DAIRYING AT KAIPARA.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 145, 21 June 1926, Page 4

DAIRYING AT KAIPARA.

TESTING RESULTS.

Messrs. G. R. and H. Hutchinson, or Verney Jersey Stud Farm, offered to Kalpara dairy farmers a valuable youngJersey bull as a prize to the owner or the nerd showing the greatest improvement during the year. This has now been awarded to Mr. S. C. Phillips, of Woodhlll. This herd or 40 cows, tested over a period of 240 days, tave an average amount of rat or 264.931b. The increase in the average amount or fat was 70.231b, and in the daily average per cow or .25611). The directors have also awarded to the following owners certificates of merit:— CLASS I. (Leading herds or up to 20 cows which have been in milk under test 210 days and more.) Average Days. 11l of Tat. I—W. T. Wedding 263 362.97 2—F. C. Curel 251 310.32 3—F. Mclntyre 263 309.03 CLASS 11. (Leading herds, rrom 20 to 50 cows.) l —G. R. and H. Hutchinson, Wharepapa 265 319.59 2—W. M. Rae, Helensvffie 253 306.08 3—R. S. Hanson, Parakai . 244 252.13 THREE HIGHEST COWS. I—W. T. Wedding-'s grade Jersey, Princess ... 279 546.97 2—W. T. Wedding's grade Jersey. Topsy 283 526.25 3—o. R. and H. Hutchinson's pedigree Jersey Rockview Pride 298 512.44 The directors also decided to mate a progress payment on all butterrat supplied rrom November 1, 1925, to May 31, 1926, or 2d per ib, payable on July 20, : 1926, making the season's payments rrom June 1 to October 31, 1/6 per n>, and from November 1 to May 31, 1/5 per lb, with a further and nnal payment later in the year.