536 Live Stock and Hoese Breeding Improvement. [Sept., 



Milk Recording. 



Year.' 



Societies. 



Members. I Herd^ 



Cows. 



3ist March] |«;«;JJ 



1st October j 

 1st October I 



16 



264 



306 



7,331 



20 



350 



398 



9.811 



22 



441 



495 



12,950 



25 



503 



555 



14,404 



27 



639 



708 



19.793 



38 



1,191 



1,332 



37.880 



46 



2.075 



2,312 



61,323 



52 



3,328 



3.664 



97,903 



* Prior to 1st Ocrobei', 1917, there was no uuiform year for Societies. 



Boars, — Further substantial progress has been made by the 

 Boar Scheme during the year ended Blst March, 1922. There 

 has been a shght fall in the average price paid for all breeds 

 except Berkshire and Essex, in vv^hich cases there was a marked 

 increase, but the numbers of boars of these breeds are small. The 

 service fees again show an upward tendency and, as illustrating 

 the sow owners' willingness to pay more for a good sire, the 

 point is worthy of notice. Another interesting feature of the 

 following table is the inclusion of four breeds that were not repre- 

 sented in the early years of the Scheme. It has been pointed out 

 in previous reports that the Live Stock Scheme has had the 

 direct result of the establishment of new herd books, and in 

 this connection the Gloucester Old Spots and the Cumberland 

 breeds appear to be growing in poptilarity. A Gloucester Old 

 Spots Boar provided during the year had an estimated value of 



Number and Average Prices of Boars. 





1 



ill- 



15 





1 



920- 



21 





1921-22 





Breed. 





















































No. 



Price. 





No. 



Price 





No. 



P 



rice. 







& 



fe. 



d. 





£ 



s. 



d. 





£ 



s. 



d. 



Berkshire ... 



10 



8 











5 



18 



15 



10 



11 



23 



19 



10 



Cumberland 











28 



19 



9 



7 



32 



17 



11 



10 



Essex 











2 



30 











7 



33 



11 



.5 



Glos. Old Sjwt^ 



7 



7 











51 



23 



12 



7 



51 



21 



4 



4 



Lincoln Curly Coat 



4 



8 











17 



14 



14 







24 



13 







4 



Large Black 



18 



7 











129 



18 



8 







157 



17 



3 



6 



La i G:e White 



61 



7 











117 



18 



11 







167 



17 



5 



1 



5^1 i.Mle White 



12 



7 











35 



20 



13 







62 



19 



4 



3 



Taiinvorth ... 











2 



19 











1 



17 











W(— i X S !.i;lleback 











7 



34 



15 



4 



11 



22 



16 



11 



otiHT Hiv^as 











1 



15 



















All Breeds 



115 



7 











424 



19 



9 



5 



523 



18 



3 







