GREAT AYRSHIRE COW.
WORLD'S BUTTER-FAT RECORD The Ayrshire cow Briery Lass, owned find developed by the director, experimental farms, at Ste. Anne do la Pocatiere, Quebec, recently completed a 365day record, which constituted a Canadian and world's record for the Ayrshire breed for butter-fat production. She produced 22,0351b. of milk and 9791b. of fat, average per cent, fat 4.44. The former world's record butter-fat producer of the breed was a United States cow, Lily of Willowmoor, with a record of 22,5961b. milk and 9551b. of fat. During the making of this record Briery Lass produced 1101b. milk in one day and 30401b. of 4.2 per cent, milk in one month. These also are vond records for the periods for the ieed. Briery Lass has a previous yearly record of 16,0471b. milk. 5941b. fat, which 81V , es J? er an average of 19,0421b. of milk f n . • °* fat for two consecutive W £°V eriods - Erier y Lass was bred unrl ■' • • ntyre ' Ont., and is rmng 10 old. Her dam, L JfvV be 21 next,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19485, 15 November 1926, Page 22
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