MANAWATU ITEMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 77, 2 April 1910, Page 9

MANAWATU ITEMS.

£»T TEXECBAPH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.] PALMERSTON N., This Day. At a meeting of the Ayrshire Cattle Breeders' Association here, over two hundred entries were received for the herd book. Considerable discussion took place as to whether the milk and butterfat test* of cows entered in the Scottish Ayrshire herd book should be published. It was urged that if this was done New Zealand dairvnien would see how much they were -losing by keeping inferior cows. The details of 86 cows out of thousands tested in Scotland were given ••howing; that the average yield for the season is 3311b of fat, the lowest individual yield being 2081b, and the highest 5681b produced in seven months 21 days. The newly-elected Hospital Board held its meeting yesterday. Mr. J. G. Wilson was elected chairman. Dr. Putnam was appointed surgeon to fill the vacancy caused by Dr. AVilson's resignation. There were 21 applicants for the post of secretary, from which Mr. W. Rutherford *Bcently retired. Mr. W. Stubbs, of Palmerston, who, until this week, had been treasurer to the board, was chosen for the position. During March theie were 109 births n Palmerston, 34 deaths, and 38 marriiges.