HERD TESTING

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 139, 8 March 1929, Page 12

HERD TESTING

MANAWATU ASSOCIATION. Following are the results of the activities of the flauawatu Co-operative Herd-Test-ing Association (Inc;) for the month of February. They show another decrease of 3.691 b. butter-fat per cow for the period, which brings the association average for the month down to 29.531 b. butter-fat per cow, but shows an increase of 4.301 b. per cow for the corresponding period last year. The value of this increase at Is. 6d. per lb butter-fat on the • total cows tested would- amount to £3700 for the month. Last month’s averages are given In parentheses:— Group No. 1, average 29.02 (32.96), highest herd 63 cows 37.60, 27cows 36.70, lowest herd 30 cows 15.06, highest -cow 62, lowest cow- 21b. b.f. Group No. 2, average 30.80 (34.41), highest herd 58 cows 88.87, 80 cows 38.71, lowest herd 38 cows 22.94, highest cow 72, lowest C0 Group No’S, average 27.16 (32.13), highest herd 18 cows 39.00, 50 cows 36.01, lowest herd 47 cows 17.80, highest cow 59, lowest cow 61b. b.f. Group No. 4, average 30.33 (32.95), highest herd 17 COWS 30.64, 34 cows 38.52, lowest herd 36 cows 21.50, highest cow 70, lowest cow 71b. b.f? Group No. 5, average 31.31 (32.25), highest herd 20 cows 42.50, 14 cows 37.64, lowest hfcrd 28 cows 22.60, highest cow 60, lowest 71 Group No. 6, average 30.95 (32.25), highest herd 17 cow-s 38.11, 21 cows 87.61, lowest herd 53 cows 21.15, highest cow 68, lowest edw 51b, b.f. Group No. 7, average 29.05 (34.05), highest herd 18 cows 30.72, 10 cows 37.20, lowest herd IB cows 21.52, highest cow 69, lowest C °Group No. f B, average 27.40 (33.22), highest herd 15 cows 39.93, 21 cows 38.07, low-est herd 51-cows 17.82, highest;cow 80, lowest cow Bib- b.f. • ; Group No. 9, average 28.08 (31.04), highest herd 15' cows 38.93, 21 cows 35.19, lowest .herd 23 cows 16.04, highest cow 50, lowest cow 51b. b.f. Group No. 10, average 29.01 (34.10), highest herd 12 bows 39.66, 43 cows 38.20. lowest herd 20 cows 18.48, highest cow 76, lowest eow 81b; b.L . Group No. 11, average 29.24 (32.52), highest herd 20 COWS 40.75, 25 COWS 38.72, lowest herd 45 cows 18.27, highest cow 85, lowest cow 21b. b.f. Group No. 12, average 31.04 (33.31), highest herd 42 cows 37.80, 50 cows 36.88, lowest herd 24 cows 21.00, highest cow 67, lowest cow 71b.-b.f. ' Group No. 13, average 30.92 (35.10), highest herd 27 cows 41.75, 12 cows 40.25, lowest herd 30 cows 23.66, highest cow 64, lowest tow 81b. b.f. Group' No. 14, average 29.81 (32.82), highest herd 12 cows 40.66, 18 cows 40.11, lowest herd 38 cows 23.15, highest cow 02, lowest fei