Test. Fat, lb. 690 6.2 42.78 930 5.0 46.50 885 55 48.67 1140 4.0 45.60 675 5.6 37.80 915 5.3 48.49 705 6.4 45.12 720 4.6 33.12 750 5.0 42.00 750 4.6 34.50 885 4.7 41.59 1080 4.4 47.52 825 5.4 44.55 855 4.4 37.62 1170 45 52.65 705 5.6 39.48 870 4.8 ♦1.76 870 4.5 39.15 570 5.5 31.35 585 7.4 43.29 600 7.5 45.00 855 4.3 36.76 750 4.4 33.00 180 2.4 43.20 765 5.3 40.54 750 0*0 41.25 LOW EST INDIVIDUAL YIELD. Milk. lb. Test. Fat. 16. 330 5.6 18.48 360 4.8 17.28 390 3.8 14.82 435 4.4 19.14 450 4.4 19.80 270 6.2 16.74 345 4.8 16.56 255 4.6 11.73 O’". 5S 13.51 180 3.0 5.40 465 4.0 18.60 495 3 G 17.82 2)0 4.7 9.87 345 3.6 12.42 195 5.0 9.75 285 5.3 15.10 450 2.8 12.G0
285 4.2 11.97 800 3.4 10.20 225 5.8 13.05 285 44 12.54 90 5.6 5.04 • 105 8.2 8.61 330 3.6 11.88 375 5.1 19.12 420 5.2 21.84 PUNIHO-PATUA GROUP,. HERD AVERAGES. ' No. of Ubws Milk, lb. Test Fat, lb 31 515 5.0 25.45 37 463 4.9 22.83 63 491 4.3 . 20.96 54 346 n.x 18.21 30 3G6 5.3 * 19.10 30 540 4.9 26.53 02 522 4.9 25.31 39 484 5.0 24.23 90 49'2 4.8 23.72 27 604 4.9 29.44 33 409 4.5 18.37 28 407 4.4 18.05 33 09 4.5 18.37 39 430 4.418.98 47 490 4.9 23.89 26 342 5.9 17.09 45 313 5.9 18.50 36 303 5.3 15.91 32 311 6.0 18.56 55 362 5.4 19.62 50 337 5.3 17.65 61 368 5.7 20.81 54 396 4.1 16.26 45 4O2 5.1 20.51 46 432 5.9 25.41 56 345 5.3 18.29 35 327 5.1 16.51 HIGHEST YIELD FOR MONTH. Milk Teat Fat 64-5 5.3 34.18 666 4.7 31.02 780 4.0 31.20 465 50 27.43 510 5.2 26.52 810 5.1 41.31 840 4.4 36.96 585 6.2 36.27 720 5.5 39.60 1125 3.9 43.87 645 4.5 29.02 675 4.0 27.00 750 4.6 34.50 540 5.5 29.70 . 675 5.5 37.12 495 5.2 25.74, 600 5.7 34.20 675 4.0 27.00 345 8.0 27.60 *40 6.6 35.64 465 6.8 26.97 4-20 7.8 32.76 495 5.6 27.72 870 4.1 35.67 480 7.8 37.44 555 5.5 30.52 405 6.5 26.32 LOWEST YIELD FOR MONTH. Milk Teat Fat 360 4.6 16.56 315 5.0 15.75 180 5.2 9.36 165 4.8 7.92 135 5.2 7.02 270 5.1 13.77 225 4.5 10.12 285 49 13.96 210 3.3 6.93 360 4.4 1-5.84 90 6.7 5.13 195 5.1 9.94 90 4.2 3.78 300 3.4 10.20 150 49 7.35 225 2.9 6.52 150 5.8 8.70 120 5.0 6.00 210 4.6 9.66 225 4.6 10.35 270 3.6 9.72 150 4.4 6.60 225 3.1 6.97 120 5.5 6.00 235 5.2 11.70 90 9.9 8.91 75 5.1 3.82 BELL BLOCK-MANGOREI GROUP. HERD AVERAGES. - —- ——» No. of Cows Milk, lb. Test Fat, lb 34 326 5.5 17.91 32 386 5.4 20.79 25 251 6.4 1'5.84 62 351 5.5 19.39 47 264 5.8 15.19 45 277 6.0 16.44 23 214 6.7 ' 14.20 53 293 4.0 14.43 80 256 5.0 12.81 21 394 5.5 21.49 39 299 4.4 13.25 41 367 5.1 16.76 24 301 5.5 16.51 37 306 5.8 19.68 64 397 5.5 21.83 54 347 5.5 19.19 42 374 5.4 20.03 15 387 62 23.84 20 217 6.3 13.55 46 330 5.6 18.29 39 361 5.3 19.03 37 286 6.0* 17.08 44 221 5.5 12.24 22 222 6.1 13.45 27 163 6.4 10.21 HIGHEST YIELD FOR MONTH. Milk Test iFat 435 5.7 24.79 570 7.2 41.04 330 7.6 25.08 465 6.0 27.90 510 4.4 22.44 375 8.0 30.00 390 7.0 27.30 405 6.0 24.30 300 6.2 18.60 555 5.2 28.86 450 5.4 24.30 435 6.5 28.27 40-5 7.0 28.35 450 7.0 31.50 915 5,5 50.32 630 5.4 34.02 450 6.4 28.80 585 6.7 39.19 375 5.7 21.37 750 4.4 33.00 510 5.6 28.56 390 7.6 29.64 240 7.5 18.00 285 7.7 21.94 195 7.6 14.82 LOWEST YIELD FOR MONTH. Milk Test Fat 120 5.9 7.08 180 4.2 7.56 90 6.8 6.12 195 4.1 7.99 165 5.2 8.58 75 5.3 3.97 90 6.9 6.21 90 6.2 5.58 165 4.2 6.93 270 5.6 15.12 120 3.4 4.08 225 4.3 9.67 195 4.2 8.19 210 5.8 12.18 105 ' 5.6 5.88 120 7.2 8.64 120 5.8 6.96 195 5.0 9.75
W 6.2 3.72 1'20 6.8 8.16 180 6.1 IO.98 1'39 7.0 8.40 99 5.8 5.22 6.1 3.66 00 5.3 3.18 KAIMATA, HERD AVERAGE, s. No. of Cov.V Milk, lb. Test. Fat, lb. 51 654 5.4 35.37 63 483 4.8 23.26 29 493 5.1 24.86 60 517 5.2 26.77 44 552 4,6 25.56 48 408 5.0 20.30 37 633 5.0 31.29 34 548 4.7 25.93 27 557 5.2 28.92 19 501 4.8 • 23.83 45 569 5.1 29.02 42 605 OJ; 33.06 33 345 6.3 21.72 417 4.8 19.88 65 451 4.8 21.43 34 440 5.8 25.22 30 425 4.4 18.77 23 490 5.1 25.08 49 298 5.4 15.81 47 421 4.9 20.6G 19 284 5.3 15.03 64 428 5.5 23.35 17 482 5.1 24.14 15 337 5.1 16.92 27 493 5.9 29.26 25 417 4.9 20.30 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL YIELD. Milk, lb Test. Fat, lb. 915 6.0 54.90 510 6.5 33.15 720 4.7 33.84 630 5.6 35.28 765 4.6 35.19 465 G.i 28.36 900 5.6 50.40 735 r*. 0 41.10 840 5.7 47.88 890 4.4 30.36 960 5.9 56.64 720 6.4 46.08 570 7.0 39.90 030 5.1 32.13 675 4.6 31.05 630 4.8 30.24 660 4.6 30.36 540 5.8 31.32 405 5.7 23.08 570 6.0 34.20 390 6.2 24.18 525 7.0 36.75 675 6.5 43.87 480 5.1 585 6.8 39.78 570 5.2 29.64 LOWEST INDIVIDUAL YIELD. Milk. lb. Test. Fat, lb. 330 4.7 15.51 330 3.5 11.55 360 5.3 19.08 285 5.3 15.10 360 4.5 10.20 165 3.0 4.95 360 5.0 18.00 330 4.2 13.86 300 5.2 15.60 360 3.6 12.96 315 5.0 15.75 465 5.3 . 21.18 120 7.0 8.40 210 5.0 10.50 195 5.9 11.50 360 4.7 16.92 225 4.2 9.45 420 4.8 20.16 150 6.0 9.00 120 6.8 8.16 180 5.0 9.00 195 5.7 11.11 360 3.2 11.52 180 5.1 9.18 315 6.0 18.90 300 3.7 11.10 NEW PLYMOUTH GROUP. HERD AVERAGES. No. of. Cow 3 Milk, lb. Test Fat, Ho. 43 440 5.6 24.42 34 241 5.4 12.94 17 221 4.7 10.18 35 284 4.9 13.83 20 281 5.8 16.22 38 268 5.2 13.95 &0 249 5.5 13.58 45 • 295 5.0 14.70 17 191 6.1 11.58 35 288 4.5 12.90 26 534 5.3 27.93 34 265 5.7 15.11 25 217 5.7 12.26 15 324 5.2 16.66 56 364 5.5 19.94 36 346 5.5 18.83 36 244 5.4 18,15 29 232 5.8 13.33 45 314 5.9 18.34 27 451 5.1 22.71 27 376 5.1 18.96 25 353 4.8 16.82 16 420 5.5 23.24 17 307 5.0 15.21 09 335 5.0 16.87 HIGHEST YIELD FOR MONTH. Milk Test Fat 735 5.6 41.16 510 4.3 21.93 270 5.3 14.31 525 4.4 23.10 390 5.7 22.23 735 4.2 30.87 465 5.1 23.71 555 4.1 22.75 210 7.1 14.91 660 4.9 32.34 690 5.6 38.64 6.2 30.69 225 9.2 20.70 705 3.8 26.79 405 8.4 34.02 405 8.0 32.40 345 6.8 23.46 300 10.0 30.00 450 7.8 35.10 510 8.0 40.80 515 5.2 27.30 405 6.3 25.51 480 7-1 34.08 300 5.5 19.80 435 6.5 28.27 LOWEST YIELD FOR MONTH. Milk Test Fat 205 4.8 13.68 105 4.6 7.59 150 4.6 6.90 150 5.3 7.95 240 4.9 11.76 45 6.9 3.10 60 5.0 3.00 120 5.3 6.36 135 6.0 8.10 75 4.4 3.30 360 5.2 18.72 135 5.4 7.29 180 3.8 6.84 285 3.6 10.26 195 4.6 8.97 240 X 12.72 ‘<>0 5.8 5.22 90 4.4 3.96 210 4.8 10.00 360 4.2 15.12 2S5 4.5 12.82 240 4.4 10.56 6.1 J0.3Q
240 5.0 12.00 150 4.4 6.00 OPUA-OAONUI GROUP. HERD AVERAGES. Cows Miik, lb. Test Fat, lb 36 571 4.5 25.43 44 499 4.9 23.79 47 540 4.9 26.27 00 529 4.1 21.41 36 350 4.6 16.17 25 287 4.7 13.47 00 526 4.0 24.05 39 447 5.0 22.48 40 365 5.0 18.17 80 481 4.8 23.00 45 407 4.7 19.12 44 371 5.0 18.72 50 614 4.5 27.75 50 383 4.3 16.34 50 425 4.5 J 9.22 43 465 4.7 22.08 GO 345 4.7 16.14 31 448 5.4 24.00 40 374 5.0 18.81 61 458 5.0 23.03 68 020 4.9 30.24 03 603 4.9 29.48 39 573 5.3 30.49 40 4<M 5.3 21.43 49 408 5.3 21.73 45 401 4.9 .19,78 39 551 4.0 21.92 HIGHEST YIELD FOR MONTH. Milk Test Fat 705 4.9 34.54 015 5.2 33.54 1005 4.6 46.23 765 4.0 30.60 ■420 5.4 22.68 315 5.3 1-6.6-9 4.90 7.4 35.52 510 5.8 29.58 390 9.6 37.44 915 4.9 44.82 525 5.0 26.25 615 5.0 30.75 705 6.6 46.53 510 6.1 32.94 690 4.4 30.36 945 5.4 51.03 435 6.6 28.71 705 5.4 38.07 420 7.2 30.24 885 4.2 37.17 900 4.9 47.04 705 6.4 48.90 840 6.2 52.08 510 8.0 40.80 555 5.5 30.52 660 5.0 33.00 705 4.8 33.84 LOWEST YIELD .FOR MONTH. Milk Test Fat 240 3.6 8.64 240 5.2 12.48 105 3.6 3.78 2,j5 3.8 0.69 285 3.0 8.55 253 3.9 9.94 255 5.0 J 7 A 270 5.2 14.04 180 5.1 9.18 3®J 24 9.30
240 4.6 11.04 J 35 4.2 5.67 315 4.2 13.23 105 4.0 4.20 330 3.2 10.56 315 . 2.6 8.19 150 3.8 5.70 180 4.9 8.82 165 5.4 8.91 30') 4.5 13.50 285 5.6 15.96 300 4.4 13.20 105 5.2 10.14 105 4.2 6.93 240 5.2 12.48 10.5 4.2 8.19 4.20 2.9 12.18 RAHOTU-WAREA GROUP. HERD AVERAGES. Cows Milk, lb. Test Fat, lb 77 504 5.6 28.23 52 321 5.2 17.09 26 429 5.0 21.51 95 453 4.5 20.48 60 581 4.1 24.04 07 456 4.5 20.40 113 576 3.7 21.05 40 476 5.3 25.36 45 485 5.5 26.56 64 248 4.7 11.67 78 265 5.5 14.57 88 718 3.9 28.00 36 472 4.1 19.13 38 443 5.8 25.54 40 333 6.0 19.83 40 433 5.4 23.34 31 469 5.6 26.03 *•>•? 200 5.5 11.13 37 374 4.5 16.92 79 419 4.7 19.86 69 46? 4.4 20.54 49 523 4.9 25.47 24 463 4.9 22.61 29 369 5.0 18.43 69 350 5.4 19.02 HIGHEST YIELD FOR MONTH. Milk, lb. Test Fat, lb. 810 7.4 62.16 540 5.1 27.54 420 8.6 38.12 825 4.5 37.12 810 4.3 34.83 645 5.8 37.41 705 7.0 49.35 600 6.5 39.00 795 5.6 44.52 330 5.8 19.14 450 7.4 33.30 765 s 2 39.78 615 4.2 25.83 (WO 6.8 44.88 330 10.6 34.98 495 7.0 34.65 840 6.1 51.24 315 5.9 18.58 360 7.7 27.72 720 5.0 36.00 795 4.5 35.77 570 6.7 38.19 585 32.17 570 5.6 31.92 420 7.6 31.92 LOWEST YIELD l FOR MONTH. Milk, Fat, lb.
345 3.8 13.11 105 5.8 6.09 195 5.4 10.53 360 2.3 8.28 285 4.1 11.68 1510 1.8 9.18 120 4.5 .5.40 225 4.4 9.90 300 4.5 13.50 120 3.8 4.56 45 4.8 2.16 390 2.1. 8.19 315 3.4 10.71 225 ■» i 11.70 60 5.8 3.48 195 5.0 9.75 300 4.0 12.00 135 5.3 7.56 210 4.6 9.66 90 4.1 3.69 315 2.9 9.13 288 4.6 13.11 255 5.4 13.77 255 4.0 10.20 190 3.6 6.48
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1928, Page 10
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