COW TESTING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 9 December 1913, Page 5

COW TESTING.

KAUPOKONUI ASSOCIATION.' The following returns, for fhe period ended October 31, have just come to hand from the Kanpokonui Herd-test- . mg Association: TEN HIGHEST HERD AVERAGES;

Avge. 408 "3.69 15.06 i •For the period ending October 31, 71 herds, comprising 2437 cows, were snbmitted for test, with the following results : The average Association cow gave: Milk, 990 lb.; test, 8.67; butter-fat, 36.43 lb.; «qual (at Is per lb. for but-ter-fat) to £1 16s sd. The ten highest herd, averaging 38 cows p^r herd, gave: 1217; 3.91; 47.60; The, ten highest herds, averaging 3& cows per herd, gave: 768; 3.54; 27.20: £1 7s 2d, * The ten highest individual cows cave ; 1561; 4.66; 72.77 j £3 12s 9d. The ten lowest individual cows gave: 408: 3.69; 15.06; 15s. ' . , The' ten highest'herds, averaging 38 cows per herd, gave* a total oF 18,08ftlb. butter-fat (at Is per lb.), valued at £904 Bs. The ten lowest herds, averaging 3&----cows per herd* gave a total of 10.336,1b. butter-fat valued at £516 16s; showing: a deficiency of £387 12s compared witl» the ten highest 'herds, or roughly v speaking £1 per cow less.

Milk, lb. Test. Fat, lb. 1472 3.73 54.96 1175 4.62 54.39 s 1407 3.48 49.10 1292 3.64 47.10 1208 3.85 46.57 1047 4.42 46.33 1088 4.14 45.12 1115 3.96 44.27 1198 3.68 44.18 1172 3.75 44.03 Avg. 1217 3.91 . 47(50 TEN LOWEST HERD AVERAGES. s Milk.lb. Test. Fat, lb. 707 3.40 ' 24.07 780 3.35 26.02 ' 799 3.25 26.04 ' 742 - 3.56 . 26.45 ' 771 3.52 27.15 730 3.74 27.32 806 3.46 27.92 822 3.52 28.94 721 4.03 29.06 809 3.59 29.08 Avge. 768 3.54 27.20 TEN HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL YIELDS. ; , Milk,lb. Test. Fat'lb.' 1455 5.8 '84.39 1140 7.1 80.94 1710 l 4.4 75.24 . 2025 ' 3.6 .72.90 1815 4.0 72.60 1530 4.7 71.91 1035 3.6 -69.66 ' 1305 5.3 , 69.16 1215 5.4 65.61 1485 4.4 , 65.34 Avg. 1561 4.66 72-77 TEN LOWEST INDIVIDUAL YIELDS. Milk,lb. Test. Fat, lb. 270 . 4.2 11.34 360 3.5 12.60 315 4.3 13.54 375 4.0 15.00 450 3.4 15.30 495 3.2 15.84 570 2.8 15.96 j 360 - 4.7 16.56- 1 435 3.9 16.96 450 3.9 17.55 '