DAIRYING PRACTICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19485, 15 November 1926, Page 10

DAIRYING PRACTICE.

Sir,—Will you please allow me space to reply to the third letter, signed "Pulsator, on the above. lam pleased to noto that "Pulsator" at least recognises that the herd-testing group leaders are Jersey in colour, and if he will compare the average return per cow in the Auckland Province to-day with that of 12 years ago, when there were very few Jerseys, he will be convinced that the present group leaders would be better described as "come forwards" than "throw backs." "Pulsator" is quite correct when he says 'lt .s the return per acre we want" finis is the Jersey's strong point), but his sweeping statement, "In feeding tests carried out by agricultural colleges, (he large cows show a better return for the feed consumed." would carry more weight if backed by figures. I have before me an extract from the University Bulletin of the Ohio State University, which reads as follows:—"Result of one year's experiment, with 131 Jerseys and 157 Hoi steins—the Jerseys averaged 521b. butter-fat for every 1000! b. fend consumed, and tiie Holsteins averaged 381b. fat for every 10001b. of fodder." Then, for a local comparison, we have the statement of the manager of Ruakura State Farm. Pulse,