HIGH HERD TESTS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20170, 13 February 1940, Page 12

HIGH HERD TESTS

GISBORNE AND WAIROA FIGURES FOR JANUARY D 1 S' PR ICT ASSOC I ATI ON AVERAGE 33L.8. PER COW Gisborne and Wairoa herds are again among the highest in the January list issued by the Bay of Plenty and East Coast Herd Improvement Association for the period ended February 1. The association average from 27.172 cows was 331 b. of butterfat, and while some of the Gisborne, district groups did not reach the average, some of the herds reached high levels, Gisborne leading those of 20 cows ana under and Wairoa being at the top of those with 21 to 50 cows. The larger herds, however, did not compare so well with the large ones of the Bay of Plenty end of the territory, where an Edgecumbe herd of more than 100 cows averaged 451 b., the highest herd in the association for the month being 491 b., established by 21 cows in Wairoa. Below is given a list”, of-group averages And also of the"'highest her'iLin the various groups!—

Group Averages Cows kilk Test Fat Group : lb. lb Kalikati N .. 1045 717 4.7 34 Katikali S 1028 009 4.8 32 Tauranga 1008 014 4.8 29 Tauranga A 1105 099 4.6 32 Te Puke 2548 729 4.4 32 Oliincpanea .. 2059 071 4.8 33 Thornton 1520 718 4.8 34 Otakiri 829 752 4.3 32 Edgecumbe .. 1890 748 4.8 30 Awakeri 2420 " 070 5.1 34 Whakatane .. 959 711 4.9 35 Waimana and Nukuhou .. 1925 726 4.7 34 Opotiki West 1741 093 4.9 34 Opotiki East 1204 710 5.0 36 Galatea 205 627 4.7 30 Gisborne 481 720 4.6 33 Manutuke 502 694 4.8 33 Patutahi 709 620 4.7 30 Te Karaka .. 722 622 4.9 31 Waiapu 027 592 4.8 28 Wairoa 755 637 4.8 30 Tolaga Bay .. CO cc 689 4.8 33 Assn. Average 27,172 696 4.8 *33 Highest Herds One to 20 Cows Cows Milk Test Fat lb. lb. Tauranga A .. 10 792 5.2 41 Awakeri 12 830 5.5 46 Opotiki West 10 630 5.5 35 Gisborne 4 825 5.8 48 Manutuke 10 705 4.9 35 Patutahi 12 683 4.9 34 Waiapu 19 592 4.4 26 21 to 50 Cows Cows Milk Test Fat lb. lb. Kalikati N .. 42 841 4.9 41 Kalikati S .. 22 871 4.6 40 Tauranga 45 615 5.7 35 Tauranga A .. 21 706 5.0 35 Te Puke 22 843 5.5 46 Ohinepanea . . 48 814 3.9 32 Thornton 21 937 4.8 45 Otakiri 40 729 4.5 33 Ed gee umbo 28 744 5.0 37 Awakeri 25 603 5.0 30 Whakatane 42 811 5.5 45 Waimana and Nukuhou 47 739 5.3 39 Opotiki West 22 791 5.0 39 Opotiki East 49 825 5.4 45 Galatea 50 061 4.6 31 Gisborne 50 830 4.9 41 Manutuke 45 840 4.7 40 Patutahi 48 733 5.0 37 Te Karaka 27 784 5.3 42 Waiapu 27 692 5.1 35 Wairoa 21 829 5.9 49 Tolaga Bay 49 861 4.7 40

51 to 75 Cows Cows Milk Test Fat lb. lb. Katikati N GO 990 4.9 49 Katikati S 7-1 855 4.5 39 Tauranga 85 755 4.9 37 Tauranga A .. 87 76' 1 4.7 30 To Puke GG 915 4.9 45 Ohinepanea 91 761 4.4 33 Thornton 85 744 5.2 39 Otakiri 92 806 4.8 38 Edgccumbe 89 7G7 5.4 41 Awakeri 90 721 5.2 38 Whakatanc G1 839 5.1 43 Waimaaa and Nukuhou .. GO 888 4.7 42 Opotiki West 58 844 5.1 43 Opotiki East 72 822 4.9 41 Galatea 57 G95 5.0 35 Gisborne 54 GG4 4.7 31 Manutuke 95 799 4.G 37 Patutahi 74 G92 4.7 32 Te Karaka 71 G31 5.2 33 Waiapu 57 737 4.9 30 Wairoa 52 852 4.G 39 Tolaga Bay 55 731 5.0 37 10] Cows and Over Cows Milk Test Fat lb. lb. Katikati N 124 G41 4.G 30 Katikati S 115 G12 5.G 34 Tauranga 108 752 4.0 30 Tauranga A .. 112 818 5.0 40 Te Puke 112 950 3.8 30 Ohinepanea 12G C78 5.7 38 Thornton no 771 4.G 35 Otakiri 121 1090 3.5 38 Edgecumbe 109 ' 850 5.3 45 Awakeri 142 G89 5.5 38 Whakatane 120 780 4.8 38 Waimana and Nukuhou .. 119 816 5.0 41 Opotiki West . 102 708 5.3 38 Opotiki East .. 128 754 5.4 41 Manutuke 104 G04 5.2 31 Wairoa 107 529 4.9 20 Tolaga Bay .. 115 719 4.7 34