BEST PRODUCTION IN NEW ZEALAND
The highest producing cow in New Zealand last season was an eight-year-old Jersey-cross cow belonging to Mr E. F. Peacocke, of Westonlea, Hamilton, according to figures just released by the New Zealand Co-operative Herd-Testing Association. The cow, Thelma, which registered 7101 b of butterfat in 305 days, was sired by a Jersey bull, the dam being a Friesian. The animal was bred at Westonlea eight years ago by Mr A. J. Nunn, a share-milker on Mr Peacocke’s property, and is at present grazing in Mr Nunn’s herd of 329 cows. Its dam was always a high-producing animal and on one occasion registered up to 5001 b of butterfat. Thelma has always been well up in the association’s averages. She was fed under ordinary farm conditions with the remainder of the herd.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19380910.2.18
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 23610, 10 September 1938, Page 4
Word Count
136BEST PRODUCTION IN NEW ZEALAND Southland Times, Issue 23610, 10 September 1938, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in