1922.] Live Stock and Horse Breeding Improvement. 541 



The following Table shows the classification of yields of cows 

 which have been certified by the Ministry for each recording- 

 year, since 1st October, 1917 : — 



Year. 



XT <-> /-i f 



JNO. or 

 Certifi- 

 cates 

 issued. 



1 

 1 



to 

 1,000 

 lb. 



1 001 



to 



2 000 

 lb. 



9 001 



to 

 3,000 

 [ lb. 



■-i 001 



0,v01 



to 

 4,000 

 ilb. 



J. 001 



to 

 5,000 

 lb. 



^ OO 1 



! to 



6.000 

 lb. 



to 

 1 7.000 

 ! Jb. 



1 



1917- 18 



1918- 19 



1919- 20 



1920- 21 



4 178 

 7.;373 

 16,425 

 4,374 



5 

 11 



3 

 6 

 19 

 12 



1 



18 

 32 

 70 

 21 



47 

 121 



224 

 35 



1 86 

 371 

 657 

 89 



522 

 1 .353 

 3,015 



356 



1 099 

 2J11 

 4,069 

 686 



Year. 



' jM or 

 Certifi- 

 cates 

 issued. 



1 ,UOi 



to 

 8,000 

 lb. 



ft 001 



to 

 9,000 

 lb. 



Q 001 



17,\J01 



to 

 10,000 

 lb. 



10 001 



to 

 11.000 

 lb. 



1 1 001 



to 

 12,000 

 lb. 



1 001 



to 

 13,000 

 lb. 



1 Q AO! 



to 

 14,000 

 lb. 



1917- 18 



1918- 19 



1919- 20 



1920- 21 



4.178 

 7;j73 

 16,425 

 4,374 



1,031 

 1,565 

 3,491 

 806 



723 

 1.044 

 2,514 

 1,084 



324 

 464 

 1,254 

 613 



131 

 173 



648 

 389 



59 

 73 

 252 

 169 



20 

 33 

 96 

 67 



8 

 14 

 46 



38 



Year. 



No. of 

 Certifi- 

 cates 

 issued. 



14,001 



to 

 15.000 



lb. 



1.5,001 



to 

 16.000 



lb. 



16,001 



to 

 17,000 



lb. 



17.001 



to 

 18,000 



lb. 



18,001 



to 

 19.U0O 



lb. 



19,001 



to 

 20,000 



lb. 



20.001 



to 

 21,000 



lb. 



1917- 18 



1918- 19 



1919- 20 



1920- 21 



4,178 

 7,378 

 16,425 

 4,374 



4 

 4 

 19 

 14 



2 



9 



:3 j 



1 



8 

 6 



2 

 2 

 6 



2 

 6 



1 



2 



2 

 1 



The fifth volume of the Ministry's Annual Kegister of Dairy 

 Cows with authenticated milk records for the year ended 1st 

 October, 1921, contains particulars of 2,441 cows (belonging 

 to 49B members) in respect of which certificates have been 

 issued by the INIinistry showing that they have yielded 8,000 lb. 

 or more during the year, or an average of 6,500 lb. or more 

 during that year and one or more preceding consecutive years. 

 Thirteen recognised breeds or types are represented in the 

 Fifth Volume, and there are in addition 142 cross-bred cows 

 whose milk yields have reached the prescribed standard. 



Of the 2,441 cows entered 2,028 gave over 8,000 lb. of milk 

 during the year, and 413 w^ere entered on an average of 

 6,500 lb. or over. Of the 2,028 cows which were entered on 

 the one year's yield, 931 gave between 8.000 and 9,000 lb. : 521 

 between 9,000 and 10,000 \h.: 290 between 10,000 and 



