GROUP HERD-TESTING

Northern Advocate, 7 November 1932, Page 10

GROUP HERD-TESTING

Highest herd; Id cows, 1003 milk, 4.7 tost, 30.73 fat. Lowest herd: 43 cows, 302 milk, 4.0 tost, 23.74 fat. Highest cow; 1003 milk, 0.4 tost, 101 fat. Lowest, cow: 00 milk, 4.4 test, 4 fat. Oliaeawai-Waimate Group, No. of cows 574, milk SlO, tost 4.3, fat 33.40. Highest herd: 00 cows, 1010 milk. 4.0 test, 30.20 fat. Lowest, herd: 01 cows, 040 milk, 3.,4 tost, 24.7 S fat. Highest cow: 1003 milk, 3.S tost, 07 fat. Lowest cow: 133 milk, 4.0 test, 3 (at. Kaikolie Group. Cows 230, .milk 533, tosi 4.0, fat 34.41. Highest herd: 27 cows, 12S0 milk, 3.2 lost, 41.44 fat. Lowest herd: 40 cows, OSS milk, 4.2 test, 20.00 fat. Highest cow 1753 milk, 3.3 test, 3.0 fat. Lowest cow: 313 milk. 4.2 tost, 13 fat.

Okaihan Group. No. of cows r>.°>o, milk 820, test 4.2, fat- 24.07. Highest herd: 50 cows. 1028 milk, •Mi tosl, ‘17.02 fat. Lowest herd: 11 cows. 522 milk, L>» test, 22.(it fat. Highest- cow; 1200 milk, 5.0 test, 72 fat. Lowest cow: 105 milk. 2.7 lest, ■> fat. Association. Association average: 27(12 cows, 8,! milk, -1.2 lest, 2ri.Pl) I',at. Association average (October, 1021) —2820 cows. 804 milk, 4.2 lest, 22.87 fat.

A'RT.T A < October returns. Appended is a. sum in ary of opera.ions conducted by 1 ho Whangaroi T-roup Herd-testing Association for the icriod terminated October 30, 1932. — Wliangarei Section. Vo. of herds, 2.". Xn. of cows !?.?•<). lbs.Milk Tost B’fat.. Average 858 4.4 37 .■>'? Herd. Xo, Xo. Cows B ’fa* Highest Herd . . 7 08 52.09 ‘.owest Herd . . 2.2 '-0.38 Highest Con- . . 9 82 98 lowest (Cow . . 32 o Maungakaramea-Waipu. Xo. of herds, 29. Xo. of cows, 112-1. IbsAIUk Tost B’fat. Average 870 4.2 35.85 Herd. Xo. Xo. Bows B’fat. j Highest .Herd .. IS 12 43.Os Lowest Herd . . til 2-1.01 Highest (tow . . 7 01 72 Lowest Cow . . tiO V Manngatapere. Xo. of liords, 21. Xo. of tows, 1111. lbs.Milk Tost B’fat. Average, 7 8I -1.1 34.ol Ilerd. Xo. Xo. Cows B’fat Highest Herd ..ft 9.1 00.23 Lowest Herd . . Id 2d.25 Highest Cow 1 & I t 37 it 31 73 Lowest Com- . . OS 0 Hiknrangi. Xo. of bords, 24, Xo. of cows, 1272. Ibs.Milk Test B’faf. Average 879 1.3 37.87 Herd. Xo. Xo. Cows B’fat Highest Herd . . 11 38 4o.Sl Lowest Herd . . Os 29.ol Highest Cow .. 0 03 78 Lowest Cow . . OS 12 Association Average. Xo. of liords, 102, Xo. of cows, 4840. Ibs.Milk Test B’fat. Average 848 4.3 3(3.51 Herd. No. Xo. Cows B’fat Highest Herd . . W7 08 52.09 Lowest Herd . . 01 24.0T Highest Cow . . W9 82 9S Lowest Cow . . 32 5 Five Highest Herds in Association. B’fat. Herd Xo. (1)—52.09 (I)—W7 (2)—51.88 ( 2) —\V5 (3)—50.23 (3)— M14 (4)—47.77 (4)—VV10 (5)—45.97 (5) —M'4 Five Lowest Herds in Association. ■B’fat. Herd Xo. (1)—24.04 (1)—WP2 (2)—25.25 (2) —M0 (3) —26.38 (3)—W20 (4)—27.18 (4)—W25 (5)—27.81 ( 5) —IV12 11IKU RANG1 A 8800 f A T1 ox OCTOBER FIGURES. r l'he following Is a summary of the Hiknrangi Herd-testing Association’s operations for the period ended Octoher 3,1;— Total number of herds tested . 00 Total number of cows tested .. 1452 Highest herd averaged 1010.7 5.03 50.80 Lowes! herd averaged 308.1 1.0 14.08 Highest eow prodneed lfl l, 0 7.7 78.5-1 Lowest eow prodneed 105 2.0 4.29 Hour highest cows produced 1020 7.7 78.54 1155 0.0 09.301050 0.5 08.25 1230 5.4 00.42 four lowest cows produced 105 2.0 4.2!) ISO 5.3, 9.54 255 3.8 9.09 270 3.0 9.72 Assn, average .... 809.3, 4.29 34.095 ‘BAY OF 18LANDS. LAST .MONTH AVERAGES. ’The returns, of the Bay of islands Herd-testing Association far last month are as foUow: — Kawakawa Group. Xo. of cows 943, milk S57, test 4.3, fat 37.33.