FRIESIAN NOTES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 25 March 1922, Page 3

FRIESIAN NOTES

A great admirer of the Jersey breed stood by the stall of a certain celebrated cow at a recent show. "Look ab her," he said. "Look at her! Look her all overt And just think of it—BoOlbs of butter-fat! That's the sort of cow to have. Only one other cow in all New Zealand has beaten her for production. That'e the sort of cow you fellows want." A group of young men who were passing stopped, looked, and listened. Finally they went on their way very much impressed—apparently. Of course the Jersey booster did not know—perhaps he never will know— that these innocent-looking young men fancied another breed, where'Boolb cows are common, and between them owned no less than three who had exceeded this high figure of butter-tat production. A great record has just been made in Australia by the Friesian cow, Woodcrest Johanna Teheo, owned toy Mr Eric Lloyd Jones, Lyndholmfe, Bundanoon. in. a period of 273 days (nine months) she produced no less than 20,60Ubs of milk, thereby establishing an Australian record in this division. She calved on May 7, 1921, and in her first month on test gave up to 98ilbs of milk in ono day, which is also believed to be an Australian record. ( Her monthly figures for milk production are: May, 30361b5; June, 2715; July, 2220; August. 2203; September, 2130; October, 2130; November, 2265; December, 2040; January, 1860. She was milked three times a day throughout the test. It is interesting: to know that this great cow was purchased in New Zealand, where she had already made a record of 21,4831bs milk and 754 fat in 365 days as a senior four-year-old. Some two years ago a son of this cow was sold for 410 guineas, which constituted a record for all breeds of "cattle in New Zealand at an auction sale. This record has only just been beaten by another Friesian. when a six-months old bull calf was sold at Invercargill on March 1 for 510 guineas. The highest price ever paid privately is believed to be 550 guineas, also for a Friesian bull calf.