JERSEY CATTLE BREEDERS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17862, 2 June 1926, Page 4

JERSEY CATTLE BREEDERS.

The yearjy report of (ho New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Association, which will be presented at the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the association on July 1 at Palmerston N6rth, records solid progress made in all departments. It States that during l»2o, first class certificates were gained by sf*9 animals under S.O. test, 98 of which were second.. third or fourth records, and 445 exceeded the minimum qualification by at least lOOlbs fat. Despite tfie. fact that the standard set by the, gold medal winners in recent years is exceptionally high, t-Wo new records wfre established. In the junior two-year-old class' “Keaton Flower.’’ oyned by Air 6, E. Yelohic, produced 694.281hs fat, And in the clfiSs for cows five years and oxer, ‘ Holly Oak’s Annie, ’’ owned by Mr XV. T. Williams, produced 1056.491bs fat. These two cows earned the specidl prise of £l6 for exceeding the prex-.ious highest record in their respectix-e classes, in addition, to the usual subsidy. The number of cows placed l under 8.0. test was slightly lower than the prex’ious year, but the results are full of mferit, and the ax’erage for the whole number of certificates issued has again been raised. It now stands at 4 41.061b5, as against 437.571bs last year. At the annual meeting the result of the association’s council election will be declared.