Pedigree Sow Records

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 63, Issue 4, 15 October 1941, Page 320

Pedigree Sow Records

Contributed by the

LIVESTOCK DIVISION.

OF the 26 sows recorded for the quarter ended 31st August, 1941, 18 had litters sufficiently good to be included in one of the five grades set out below:

THE following table sets out the performance of each breed as an average for all sows recorded during the quarter:

Grade. Litter Weight. At 3 Weeks. At 8 Weeks. 1 120 lb. 360 lb. 2 100 lb. 300 lb. 3 90 lb. 270 lb. 4 ' 801b. 240 lb. X 5 . 70 lb. 210 lb.

- r Averages. z Breed. No. of Sows. No? of Pigs per Litter. Litter Weight at "Weight per Piglet. Born. | Weaned. | Weaned. 3 weeks. | 3 weeks. | 8 weeks. 8 weeks. 3 weeks. 3 weeks. 8 weeks. 8 weeks. Berkshire . . 17 10.7 1 8.5 I 8.5 91.2 91.2 286.3 286.3 10.7 10.7 33.6 33.6 Large White -. . .■ 2 10.0 [ 8.5 | 8.5 104.0 104.0 294.5 294.5 12.2 12.2 34.6 34.6 Tamworth . . 7 8.7 1 7.4 7.4 90.7 90.7 263.1 263.1 10.4 10.4 30.2 30.2 1 —

Berkshires. ... . . - • ' • ’ . . ' 1 ' . Berkshires. Herd Book No. of— Litter Weight (lb.) No. of Pigs Owner’s Name and Address. Herd Book No. of— Litter Weight (lb.) No. of Pigs Grade Sire. Dam. 3 weeks. 8 weeks. Born Weaned of Litter . (. Burmeister, 0. P., Kairanga R.D., Palmerston North 12859 11671 50 144 10 4 . —. Dron, W. D., Hope R.M.D., Richmond, Nelson . . 15328 11184 79 275 10 10 Dron, W. D., Hope R.M.D., Richmond, Nelson . . 15328 12322 81 273 14 9 4 Dron, W. D., Hope R.M.D., Richmond, Nelson . . 15328 14181 85 227 12 7 5 Dron, W. D., Hope R.M.D., Richmond, Nelson . . 15328 15348 99 317 14 10 3 Duncan McLean, Ltd., Box 137, Greymouth 3 Duncan McLean, Ltd., Box 137, Greymouth . . 12818 12818 15324 15324 97 ■ ’ • 97 412 ,412 10 10 10 10 3 Ellerm, 0. C., Sanson R.D., Palmerston North . . 14949\ 15734 60 165 5 4 —r— Ellerm, 0. C., Sanson R.D.. Palmerston North . . : 14949 12708 112 386 11 11 & Haumoana Pig Club, c/o H. J. McKeesick, R.D., 14949 12708 112 386 11 11 Haumoana, Napier . . . . . . . . 15342 ' 16163 134 423 14 • 12 1 Jackson, Mrs. H. M., Ngaere . . . . .... ..... 15737 14314 121 365 9 9 1 Manutuke Pig Club, c/o R. K. Hepburn, Manutuke, 15737 14314 121 365 9 9 1 Gisborne . . . . ... . . ... 13858 13606 49 . . 169 8 7 — Patetonga Pig Club, c/o Roy McCullough, Patetonga R.D. 15548 14851 115 311 10 8 Rotomanu Pig Club, c/o H. E. Hodgkinson, Rotomanu, 15548 14851 115 311 10 8 / 2 ■ Westland . . .... . . . . . . 15371 12798 119 311 12 8 2 Rowlands, T. E., Ruthin R.M.D., Kaiapoi .. ... 16715 11808, 65 197 8 7 . . . ’ — Rowlands, T. E., Ruthin R.M.D., Kaiapoi . . 16715 16325 88 208 13 9 — Stokes, N. W., R.M.D., Kaikoura . . . . . . 15290 15813 108 315 10 . 10 2 Te Kowhai Pig Club, c/o A. R. Gifford, Te Kowhai R.D. 15147 12939 110 369 11 10 2 Large Whites. Norsewood Pig Club, c/o S. L. Merrick, R.D., Norsewood 5510 5538 113 330 8 8 2 Rowlands, T. E., Ruthin R.M.D., Kaiapoi .. .. 5687 5241 95 259 12 9 4 Tam worths. Ararimu Pig Club, c/o W. Allen Dunn, Rama Rama . . 11202 - 10885 99 363 11 9 3 Deck, G., Harakeke R.D., Upper Moutere, Nelson .. 12060 12222 106 272 11 9 3 Ellis, Norman, Geraldine R.D. . . .. .. 11364 ' 12412 125 373 9 9 1 Fordell Pig Club, c/o A. P. Melville, Renagour, Fordell 12197 12700 64 172 6 . ’ — Murchison Pig Club,- c/o R. G. Thomson, Murchison . . 11181 10317 46 104 7 4 • Te Arai Pig Club, c/o- H. F. Robb, Manutuke, Gisborne ■12102 12697 ' -84 205 8 7 ■ .• • Win, R., R.M.D., Wakefield, Nelson. .. • • 11969 .- 12583 - - 102 353 9 9 2

In the following list the owner’s name and address are given, followed by the herd book numbers of the sire and sow, the weights at three and eight weeks, the number of pigs born and weaned, and the grade of the litter.