TESTS OF THE HERD,

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 648, 27 October 1909, Page 10

TESTS OF THE HERD,

.'• 'GppbwpEK AT TIAKITAHUNA.-;: • ; 'Messrs 1 Gallich'an and Spiers, of tiakitshuna; Palmerston North aro. included in that small, . biit now fast-inereasihg,; group of dairy farmers who'keep exact records of the; work of the cows and-- heifers of their herds.-, In; 'reply. to\ an invitation , they have'furnished particulars of some»of their tests for tho pas^:year, and we wlll'.:.be'.'pleased- to Spublish- figures from i other,' dairy farmers in tho-.satae.way.'.ln acoverlng" letter Messrs. , Gallichan and Spiers say:—" We. send" you record for,, the, past year of eight of our l heifer's/ J We keep ; .stnct- individual: records,; and no heifer is kept (much less a cow) which' ■ doe's'not, iti her first/season, give' 2Oolbs. butterfat; 5 :Wo have also a heifer which calved on February;;?. '.Her record is,not. included- here,; as she has not yet.finished her year, but her year's tally will neat any. of the eight appended. 'We are working for a 4001b; average, (cows and , per .'season; V As our, other,heifers' finish, 'their ycar'we'will'bo glad to furnish, results." ■ The figures;-.which aro as follow, will' no .doubt,'bo',-.lead.,with' much dairy farmers:—; : • '■.'-■.■.'■■ ■ : ■'.-'■ ;■■■. '■• ■'■<■. '■:'■': i.'.;';■ '."..:....-: .Lactation. :■/• Milk Fat ;! : - • '.'Name.- -■■ -■ . -Period ' : : lbs. lbs; V''&S:^--/r;-:^->-^>-:;M908'--190O;;:;.":..'; >■-,■•::■.,. 1. Mavis Managold; July .15 to July>ls :6818 .315' » Trixie Managold Oct. 20 to Oct. 20 .0035 . 288 '3 Wonder .»;;..» Oct. ito Sep. 30 8102 .293 4 Gentle : ■'.■.»..■."■ Oct. 25 to Oct. 25 6775 2G2 5 Lady 'Whito ....Oct. 4 to. Oct.' 4 8121 .315^ 6 Zillah - .'.....'.....'.■ Nov. 4to Sep. 30 ,'9524 ; 328 '7 Darkv - '. : "i,.;..... : Nov 18 to July. 31 - CO4B . ■ 255' oVTJna ■ -'i;... , .,..;.-...; , Oct. 10 to-Oct. 10; ; 7400. ■ 282 ? : -^T0ta15":..:....;...;..;:...........:»::..»a05e 2338 Money value not including the.value ■ ■ ,■ . of skim milk ...........:.....".-...-"v .£lO3 1 2 Average :fat,, per heifer ..„ 333ilbs. '.'Average .return per■heifer ......;.;...; *12 17 <i Decimals'not included.v : ~: .' ■;' ..'-■■'.;