HERD TESTING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 14, 17 January 1936, Page 11

HERD TESTING

MANAWATU ASSOCIATION The Manawatu Herd Testing Ai-?socia-lion reports upon testing carried out locally during the month of December as follows: — Cows. Milk. Test. lb. fat. Wangaehn .. 311 753 4.6 31.74 Fordell .. .. 70S 814 4.6 38.56 .MakirikiriOkoia 361 703 4.7 33.30 BrunswickKai Iwi 677 741 4.S 35.86 W Crt mereRapanui 450 797 4.9 39.20 The highest group in the association was that of Slanway-Feilding, 456 cows, 8621 b. milk, 5.0 test, 42.81 b. fat. The association of 17,243 cows averaged 7831 b. milk, 4.7 test, 36.571 b. fat, average for the same period last year was 3. The highc.-t herds in the local groups were as follows: Cows. Avgd. Wangachu 36 36.80 Fordell 6 58.30 Makirikiri-Okioa .. .. 46 42.69 Brunswick-Kai Iwi ... IS 43.61 Westmere - Rapanui .. 6 58.16 The highest ami second highest herds in the association wore thoi.-e of Fordcll and the Westmcrc-Rapamii groups respectively. The highest cows in the local groups for December were as follows: Wangaehu 621 b fat; Fordell 731 b. fat; Mak irikiri-Okoia 681 b. fat; Westnrere-Rapa-nui SOlb. fat; and Brunswick-Kai Iwi 691 b. fat. The highest cow in the association was one in the JStanway-1 eilding group which produced 941 b. fat for the month. The second highest was another cow in the same group which produced 92 lb. lat. The following is the highest herd in each class analysed according to herd size:

( ows. 10 or lest? • .. .. ( ) 58.50 11 20 . . • • •• 19 &U.52 21 30 24 49.12 31 52.00 41 S( i a a 4o 4 5.9 u •51 (if) ,, , , , . 5o 49.34 (> 1 7 • • i ,, O'* 43. Oo 71 SO 80 47.47 SI 90 88 30.92 91 a11(1 over .. 102 47.30