FRIESIAN BREEDERS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 2 July 1925, Page 6

FRIESIAN BREEDERS.

A 1 ALTERS OF INTEREST DISCUSSED.

At the conclusion of the ordinary business of the Taranaki branch of the Friesian Breeders’ Association yesterday, there was a general discussion on points of interest to the breed. Mr W. R. Wright expressed himself somewhat pessimistically of the future and the outlook generally, but this was not supported by other speakers. Mr. C. A. Marchant, on the other hand, said that he considered the outlook good', and added that it was certain the price level in America was on the upward tendency, and there was generally a much healthier tone. A bull had been sold there at a world’s record price, and the sales average for last year were 130 per cent higher than the best of any other breed. Mr H. J. Marchant said that he was convinced the breed was all right, and he looked forward with confidence to the Holstein securing a very good hearing. He urged the necessity of a demonstrator on similar lines to Mr H. E. B. Watson for the Jerseys. Mr Wright urged the need of a linking up of the interests of the Ayrshire, Shorthorn and Holsteins. He stressed also the advisability of a change in the method of pay-out at factories, and said that the present system of pay-out on butter-fat for cheesemaking factories was wrong and linfair to the Holstein, and that it should be calculated on solids, not on fat.

Mr H. E. Johnson said he was of opinion that the laboratory would solve the question. Mr E. J. Betts suggested a series of articles in the papers on the subject. Mr Kalaugher, in the course of an interesting talk, said the association was trying to get some means of securing pay-outs on that basis. Cheese milk should *be paid for on solids content, and he affirmed that the lowtesting cow was carrying the others on her back. He said that there were many branches of the Friesian Association in the Dominion, and he hoped to see a number of new branches very soon, covering the whole of the Dominion and keeping the various districts in touch with one another. He stressed t 4 he need for more knowledge of inbreeding and linebreeding, and said they could receive instruction in these eoints by demonstrations, by lantern slides and pictures of high producbreeders to advise at once any inaccuracy in the Herd Book, or the Year Book. He said he would _ circulate much more sound information, and urged all members to send in to him matters of interest to breeders.

The president (Mr C. A. Marchant) paid that all ■'---arc indebted to Mr Tvalauslier for his good work, and he said an effort should' be made to have him released from office work so that he would be able to conduct demonstrations. Instances were given by various speakers where the Friesian was suffering because of the pay-out being on the present basis.