A GREAT DAIRY COW

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 190, 7 May 1919, Page 10

A GREAT DAIRY COW

; , WORLD'S RECORD PRODUCER. 1 Tilly Aicartra, a ten years old Ameri- ' can Friesian cow, hue again broken all | records for milk and butter, production (says an exchange). With her third calf ; slie niado a world's record of 30,4511b. of millc, boing tho first cow of any . breed fo exceed the 30,0001b. yield in tie year : under strict official test. Thus phenomenal i output was exceeded by another Friesinn ; cow, Lutscke Vale Cornucopia, whoso ; vear's production was 31,3131b. of milk, ' hut Tilly Aicartra again claims priority . of place, having recently Riven 33,4241b. : of milk in 305 days. Her fat production | (luring that period was 10581b., equal to ' ft fraction ovet 13221b. of. 80 per cent, butter. : _ The great work of Tilly Aicartra -can j only be fully appreciated when reviewed j in its entirety; for Pie following results j of her work 'as a producer, since calving ; as a two-year-old, are nothing short of ! marvellous:— • ' i ' Milk. Butter. : ' . lb. ■ lb. At 2 years ...... 14,837.2 " 556.20 ! „ 3 „ ' 21,'121.3 811.22 „ 5 „ -30,451.3 1,189.03 „ 0 „ 29,820.0 1,190.40 „ 7 „ ...... 20.814.8 ' 1,042.20 ; ' „ 9 , 33,424.8 1,322.25 ! Total 150,770.1 0,141:30 No oth«r'cow in the world has ever ap- | proached these figures for six years' j.ro- ; duction of either milk or buttor. A ! Jersey cow, Sophie 19th, of Hood Farm, ' hitherto held" the long distance world's ' records for production, but a comparison I of the figures shows- that Tilly Aicartra ' produced/more' than twice the quantity : -of milk and over 0001b. moro .butter dur- • ing.a like period, so that sho now holds ! the world's record fcur yearly milk proi Auction o.nd the world's six-year record i for milk and butter production.

FARMERS' UNION MEETING OF WELLINGTON PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE. (By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.) Palmerston North, May G. | A meeting of .the Wellington provincial [executive of tho Farmers' Union was held to-day. Mr. G. L. Marshall (president) was in the chair. A. letter was received from the Education Department stating that tho amount now standing to tho credit of tho Kitchener Scholarship Fund was XISOO, or with the amount collected by. the Wellington provincial executive, about. ,£IBOO. The money was invested, and the interest was being used for scholarships, The secretary stated that the total amount collected by the provincial executive was about ,£124. It was decided to forward the whole sum to the Education Department. . A -latter was received from the Hon. W- D."S. M-acDonald, Minister of/Agrioulturo,. stating that the embargo on the export of hides had been partially relaxed. Regarding potatoes, a census taken throughout the Dominion showed that there did .not appear to be a likelihood of there being sufficient potatoes this year to allow of any export from New Zealand. Last year, ul'though con. siderable quantities were imported from Australia, the shortage towards the end of the season 'became acute, and until dj&ging for this season is completed ho was .unable to recommend Cabinet to allow the oxport of potatoes, but the : matter,;would be reconsidered at a later date. . ' ■

Tho president said the embargo on tho export of potatoes .was - a mdat serious matter. It was suggested that the reijly should be forwarded to .the provincial conference, but Mr. M'Eeavey thought the .matter was too serious to admit of delay. It was decided to write expressing dissatisfaction, with the reply, and to . have the matter further dealt with at the provincial conference. The Manawatu aiib-provinclal executive forwarded a number of suggested remits for the provincial conference. One was a proposal that farmers' sons under 20 years of age should be admitted as junior members 5t a fee of 10s., but not be entitled to'vote. Members'expressed approval of junior members 'being admitted in the sub-provincial area. A3 suggested. 'It was deoided' that the proposal to establish a labour bureau bo cossidered at a -later date. The organiser (Mr. Tankred Cooper) reported that since the, last meeting fair progress had been' made in the Manawatu sub-provincial area, in which he was still' oporatihg. The number of branches now federated was 24, with a membership of 511, and he estimated that in a,ll over 1000 mem ters would be. obtained. The provincial organising, fund had now reached <£143.. , _ The resignation of Mr. W. J. Birch, of MSrton, as. provincial secretary, was , accepted with regret.