GOOD HERD UNDER TEST

Matamata Record, Volume XVII, Issue 1546, 26 July 1934, Page 6

GOOD HERD UNDER TEST

“kINGSMERE” JERSEYS Figures for Past Season Heifers bred by Mr. J. A. Sanders, of “ Kingsmere,” Piako, Morrinsville, have shown very satisfactory production under group herd-testing during the past season. Mr. Sanders is a member of the executive of the Morrihsville Jersey Club, and his whole herd of about 50 dairy cows of all ages has been under group test for many seasons. Ten ;, of the best heifers, of which seven were .first calvers and three second calvers, averaged 4211 b of bufterfat in 311 days, while the whole 17 heifers in the herd (12 first calvers and five second calvers) averaged 3461 b of fat in 287 days. These: 17 heifers are the, full line of daughters by the herd sire, - Burncroft Ambassador, who is by Ivondale Golden Lad out of Ivondale Lady Aster (6121 b of fat at three years), and is a grandson of Ivondale Golden Lass (9051 b), an exNew Zealand-class leader. Three heifers were credited with over 5001 b of 'fat for the season. They were: Kingsmere Empress, two

years four months, a first calver, 5261 b in 324 days; Kingsmere Elf, a second calver, 5161 b in 352 days; Kingsmere Folly, a first calve?, 5081 b in 296 days. A summary of the testing figures for the 10 best heifers out of the 17 is as follows: —

Of the mature cows in the herd the best production was that of Lochgarra Sylvia, which has been credited with 6971 b of fat in 314 days this season, and has had an average test of 7.0. This cow is the dam of Kingsmere Empress, the top-produc-er among the heifers (5261 b of fat in 324 days). The above production was recorded under ordinary herd conditions, no dry feed being given. On the Kingsmere farm of 86 acres are carried 100 head of stock, including 50 dairy cows and three horses.

Name. Lbs. Fat. Days. Av. Test. Calver. Empress 526 324 6.2 1st Elf ' .. 516 352 5.0 2nd Folly .. 508 296 7.0 1st Fairy 447 336 6.0 1st Ethel . ■. 405 271 6.2 2nd Eadie 376 305 5.2 2nd Foam .. 371 307 5.2 1st Favourite 360 338 5.3 1st Faith 354 287 5.1 1st Finance 323 266 5.5 1st