JERSEY BREEDERS

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 8 June 1931, Page 9

JERSEY BREEDERS

ASSOCIATION’S REPORT. FUNDS IN HEALTHY STATE, According to the annual report pi the president of the New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Association, which is to be presented at the association’s twenty-ninth annual meeting at Pukekohe on July 1, the association has experienced a year of progress. “Despite the adverse conditions prevailing, 197 new members were electee during the year, which, alter allowing for deaths and resignations, leaves a membership ot ‘'oßß, ’ ’ states the report. ■ “During the year 6524 males and 8802 females were registered, making the total number of animals registered to date- 121,952. Although the number of animals transferred shows a. decline on the previous year, tilt result must be considered satisfactory. Lite demand for bulls with butterfat backing, however, is still being maintained. “The results of certificate! of record testing for the season just concluded are most satisfactory. The number oi cows tested shows a very marked increase over the previous year, which proves that members are realising tin value and the many advantages derived from testing. During the year ended December 31, 1930, 60S certificate!-, wore issued to Jerseys under C.O.R. test. The average production wat 466.781 b butterfat, an increase of 11.2'. lb over the previous year. The excellence of this performance can be rappreciated! when we take into consideration the fact that the number oi certificates awarded were 141 in excess of the previous year, and also that the .great majority of these were Jo-i animals under three years of age. Since the inception of 0.0. R. testing, 571 c first-class certificates have been issued to Jersey», the average (production being 448.731 b butterfat. •‘Subsidies amounting to £983 13s were earned bv 403 cows owned by 151 members, while the sum of £142 16s was paid to 31 members testing then first, cow, making a total of £1126 Lb disbursed in this connection. Of spe cial interest this year is the three year-old class, in which the previous highest record was broken. In July 1930 ‘Cousin Grace,’ owned hv Air. J Bones, finished her test- with a record of 935.211 b butterfat, thereby esta.blishiner a record for this class. . | “During the year the Dairy Division inaugurated a 305 days’ test, hat tlu supoort forthcoming lias lieon extrenieh disappointing, as only nine per cent of the members testing availed themselves of this scheme. “'I bis year a. total of 653 cows were slab in it ted, for classification, to the examiners under this scheme, 11 being awarded V.H.C., 303 H.C. and 339 C This result showed a. groat, improvement on the figures for the (previous year, when only 232 cows wore ehvs.se balance-sheet discloses the nsso ciation’s funds to bo m a healthy state.