A New Milk Record.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 21, 16 March 1915, Page 4

A New Milk Record.

Tilly Alcartra, a Calilorniao HoUtein, recently completed a twelve months' s.mi-ofticial record which placis her at the head cf the milk-rrcducicg cows u£ the world. By the last San Francisco mail, Mr E. Clifton, tyew Zealand Trade Commissioner, forwards a photogiaph of th: n.w champion. 'J illy Alcartra's lecord in 365 days is 30.452.0 lb of milk, containing 051.21b of butter-fa", ibis is the first miik-iecord made under semi-official test to cross the 30,0001b line, although its butter-fat content docs not approach the world's record. As a two-year-old this cow produced in semi official test during 28b days a record of 14,837.21b of milk, containing 444.96!b of fat* commencing agiln vvhi 1.: just under three and a-half year- cf age, she produced in 365 d ys 21,421.31b of milk, containing 672.9811 • of fat, and for a time held the world's reco;d for the best junior two-year-old. Her third lactation e>ason comme; ced at the age of live years and o> e month, and it is d. ring this lactation period that sh. baa nained the world's champiouship for milk production (illy Alcartra is the granddaughter of the old foundation cow A.cartra Folkadot. The bull, Woedcresl P>etje Pontiae, which Mi John Donald, ot We-tmere, Wanganui, imported a year bir.ee, is only two generations further removed from the tame foundation cow. Tilly Alcartra displaces a world's record milk .producer Creamelly Vale, whicn gave 29,591.41b. During her testing-period .Tilly Alcartra was stalled and milked four times' a day. She was not allowed to run or, pasture, but during (he summer she hud access night and day to a small piece of land for exercise. The i.ew champion is owned by A. VV. Morris and Sons, Corporation, Woodland, California.