FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 November 1917, Page 3

FARM AND DAIRY.

A OTSW WORLD'S RECORD FOR TTTK FRTF.SIAM. While working the territory in thi> immediate vicinity of Richfield Springs, New York, the writer heard from time to time rumors of a strange calf that gave milk. From one day to another our curiosity was aroused until we decided to investigate the story. We drove to the farm owned by Mr. Reed, a lawyer, of Richfield Springs, were graciously received, and viewed this "wonder" for sneh was the case. This unnamed ®ilf. through whose veins coursed (lie bloorl 'of the great dc Kols. was born March 10. 1017. sire King Kalsora Lvon', Xo. 1")8,755 H.F.TT.T!. and daw iPiebo Marjoran de Kol. No. 212,500 11.F.H.8,, making the calf eligible for registry in the Ho?stein Friesian Herd Book. The calf in question was a black and white with a white marking in the forehead. When the calf was dropped, the son of the tenant on the farm noticed that the udder was enlarged and called his father's attention to the fact, but little was thought of it until the next morning >vhen a neighbor was in the barn who also t exclaimed in wonder at the strange sight of quite a good si?ed udder on a ealf of twenty-four hours' life, also ]>vevailimr upon the man to milk the udder out for relief to the calf. This was accordingly done and about a pint of milk was taken from this udder. This went on from day to day about, the same when the tenant undertook, through thf use of camphor, to <lrv up the udder. This availed him practically nothing so he commenced to milk the calf as a part of the daily chores around the barn and when the writer called, we milked the calf, getting about, the usual amount, of which we took a sample for the Babock tc,;t. On the next, morning this sample with a check was tested and the butter fat content, measured five pc> cent. This bnlter fat, content moasur cd by the fact that the calf gives nbout. a pint of milk per day would figure about '/.lb of butter for seven days, which ye believe is an unofficial world's record for an animal of thin age.