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EXHIBIT No. 4. Group Averages, 1928-29 Season, of the New Zealand Co-operative Herd-testing Association (Inc.).

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Group Averages. Highest Herds. Lowest Herds. Lowest Cows. Highest Cows. nf I i Number Number Number Name ot op. Number' w„„,her Crnun Number Hi e hest ' Highest of Cows Highest of Cows Lowest Lowest of Cows Highest Number Lowest Number of Herds jg™ er A vSe of Day" Ten Herds Herd Cows in j Herd over ! in Ten Herds L ®™ st iu Cqw of Ten Cow o( in Group. 01 cons. Averag . o ys. Averaged up to Fifty. Highest 1 Fifty Cows. Highest Averaged Herd. Lowest . gave Days. . . ; gave Days. Herd. | Herd. Herd. Averaged A^raged Akaaka .. .. .. 26 j 1,354 249-26 263 307-79 373-92 14 356-23 51 211-21 172-11 70 513 579 370 64 36 159 Aria .. .. .. 8 ! 386 223-50 250 .. 345-13 22 256-51 58 .. 185-37 66 418 454 287 73 39 100 Bombay .. .. .. 37 1,128 230-21 256 288-05 352-84 13 264-66 68 185-84 153-50 26 464 530 329 58 31 119 Buckland .. .. .. 33 1,286 259-07 269 310-61 323-87 8 334-17 56 212-20 153-00 7 490 581 305 60 23 102 Clevedon .. .. .. 36 ! 1,171 223-89 248 279-63 346-00 18 245-94 51 172-32 105-20 29 441 465 288 56 32 100 Coromandel .. .. 20 j 451 224-66 250 260-34 379-62 8 236-03 53 185-48 129-47 17 407 460 335 80 55 115 Drury .. .. .. 41 1,350 231-31 259 279-67 305-95 21 276-56 58 195-79 162-33 24 442 458 308 49 18 116 Dairy Flat .. ..28 700 226-93 255 269-78 370-87 16 218-57 64 186-90 138-42 19 466 554 366 83 62 119 Hairini .. .. .. 20 1,095 266-23 267 292-25 308-18 38 318-38 84 240-44 220-95 62 484 578 319 75 52 103 Helensville .. .. 36 1,934 239-61 251 286-57 300-08 24 301-40 61 212-19 192-87 49 434 481 316 55 43 100 Hinuera .. .. .. 34 2,040 234-05 257 281-94 310-83 36 276-30 62 195-05 147-46 82 459 491 289 45 19 129 Huntly .. .. .. 31 1,133 232-18 253 274-09 337-10 26 263-05 79 185-69 138-70 24 444 461 320 57 23 115 Horsham Downs .. .. 9 558 235-81 260 .. 245-87 39 253-98 64 .. 201-51 35 410 439 308 83 42 108 Karapiro .. .. 12 686 224-25 249 .. 270-34 43 265-22 94 .. 169-58 55 392 431 287 57 46 138 Kihikihi .. .. .. 31 1,833 257-17 263 296-61 306-00 41 321-49 71 209-09 172-53 47 488 509 302 44 24 115 Kawhia .. .. 25 825 190-98 226 241-95 292-23 13 237-31 63 157-70 127-73 15 377 418 309 59 43 136 Kumeu .. .. 27 852 233-53 249 276-79 408-75 4 224-11 77 197-01 168-85 35 439 462 272 77 63 121 Manawaru.. .. .. 28 1,222 284-48 265 319-08 362-79 24 313-90 53 251-27 207-57 40 558 769 284 75 36 106 Mahoenui .. .. .. 8 369 222-05 241 .. 300-00 39 .. .. .. 103-15 65 414 475 292 64 55 110 Mangatawhiri .. .. 19 1,022 227-28 244 .. 258-37 41 256-82 100 .. 192-08 35 407 456 274 58 37 129 Matangi .. .. .. 45 2,385 249-94 257 308-32 348-34 26 301-59 62 200-83 166-87 107 500 550 332 41 31 124 Matatoki .. .. •. 29 1,361 232-29 250 273-62 309-16 37 285-45 53 197-16 141-78 37 465 585 336 71 39 127 Mercury Bay .. .. 30 1,259 225-68 237 278-67 302-28 25 325-83 73 164-81 122-50 20 455 502 278 32 14 130 Mokauiti .. .. ,.24 660 230-15 248 277-62 322-11 27 269-62 51 175-66 145-57 35 424 459 300 66 39 114 Matakana .. .. .. 47 1,481 247-90 251 310-23 342-21 32 254-87 63 188-85 129-25 24 467 493 286 67 49 159 Ngarua .. .. ..12 984 304-71 276 .. 295-04 45 361-31 93 .. 233-95 132 517 547 305 66 47 203 Ngatea .. .. •. 16 1,030 206-60 227 .. 268-09 41 311-03 51 .. 157-85 55 Netherton .. ., .. 27 1,452 188-77 220 241-37 334-85 42 257-54 90 156-10 125-28 71 444 466 296 37 20 100 Ngongotaha .. . . 16 626 219-79 232 .. 322-00 18 262-94 97 .. 137-69 26 449 509 301 71 49 159 Ngaruawahia .. ..17 534 257-88 259 .. 348-64 37 300-31 58 .. 191-15 20 485 537 294 70 40 159 Ohaupo .. .. .. 34 1,329 280-02 269 350-72 389-91 35 319-28 53 225-41 206-06 48 514 549 298 64 49 129 Onewhero .. .. .. 27 1,052 243-01 269 307-67 361-95 24 305-45 53 206-24 169-74 51 456 485 282 63 35 110