BRITISH FRIESIANS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 142, 18 June 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)

BRITISH FRIESIANS

THE BREED’S VICTORIES. British Friesian cattle continue to maintain their place in the British isles and to increase in popularity. The breed has not suffered acutely from the serious agricultural depression of the last few years, because farmers have been compelled to give preference to cows that are milk and profit producers much above the average, states the. council of the breed society in its report for 1931. The remarkable victories of British Friesian herds, cows and heifers in national and local competitions, particularly at recent London dairy shows, and the results of the society’s continued and extensive propaganda work, have had a pleasing and telling effect upon the fortunes of the breed, and upon the opinions of it held in agricultural circles. No fewer than 405 British Friesian cows, with milk yields exceeding 2000 gallons in the lactation period of not more than 365 days, have now been officially recorded in Britain. Of the 405 cows, nine have passed the 3000gallon mark, and .101 have more than one 2000-gallon yield to their credit. Of such JOl cows twenty-six have been given three 2000-gallon yields, eight, have, exceeded such product ion on four occasions, and two cows have given over 2000 gallons in the year on live separate occasions, while one has twice yielded upwards of 3000 gallons. Some 36 Friesian cows, with a computed butter yield exceeding ,10001 b. in the year, have also been recorded, and four of these animals have m-rftni pli*hed the performance twice.