HERD-TESTING

Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1930, Page 5

HERD-TESTING

TARANAKI AND THE SOUTH. AN INTERESTING COMPARISON. • . The December returns for the . Taranaki Herd-Testings Association and the Southland and Otago Herd-. Testing Association are as follows:—

TARANAKI. 2 s cp J * £ 5 H Mid hirst . - 849 41.01 4.8 TTrufri 824 40.98 5.0 Stratford 897 40.39 4.5 Toko .-r. ..... 878 39.95 4.5 Kaiinata 879 39.18 4.5 Eltham - Mangatoki .. 886 38.87 4.4 Moa 818 38.15 4.7 Opunake 889 37.99 4.3 Eltham • • • • o • 886 37.93 4.3 'Okoke .'..... 810 37.17 4.6 Tikoranci 782 36.57 4.6 Oaonui - Okato 861 36.31 4.2 Bell Block 769 35.84 4.7 New' Plymouth ...... 742 35.71 4.8 SOUTHLAND AND OTAGO. Pdonda.Jp 1128 44.14 3.9 Mataura 1157 42.45 3.7 Stirling . ............ 1065 40.35 3.8 Waimatuku No. 1 ..,. 1061 39.88 3.8 Waimatuku No. 2 .... 1034 39.04 3.8 Dfnnt.au . .......... 1073 39.03 3.6 Taieri 1026 38.81 3.8 Piikpran 1020 38.65 3.8 The highest in the Taranaki Association was that of a herd of 45 cows, averagin<r 53.81b. fat, and in the SouthlandOtago Association a herd of 38 cows, averaging 60.231b. fat. baV OF PLENTY RETURNS. The Bay of Plenty Herd-Testing Association’s returns for December were: Edgecombe ........ 885 39.40 4.5 Thornton 803 37.90 4.7 Waimana 87'5' 37.31 4.3 Otakiri 880 36.92 4.2 Opouriao • Whakatane 873 36.27 4.2 Awakeri 773 35.50 4.6 Katikati . 903 35.27 4.3 Cambridge Road 791 32.77 4.1 Te Puke 807 30.95 3.8 Welcome Bay 741 30.86 4.2 Ohinepanea 750 30.37 4.0