TESTING DAIRY CATTLE

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1930, Page 12

TESTING DAIRY CATTLE

SOUTH TARANAKI RESULTS. FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER. The returns of the South Taranaki Herd Testing Association for the period ending November 15 are summarised below. The number of cows tested was 6959, producing on the average 9491 b of milk and 41.241 b of butter-fat. In the highest herd 54 cows produced . 11931 b of milk on the average, with an average test of 4.2, yielding 50.961 b of fat. This was the herd of Mr. A. W. Revell, Mangatoki. The highest individual, owned by Mr. F. Muggeridge, Oeo, produced 1021 b fat, and the lowest 31b fat. Other details are:— GROUP AVERAGES. Lb

Production in 30 days was as follows: Highest Individual. —Normanby 941 b fat, Manaia 961 b, Kaponga-Mangatoki 93 lb, Oeo-Auroa 1021 b, Pihama 821 b, Awa-tuna-Riverlea 751 b, Mokoia-Manutahi 8G lb, Turuturu-Ararata 881 b. Lowest Individual.—-Normanby 131 b fat, Manaia 71b, Kaponga-Mangatoki 71b, Oeo-Auroa 51b, Awatuna-Riverlea 111 b, Mokoia-Manutahi 91b, Turuturu-Ararata 151 b, Pihama 31b.

LADIES’ ATHLETIC OFFICIALS.

HAWERA DECEMBER MEETING.

Officials for the ladies’ athletic meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 16, ■were elected at a meeting of the ladies’ executive of the Hawera Amateur Athletic Club on Tuesday night. They are: Handicapper, Mrs. E. Higgs; track judges, Mrs. W. Winn, Messrs. A. Grant and H. G. Whitehead; field judges, Mrs. W. J. Meyer, Messrs. P. Linkhorn and S. A. Lay; starter, Mr. L. I. Marter; marksmen, Mesdames Shalders and Stead; call steward, Miss M. Ritter; megaphonist, Mr. A. E. Stevens; referee, Mrs. T. J. Allan,

ELECTRIC LIGHT SPORTS.

TO-NIGHT AT HAWERA.

Providing the clerk of the weather is in a good mood to-night 'should see one of the largest gatherings * ever accorded the Hawera Amateur Athletic Club at the showgrounds. The programme is timed to commence punctually at 8 p.m. Event will succeed event with rapidity, and the last event is scheduled for 10 p.m. A perusal of the handicaps discloses that big fields will face the starter and interest will be maintained from end to end. The Hawera Municipal Band, under Mr. H. C. A. Fox, will provide a musical programme. The following are additional handicaps, H. Whittington 7yds in 100yds, 18yds in 220yds; E. Tippler, 20yds in half mile cycle, 35yds in one mile cycle. 75yds in two mile cycle. WRETCHED HAWERA WEATHER. POOR SHOW NIGHT CONDITIONS. Blustering wind and rain at Hawera last night rendered conditions impossible regarding attendance at the showgrounds for the first night of the show. Most of the sideshow people did not attempt to open their places of amusement, which was just as well in view of the fact that the temporary lighting system failed to function after about a quarter of an hour, leaving the grounds in darkness. A lecture that was to have been delivered at the Egmont A. and P. Association’s rooms by Mr. A. L. Thompson (Wanganui) on the management and feeding of farm animals was not given owing to the very poor attendance. SOUTH TARANAKI TENNIS. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. The teams to represent the Palea Tennis Club on Saturday have been selected as follows: A team to meet Hawera A at Haw-era. —Misses Taylor, Gibbs, Hemtfingway and Carey, and Thompson, Torrens, Robinson and Findlay; emergencies, Miss Glenny and Besley. B team to meet Stratford B at Stratford. —Misses Glenny, Derret, Shield, Bourke, Thorburn and Hamerton, and Besley, Edwards, Shield, Corbett, Ray and Jones; emergencies, Miss Besley and B. Shield.

Cows Milk Test Fat Normanby r. 704 994 4.3 43.19 Manaia 1354 1007 4.2 42.51 Kaponga-Mangatoki 1)45 963 4.4 42.64 Oeo-Auroa . 984 884 4.5 40.12 Pihama 907 845 4.4 37.71 Awatuna-Riverlea . 596 920 4.4 41.32 Mokoia-Manutahi 979 980 4.1 41.10 Turuturu-Ararata 490 996 4.1 41.28 HIGHEST HERDS. Cows Milk Test Fat Mrs. E. A. Death Normanby ....; 49 1125 4.3 48.59 H. E. Johnson Manaia 65 1465 3.4 50.68 A. W. Revell Kaponga-Mangatoki 54 1193 4.'2 50.96 A. H. Brown. Oeo-Auroa . 45 10114 4.7 48.40 E. S. Forsyth Pihama 92 950 4.6 44,43 W. F. Lyndon Awatuna-Riverlea 67 1068 4.4 47.94 Geary. (.W* Baldwin) Mokoia-Manutahi 37 1267 3.9 49.72 H. S. Herbert Turuturu-Ararata 40 1036 4.7 49.27 LOWEST HERD. Cows talk Test Fat Normanby , ... 52 906 4.1 37.30 Manaia 79 739 4.6 34.44 Kaponga-Mangatoki 93 786 4.4 34./ 0 Oeo-Auroa 31 569 4.3 24.51 Pihama -.45 575 4.2 24.26 Awatuna-Riverlea 62 736 4.0 30.11 Mokoia-Manutahi w 55 772 4.0 31.03 Turutuni-Ararata >; 39 869 4.1 35.84