N.Z. JERSEY BREEDERS ASSOCIATION

Northern Advocate, 27 May 1921, Page 4

N.Z. JERSEY BREEDERS ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL REPORT

The annual report of the New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders' Association states that from a Jersey standpoint members have every reason to be- satisfied with the result of the operations of the year, which have still further entrenched the breed in the favour of .the dairymen of the Dominion. The steady pro. gress of recent years has baen well maintained, and there is no sign of any waning in the wide popularity of the Jersey. Duiing the year 206 new members were elected, and the removals from the register, through deathg and resignations were only 15, and the total membership is now 823, a net increase of 191 for the year, The balance sheet shows that the net profit for the year was £153 17s sd. The total number of males registered, in the herd book to date i s 9861 ? and of females 13,006. Entrie s for the next volume have not yet closed, so it is impossible to state the number of animals whose pedigrees will appear in Volume 18. There ha s again been great activity in the transfer j of registered animals, no fewer than I 1971 males and 2069 females having changed ownership during the year. An important step taken, since the laisit; annual meeting, was '.the appointment of Mr H. E. B, Watson, honorary official demonstrator to the association. Mr Watson has visited various centres, and has met many of the members and others interested, giving expositions of the' merits and advantages of the Jersey. Increased interest and appreciable results are expected to follow this method of organisation and education. New branches .have 'been formed atWhangarei, Auckland, and Hawera. The two competitions arranged in conjunction with different A. and P. associations were again rather disappointing, there being little or no interest in the class for semi-officially tested cows and two-year-old heifers. The sum of £50 was allotted to each of four different associations for j championship prizes, and as a result j some excellent cattle exhibits were ! io be seen at these subsidised shows. The committee sitates that once again they have every reason to feel '_ satisfied with the result of the certi- : ficate of record method of testing which reveals the steady upward development of Jersey cattle in the Dominion, and the success that is attending the efforts of breeders in that direction. Certificates of record were awarded to 2&3 cows, near. ly double the number of last year, bringing the total of certificated cows up to 940. Compared with the previous year the improvement shows the following averages:— Days in Milk Butter Year 'Cows milk libs fat lbs 1920 .. 717 840 7341j5 406.68 19121 .. (940 641 74-84.4T 414.10 One hundred and seventy-three cows earned the subsidy of £1 Is granted by the council fgr each 1001b of ibutter.fat produced above the amount required to qualify for a . 'C.O.R. The council renews its offer I to pay the nominators of cows for test the same .'bonusIt is pleasing to be able again to record some outstanding perform-! ances of Jersey cows, the council adds. The previous highest record, j held by junior arid senior two-yeai , . , olds, were beaten by Aster's August . iChild, with the fine performance of ' G'B'9.oslb tutter-fat, and by Lady Superior with 680.331b butter-fat. The four.year.old record was also beaten ! jby Woodstock's Fancy Free with 770. 9'slb 'butter-fat. The owners of these : cows each received the sum of £10 j paid by the association as a bonus for exceeding the previous highest records in their classes, j The council regrets that -members I do not make greater use of the sys. ; tern, and urges upon non-testing members the advisability of taking ' part in these tests. The officers of : the Dairy Division of the New Zea- * land Department of Agriculture were again very helpful to the association. ' and in the management of the tests/ the council consider there is nothing : further to 'be desired.