LEADING MILK RECORDS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1449, 25 May 1912, Page 8

LEADING MILK RECORDS.

SOME AMERICAN FIGURES. Replying to an inquiry as to milk records, Mr. H. G. Van Pelt, a correspondent of the "Breeders' Gazette," gives tiie following interesting information:—Tlie largest authenticated milk record of the Holstein breed is held by Colautha -illi's Johanna, her production being 27,432.5 pounds of milk. . Dolly Dimple holds the milk record for tho Guernsey breed, her production in twelve months being 18,808.5 pounds. In the Jersey breed, Jacoba. Irene still holds the authenticated record, which is 17,253 pounds 3.2 ounces. In tho Ayrshire breed tho record is held by Netherhall Brownie 9th. Her production was 18,110 pounds of milk in a year. In butter-fat production the Holstein cow Banostine Belle de Kol ranks ahead , of Colantha Ith's Johanua, having recently produced 1,058.31 pounds of fat in a year, but.from a trifle less quantity of milk. Likewise, although Dolly Dimple holds the record of her breed in milk production, Spotswood Daisv Pearl has produced more butter-fat as indicated by her record, of-957.38 pounds in twelve month?. Jacoba Irene's fat record of 952 pounds 15.-4. ounces still stands as tho record of the Jersey breed, and likewise the record of 820.91, pounds of butter-fat the record held by Netiierhall Brownie 9th is the butter-fat record of the Ayrshire breed.