HERD TESTING

Grey River Argus, 25 July 1934, Page 8

HERD TESTING

WEST COAST ASSOCIATION The West C’oast Herd Testing Association in announcing their scale of fee- in connection with th e new season’s dairying operations for the year 1934/35 wish to point out some of the benefits derived from signing up with this Association, which js affiliated with the Dominion Group Herd Testing Federation. Herd testing creatn greater interest in the farmers in getting the best pos:ible results from his herd through greater care and attention of details of management. He knows also the production of individual ('ows which clearly points out the profitable producer from the unprofitable one under the same conditions It is also an incentive to the farmer to see that milk, ing is properly carried out. One of the chief benefit.-, that must appeal Io all progressive farmers is the system of calf marking which is undertaken by the Association 'under authority from tlhe Dominion Group 'Herd Testing Federation and the Department of Agriculture. Records have shown heifers from marked calves have given 40Ibs to 501bs of butterfat per year more than Ibeifers selected from unmarked calves. AH herd testing records for Associations affiliated to the New Zealand Federation arc tabulated and kept by thc Department of Agriculture. In short herd touting is one of the means that, is going to put the business of dairy farming on a profitable basis.