FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 288, 8 May 1914, Page 7

FARM AND DAIRY.

IIANGOREI COW TESTING. The following are the returns of the Mangorei Cow-testing Association up to April 28, 1914: — HERD AVERAGES.

The average Association eow gave 4321 bs. of milk, witli a. test of 4.7. producing 20.7511). of butter fat. The best eow gave 124f>lbs. of milk, with a test of 6.1, producing 7. : >.!)41b5. of bultor-fat, and the worst gave 90, 4.4,

The best herd showed 1222. 5.2, 03.77, and the worst was 2SO, 4.0, 14.20.

Vor tile first time, probably, in the liisto-ry of the district, a higher price is being paid for store slieep in the Wairarapa than is being paid for "fats." The unprecedented season for fattening, and the demand made upon the flocks for freezers, have evidently reduced the number of sheep to such an extent that there 13 sufficient to meet the pasture requirements.

iieferring to the sheep industry on the Chatham Islands, a visitor informed a southern exchange that the group is one of the best sheep countries in Australasia, and is simply held back through its inaccessibility. What is wanted by the settlers there is their own freezing works, etc.., when they could kill and export fat sheep, instead of sending them away as stores. "Jf we shipped i fat sheep," he said, "they would certainly <lie on the trip across, or arrive in such condition that they would be practically worthless for marketing. Last year upwards of 30,000 sheep were shipped to New Zealand. In addition, there, wore several hundred head of cattle. These, had there been a freezing works on the island capable of nccommortating them, could have been shipped as mutton and beef, instead of being knocked about| on the voyage across, as is the case when shipping them alive This season there has been a considerable decrease in the number of sheep exported, but this may be accounted for by the fact that the establishment of a freezing works for next season is probable."

No. Cows Milk lb. Test Fat 11. 19 356 4.7 16.79 44 370 4.7 17.46 20 453 5.1 23.56 4S 533 4.3 23.56 21 464 4.5 20.97 17 330 5.2 17.34 30 478 5.3 25.41 36 445 4.6 20.79 19 385 4.6 17.73 31 346 4.3 15.05 25 286 4.9 14.20 47 347 4.3 14.92 30 330 5.1 16.88 26 ■470 4.2 20.05 20 462 4.8 22.58 15 480 4.6 22.11 20 536 4.4 23.96 21 420 4.6 19.53 27 434 5.1 22.18 35 381 AA 16.84 20 294 5.5 16.30 14 #78 4.7 17.98 12 427 4.3 18.66 2 1222 5.2 63.77 14 320 4.8 15.66 10 297 5.1 15.42

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL YIELD. Milk. lb. Test Pat lb. 510 4.9 24.99 450 6.7 30.15 • 540 5.8 31.32 ' 885 4.3 38.05 525 5.6 29.40 420 5.6 23.52 540 6.4 34.56 585 5.2 30.42 555 5.2 30.42 945 3.9 36.85 C15 4.4 27.06 586 4.4 25.74 - 780 4.6 35.88 675 4.2 28.35 630 4.8 30.24 640 5.2 28.08 750 4.3 32.25 570 5.1 29.07 675 4.4 29.70 .. 630 4.1 25.83 495 5.2 25.74 465 10.0 46.50 615 4.8 29.52 1245 6.1 , 75.94 390 5.1 19.89 510 4.7 23.97 LOWEST INDIVIDUAL YIELD. Millylb. Test Fat lb. 150 4.8 7.20 165 4.9 8.08 330 4.4 14.52 195 4.1 7.99 285 ' 4.8 13.68 195 i 5.3 10.33 315 5.4 17.01 210 4.5 9.45 255 4.6 11.73 90 4.4 3.96 90 6.3 5.67 105 4.1 4.30 180 4.9 8.82 255 4.2 10.71 285 5.0 14.25 390 8.8 14.82 360 5.4 19.44 240 o.2 12.4S SO 6.9 6.21 180 3.4 C.12 180 5.8 10.44 195 3.9 7.00 210 3.7 7.77 255 3.3 8.41 270 4.2 11.32