Mr E. Clifton, Chief Inspector of Stock for the Colony, who has just returned to Wellington from Dunedin, speaks hopefully with reference to the proposal for the testing of dairy herds for the purpose of enabling dairy farmers to ascertain the milking value oi iaeh cow. The matter was discussed at the South Island National Dairy Association's annual meeting in Dunedin, and a motion was passed approving of the idea. ,Mr Clifton points out that in Denmark the dairy farmers form themselves into groups and establish testing stations. A sample of the milk of each cow is tested by an expert every now and then, and with tho information gained in that way the farmer is able to cull the unprofitable animals. The scheme works splendidly in Denmark, and the Agricultural Department does not see why equally satisfactory results should not be secured in New Zealand.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 June 1907, Page 1
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