HERD TESTING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 23 August 1928, Page 4

HERD TESTING.

JOLL COMPANY'S SCHEME. The T L. Jolll Company’s herd tester reported that 1900 cows were started on test last (season, but owing to dry weather .several herds did not complete the season’s test. An average of 244.90 lib. of fat was given by the cows tested for five months and. over. Ihe.leaainar herd of those completing the season’s test wavs owned by Air D. j. - Alialone, 72 cows Avitii an average qr 3i1).73Lb of fat. . . A regulation now in force required, iron air piping on .milking machines, to be replaced with tinned piping _ where machines were irebuilt or replaced. Unis was a necessary condition, because some of the Older types-of machines had pipiim on the vacuum side of the machine and this was a most likely cause of contamination to the inillk supplied, There had been a general improvement, in the sheds, but unfortunately the few who do not clean their machines efficiently dominated the position m regard to quality. In reply to Air J - F. otevenson, the chairman (Mr J. B. Alurdoch) said the tester had power to visit any shed and where neoesSaiy <wder that milk should not be accepted- lhese powers were conferred on him under Hi© Dairy Industry ; Act. Air Stevenson said his question was prompted by the disgraceful condition of some milking sheds and the need to realise that the time had arrived when this sort of thing should to stopped- Mi Alurdoch referred to Hie .South rTaranaki Association and said it cost os per paw. He said- it would be quite realised that the gain of 56il‘b per cow, equal to 25 per cent, on-the present figures, would be an enormous benefit. Uniy 1900 of their total of 12,500 cows were tested; and this number should bo trebled and more, so- as to eliminate the “waster” cow. He said that generally o-rent .improvements had been made and these were systematic, not as before, liaph aznrd. '