TWICE A DAY MILKING
l BRILLIANT FRIESIAN - PERFORMANCES. I The old bogey that Friesian Cows have to-Nffeof.milked' three or more times a day‘ ? ih«brder to put up high records is certainly -"dispelled by the recent performance of Nepean Isolda Johanna Pietje, a Pedigree Friesian cow in the herd of Mr. T. 11. Richards at Cardiff, j Taranaki and a herd mate of the famous Mona vale Queen Bess, 10021 b. butterfat. Starting test at the age of 5 years 358 days, Nepean Isolda Johanna Pietje on twice-a day milking has just completed a .record of 23.001.3Jb. milk and 828.161 b. butterfat. Her monthly returns were:—
From these it will be seen that she averaged for her first six full-months on test, (August to January) 84.371 b. fat a month and 76.81 b. milk- a day—an outstanding record.
Month. •'••• - Lb. Milk. Lb. Fat. July (15 days) ... 944.1 33.51 August .... 2289.3 82.64 September .... 2534.8 93.53 October .... 2600.6 87.79 November .... 2239.7 S3.76 December ... 81.71 January, .... 2110.1 76.80 February .... .... 1777.9 61.33 March 1692.3 59.90 April 63.34 May ......... 59.36 June .... 955.6 36.02 July (15 days) 224.7 8.47 23001.3 828.16
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Shannon News, 27 November 1928, Page 4
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184TWICE A DAY MILKING Shannon News, 27 November 1928, Page 4
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