HERD-TESTING RETURNS.
BAY OF PLENTY GROUPS.
THE LATEST FIGURES
[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHAKATANE, Saturday. The following are the herd-testing averages for (he Bay of Plenty groups for tlio period ended May 1: Waimana.—ll9s cows, "4541b. milk, 5 0 test, 22.921b. fat. Opouriao - Whakatane. 4551b. milk, 5.0 test, 22.801b. fat. Awakeri.—lß63 cows, 4441b. milk, 5.3 test, 23.4111,. fat. Otakiri.—l664 cows, 4571b. milk, 5.0 test, 22.861'0 fat. Edgecumbe.—lßl7 cows, 4811b. milk 5 1 test. 24.421b. fat, ' Thornton.—l773 cows, 4061b. milk, 5 7 test, 23.321b. fat. ' Ohinepanca.—l22o cows, 3521b. milk. 5 0 ! test, 17.721b. fat. ■ . Te Puke.—lo43 cows, 3991b. milk, 4 8 test, 18.771b. fat, Welcome 8ay.—915 cows, 3361b. milk 5.4 test, 13.251b. fat Cambridge Road.— 880 cows, 3761b. railk 5.1 test, 19.081b. fat. Ivaiikati.—lo4B cows, 4471b. mi Li, 4 9 test, 22.001b. fat. Association average.—l4,9B3 cows, 4261b milk, 5.2 test, 21.971b. fat. The highest herd in the association was owned by Mr. L. T. Wilson, of the Edpecurribe group, as follows:—26 cows, 6171b. milk, 6.0 test, 37.121b. fat. The highest cow in the association was s, Jersev owned by Mr. R. Boon, of the Opouriao-Whaka-tane group, which gave a 5.1 tost and /91b. fat.
VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
WORK OF ASSOCIATION
[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Sunday. Meetings of many of the groups connected with the New Zealand' Co-opera-tive Herd-testing Association have been addressed by the manager, Mr, S. J. Sheaf, and tho year's operations lave ml eXplai ", cd ' Ifc was reported that 90,000 cows had been tested by the association this season, and a vevy successful year had been experienced. Mr. Sheaf said tlio prospects for next season were very good, and tho indications wci'P that thpro would bo an increase in tho number of cows tesi'.ed. Arrangements were being made to form three additional groups in the Pukekohe district before next season. There were 61 groups in tho association's territory this season.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20561, 12 May 1930, Page 9
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