MILK PRODUCTION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 May 1939, Page 3

MILK PRODUCTION

AYRSHIRE COW’S RECORD. An Ayrshire cow, Craigraplooh Clara, has recently created a world’s record for milk production in 24 hours. This cow, bred by Mr George Dunlop, Castle Douglas, was born on January 3, 1932, and the record yield was made while in the herd of the Wallingford Farm Training Colony, Turners Court, Benson, Oxfordshire. The cow calved on August 17, 1938, and during the week ended August 28 she had produced 7021 b milk. The following week her total was 8291 b milk. During the 24 hours August 25-26 she gave 1311 b on two milkings daily. On August 29-30 her yield was 1201 b, while in the 24 hours September 5-6 her yield was 1431 b. This was on three milkings. She was sold on September 8 to, Mr J. R. P. Hedley, who entered her for the National Dairy Show at Olmpia. where she was reserve on inspection. Her milk yield at the show in the 24 hours on two milkings was 62.11 b. Craigraploch Clara was sired by Chapelhill Royal Prince. On the date on which Craigraploch Clara gave her record yield she was milked at 3 o’clock on the afternoon of Monday, Ceptember 5, when she gave 461 b. She was milked again at 8 o’clock on that night, when her yield was 301 b, and at 6 o’clock bn the morning of September 6 her yield was 67 lb, thus making the total in the 24 hours 1431 b. The previous 24 hours she had given 601 b, 17Jlb and 4911 b, making 1271 b. The above yields are authenticated by the Oxfordshire Milk Recording Society.