MORE HERD-TESTING

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20739, 24 February 1939, Page 9

MORE HERD-TESTING

GRANT OF 4a A COW WANTED (Times Special -Reporter) MORRINSVILLE, Thursday “In view* of the recognised benefits accruing to the Government and to the dairy industry through the more general ■ and consistent adoption of herd-testing the Government and the Dairy Board will he asked to provide in equal proportion a permanent annual grant of 2s for each row tested through the licensed testing organisations,” said Mr A. J. Murdoch, representative of the No. 1 Ward of the Dairy Board in outlining a motion to be discussed at the Dairy Conference in April. This recommendation was principally for the purposes of encouraging the adoption of testing so that the ' organisation could be urged to the fullest possible extent for the advantage of the Dominion and the industry as a whole, and lo provide for the reorganisation of the existing herdtesting associations. Cost of £30,000 The cost of the proposal at 2s for i each cow tested would he about | £15,000 to the hoard and the same to | the Government. i “It is essential, and will become j even more so. if anything untoward 1 happens to our industry, to obtain a I greater production from a fewer nurnj her of cows.” said Mr Murdoch. } The need for stamping out tuber- , miosis was also referred to by Mr i Murdoch, who said if New Zealand 1 did not take rtion tli.it apathy mi-.il Ibe used against the D u-iiiiioii dairy ' !dhe r c-mn'.ries suppl> H "i; • market were >ucee»ru!!y tackling the , problem. The light in thi> country i was only in the initial stages, and l the cost would he tremendous.