TESTING DAIRY COWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17984, 9 January 1922, Page 3

TESTING DAIRY COWS.

MOVEMENT IN TAURANGA.

ASSOCIATION TO BE FORMED. [ni telegraph.—OWN correspondent.] TAURANGAi Saturday. A special meeting of the suppliers of Oie Tewiffiga o>-operatTO Dairy Association was hold t a-diiv to eaasi- us a pro- J jiopii to ostab'iisii a contesting associar; tion, Fu'l particular ita proper/si wei« s.u'-M)tte<l by Mr. C\ 3£. VineMiilan, tho secretary. It '"'is decided '-flat a cow-testing association ihould be formed, provided that a minimum of 1500 cows could be guaranteed tor testing. A member suggested that ail cull cows should bo branded, in order that they could not bo pawed un to othev farmers, but it was minted out that there was no pr •fi-.s to deal with "jull cows at prese" '■ \ Th'' aecr< tary said the directors of the > company aesired an expression from suppliers concerning a letter from the Rotorua Dairy Company inviting the neighbouring dairy companies to join with them in having an inspector appointed whose duty it would bo to inspect the yards and milking plants and assist dairy fanners in the running of their machinery. The meeting decided that a special inspector be not appointed. Many farmers signed „a guarantee list in connection with th** proposed tenting association, nearly 800 cows being guaiantecd in tho room.