A CHAMPION GOW

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 January 1915, Page 3

A CHAMPION GOW

OVER 00016. OJM3UTTIfIR-FAT.

Mr hj. ti. Lancaster lms received from

the Director of the Dairy Produce Division of the Agricultural Lopartment the final rccord of his purebred Jersey cow Magnet's AVaif J JL., which has been under the Government semiofficial test for twclvo months (365 days from November 22nd, 1913, to November 21st, 191-1. She was one of the four cows to top. the 6001bs mail-. Following are detailed figures for tho twelve months. '

November 22nd to December 31st— U('7lbs milk, 5.8 test, <j|.23lbs bu.tterlat at lljd, £3 Is Gd. J January—lo34lbs milk, 5.4 test, 55.831bs butter-fat at Hid, £2 13s 4d. February—BGs.slbs niilK, 5.8 test, Go.l9lbs butterfat at llid, £2 Bs. March.—92Blbs milk, 5.6 test, 51.961b butter-fat at llid, £2 9s 7<l. April—Bosl bs milk, 5.9 test, 51.031'bs butter-fat at Is, £2 lis. May.—744.slbs milk, G.o test, 48.391b butter-fat at Is id, £2 12s 3d. June—6l7.9lbs milk, 7. 5 test, 46.34 lbs butter-fat at Is Id, £2 10s Id. J'Uly—Goß.3lbs milk, 7.2 test, 43.791b 'butter-fat Is, £2 3s 7d. . August—6lG.9lbs milk, 7 test, 43.18 lbs butter-fat at Is," £2 3s Id. September.—G4s.Blbs milk, 7.3 test, 47.141bs butter-fat at lid, £2 3s 2d. October—76s.9lbs milk, 0.8 test, 52.081bs 'butter-fat at lid, £2 7s Bd. November (to 21st)—4D'4.21bs milk, 3.8 tost, 33.591bs butter-fat lid, £1 lUs BJd. Totals.-604.11bs butter-fat, value £28 13s 11 Jd. After November 21st all efforts to dry her off .failed, and to January Ist she produced another 481Tjs butter-fat telle then, gave birth to twin calves. Magnet's AVaif 111. will be exhibted by Mr Lancaster at tho Horowhenu A. ami P. yhow next week.