An interesting comparison between North Island and South Island dairy cows was made by Mr C. M. Hume, supervisor of herd-testing, when addressing the Auckland Rotary Club. It had been found, he said, that on the average, tested cows in the North Island provide 2661 b of butterfat in a milking period of 260 days, while the South Island dairy cow produces 2551 b of butterfat in a milking period of 285 days, or 25 days less than the average in the North. “The Southern people are feeding their cattle better than we in the North,” said Mr Hume. “Here in the North we are tending to overstock.”
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Greymouth Evening Star, 10 February 1934, Page 11
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