A Jersey Milk Record

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 131, 3 May 1892, Page 4

A Jersey Milk Record

Perry Farm Young- Rose, the property of Mr George Joseph, of Bernards Green, Great Malvern, was milked from January 1 to 27, 1.390, was tben dried, and calved on March n, and was in milk 43 weeks to December 31, and during- that time gave 3575o t. Hpt., or 893 gal 3qt. For 7 days 'she gave 21 qt. per day ; for 8 days she gave 20 qt | pt per day ; for 9 days she gave 20 qt per day ; for 12 days she gave 19 qt 1£ pt per day ; for 19 days she gave 19 qt per day ; for 14 days she gave 18 qt per day; 69 days. giviDg a daily avern»e for that time of lOqt. £pt. per day. In 1891 she was milked from January 1 to April 30, was then dried, and called on June 22, and was in milk till December 31 for 44 weeks 4 days, giving in that time 3224qr., or 806 gal. Her average for the first 12 weeks was lGqt, lpt. each day. Her average for the 44 weeks is little over lOqt. o£qt. each day. She gave less this year, owing to the fact that she has had no corn or artificial food of any kind, living entirely on the grass and hay. If her milk had been retailed out at 4d per quart for the two years it would bave amounted to £11? 6s 4d. Milk record of the Jersey heifer Good Rose, age two years on April 1 9, 1891. sire Dnsmatic, dam Perry Farm Young Rose :— Good Kose, calved on May 22. 1891, and has been in milk ti ; l the end oi December for 32 weeks, giving 2260qt. , or 556ga1. lqt. Her averajre per day for tbe first 12 weeks is 12qt o|pt , and per day for the 32 weeks is lOqt. and Oipt. Since the Doncaster Show she had no corn or artificial food ot any kind.