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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 202, 11 September 1937, Page 3

In England a Friesian — Grittleton Ellen 2nd — has, since calving recent ly, produced 10,457£lb. of milk in 87 days, an average of 12 gallons of milk per day. Her present daily output is still neai'ly 12 gallons. Her eai'lier yields were 2165 gallons in 365 days, 1435 gallons in 307 days, and 2488 gallons in 335 days, and her best daily milk yield since lxer recent calving was 1351b. More tlxan two years ' ago" this cow produced 14 gallons of milk in oue uay w'hich. serves to sliow tliat these heavy yields by Friesiuns thi'oughout the world are consistent rathcr than occasional. Close 011 70 years ago he eamo to Loxidon, a little bewildered by the bustle, tlie clean freshness of the country still about hioi — an applecheeked ploughboy from Serkehire with the straw scarcely out of liis hair, And when his will was publislied, Andrew Alder, Londou't oldest cabby, had left £10,000. That is the begxnnxng and eno of tlxe fairy tale romance of the Letcomb Bassett farmer' s boy who came to London in search of a fortuno. Sandwiclxcd. betweon tho two is tho story of a lifetime of endcavour which brought him wealth. Like many another lad, young Andy Alder came to London, believing that the streets of the great ctiy were paved with gold. The majoritjfind only disillusionment — but l'or Andy the streets down which he drove his spick-and-span liansoin were paved with riehea.-