FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 306, 19 May 1913, Page 2

FARM AND DAIRY.

DISEASED COWS. In an address to dairymen at Christchurch on Friday week, Mr. A. A. John son, late Government Veterinary Inspector for thfi South Island, made some interesting observations. Among other things, he said: — "He belhved wholesale testing of cat tie was b> ginning at the wrofig end. If all milk products were pasteurised, one source of tuberculosis would be eliminated altog :ther. In New Zealand, bac teriologiral tests were made of the milk, and I lie cattle were examined from time to tim;. A new order caine into England on May Ist last, providing for half compensation bein<j paid for cows killed, the local authority being charged with the control and inspection of the milk supplied. The order aimed at the destruction of all bovine animals suffering from emaciation, since these were generally 'tnown to contain the germs of the disease. Local authorities were bound to authorise the destruction of any anim lis found suffering from any form of V übeiculosis. If the" post mortem sho'j fd that the animal was not suffering from , (the disease, the full value of the animal,' together with 20s extra, vr. 3 to be paid as compensation. If it we: ■; found sulfering from tuberculosis, i Dmpensation was paid proportionate Mtth the growth of the disease. This ord it went very little further than the Nuw Zealand Stock Act, but it treat cd thi; ifcfmer in a fair manner, and he (Mr .Jo'mson) suggested that the dairymen shcufd attempt to obtain an amendment, o'r their schedule, more in conson ance wiith the value of dairy cattle."

COW TESTING. 7HE KAUPOKONUI ASSOCIATION. Tlu following table gives the latest I est h /vires for the highest and the lowest lu'd, averages for cows tested by the KaupiWonui Testing Association:— TEN' HIGHEST HERD AVERAGES.

The ton highest henls, comprising '2GG cows, gave 83741b butter fat, valued at £417 7s. The.-ten lowest herds, comprising 408 cows, gave 70331b butter fat, value Is, £351 13s. The highest herds with 142 cow 3 less than the ten lowest herds, gave 1314 lb more lmttcr fat,' valued at £OS 14s 10d. The highest individual cow gave 13201b milk; test, 4.2; butter fat, 55.44. The average association cow gave 507 11) uii'.Uj test, 4.40} butter-fat, 22.0 G.

3.1)lk, lb Tost. Eat lb (SO 3 5.92 35.72 010 5.S3 35.00 035 3.45 34.00 780 4.10 32.49 714 4.31) 30.77 075 4.50 30.44 <>38 4.70 30.37 029 4.40 28.09 031 4.42 27.89 003 4.19 27.82 057 4.77 31.38 TEN LOWEST HEED AVERAGES. Milk, lb Test. Fat lb 330 4.30 14.G8 357 4.30 15.00 359 4.01 10.57 351 4.S5 17.03 394 4.43 17.48 403 4.49 1S.12 441 4.10 18.12 420 4.20 18.18 430 4.24 18.24 425 4.33 18.44 392 4.39 17.24