NEWS AND NOTES
DECLINE IN DAIRY PRODUCE The seriousness of the decline in dairy produce exports from New Zealand in the current season is reflected in the figures for the first three months. Shipments of butter declined by over 9000 tons, and cheese by almost 3000 tons compared with last season. Pasture Development “There are no farmers in the world more prepared to adopt methods based on scientific findings than the farmers of New Zealand,” declared Mr R. B. Tennent, Director of the Fields Division of the Department of Agriculture, who touched on the importance of Pasture development and management. There was nothing more complicated and difficult than the utilisation of land to grow good pasture and the proper management of that pasture with livestock, and no farmer in the world knew more about pastures than the New Zealand farmer. Shorthorn Records Newstead Honey 4th. an Australian Ulawarra Shorthorn, eight years and four months old, has just completed a 305 day test during which she gave 1289.831 b butter fat from 26.7531 b of milk. The record for the breed is that of Melba XV of Darbaiara, which, in 1923-4. produced 32.522£1b milk, and 1614.101 b butterfat in 12 months at the age of seven years nine months at the commencement of the test.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 25 November 1938, Page 8
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