JERSEY BREEDERS.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18024, 20 May 1930, Page 3

JERSEY BREEDERS.

ANNUAL REPORT. 'The annual meeting of the New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders's Association will be held at Hawera on Tuesday, June 10. The annual report state's, inter, alia: — The financial position shows a very satisfactory state of affairs- 267 new members were elected, which brings , the total to 1982. The registrations department centinues to show a steady increase, the number of animals registered . total 10G,G2G, 45,117 males and 61,509 females; 10,627 animals were transferred, being 5848 males and 4779 females. -There- was an especially heavy increased demand for bulls with C.-0..R pedigrees, which is sufficient indication of the pre-emin-ence of Jersey hulls as dairy sires. During 1929 certificates were gained by 367 cows under semi-official test. The average production was 456.951 b •utterfat. Of the 367 cows tested, 164 were junior two-year-olds, approximately half of the number of Jerseys tested. ■ This makes the performance highly meritorious, and brings home forcibly one of the many outstanding characteristics of the breed, viz., early maturity. With a view to encouraging testing, your council has increased the subsidy for each 1001 b butterfat over the minimum '"amount necessary, to gain a first-class certificate, from. £1 Is to £1 10s, and also agreed to pay half of the.fee (£4 4s) to members testing their first cow, provided that at least ,1001 b butterfat over the minimum qualification was produced ■ in each case- This year 256 cows owned by 122 members earned subsidies which amounted to £674 17s, while £63 was paid to 15 members testing their first cows. Worthy of special mention are the following cow's which gained special gold medals for producing at least 7501 b butterfat:—“Beechlands Preference,” 847,491 b fat, owned by A. Moreland and Sons; “Princess Mermaid," '8.29.031b fat, owned by G. E. Yelchich; “Daisy’s Buttercup,” 920,941 b fat, owned byestate G. H. Selby; .“Wellfield Skylark,” 779.951 b fat, owned by W. .]. Murray. The owmers of the above cows are to be congratulated upon these very creditable performances. The value of. testing is incalculable, and the council urges members to ■ realise the importance and the many obvious mutual advantages derived through its adoption. The council approached the Dairy Division re the adoption of a 305 days test. This re- j quest has been granted, and the Department is now' drafting rules and | regulations, with a view to bringing I it into effect for the coming season. A scheme has been adopted by which ! the Association .wall he able to flnan- j dally assist the smaller breeders in the purchase of better bulls, and thus raise the standard of our breed. Payments can be spread over a period of three years, and selections will be under “the supervision of leading breeders. The classification of type scheme was brought into operation witli most satisfactory results; those , breeders who adopted the system be- j ing almost unanimous, in their praise. A total or 282 cows were submitted ! for classification, of which 16 were I awarded V.H.C., 111 11. C., and 142 C-I the balance being rejected. The i prospects are that a very large increase in the number of cows will be submitted next season. I

The statement of finances show’s the following balances to credit: Profit and loss account, £4057 3s 7d; herd book account, £ll2 is 8d; accumulated fund account, £17,004 3s 2d.