Satisfactory Advance TN Gisborne Herd Testing

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19126, 22 September 1936, Page 10

Satisfactory Advance TN Gisborne Herd Testing

TWELVE more herds iuul over 500 A more cows will be tested by the Poverty Bay (iroujt Herd Testing Association this senson, compared with lost.

This further suhslanl in 1 advance mode bv the ossociot ion is test imony in the (dlieieney of the testing methods in general and the reliance placed by district farmers on their own testing organisetion.

In all, (MOO cows in NO herds have been secured for the current, season’s operations, compared with 559 1 cows in 128 herds last; vear.

Testing was commenced in most groups last: month, but, only three herds were ready in the Waiapu group, while none at all were tested in toe MotuMatawai and Tiniroto-Tahunga groups. The highest; lmrd tested during the ,month was credited witli over Kill), of butterfat, one in the ManutukeWaingake and another in the WaipaoaCisborne group achieving this average. The association average was 301 b., compared with 28.501 b. in August last year.The secretary, Mr (1. P. M. Vhitham. supplies the following summary of the first months’ figures: NGATAPA-PATTTTAIII 17 Herds Tested.

Cows ,\lilk TesI.Eat. lb. lb. Highest herd . HO 82!) 5.1. 43 Lowest herd .. -— 207 5.5 Hi Highest cow .. — 1200 5.:; 07 Group averages 3.1 5 054 4.8 32 MAN UTUKE-W A1 NO AKE 30 Herds Tested. Highest herd . 39 808 5.2 40 Lowest lierd .. — ">07 5.1 20 Highest cow .. — 3140 5.8 00 Group average 207 021 5.1 32 W A T r A O A - G TS B 0 33 X E 20 Herds Tested. Highest herd . 30 954 4.7 40 Lowest lierd .. — 392 4.5 IS Highest cow .. — 3200 5.2 00 Group average 449 041 4.8 31 COAST-TOT. AC A EAY-WA1APU 13 Herds Tested. Highest herd . 10 001 5.0 33 Lowest lierd .. -—• 270 5.7 15 Highest cow . . — <840 0.3 53 Group average 202 570 4.0 20 ASSOCIATION AVERAG E August, 1930 .. 1514 017 4.8 30 August, 1935 .. 1431 578 4.9 28.50