TESTING OF PUREBRED DAIRY COWS.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXVI, Issue 6, 20 June 1923, Page 371

TESTING OF PUREBRED DAIRY COWS.

HILDA MINTO DE KOL’S

i,ooo LB. CERTIFICATE-OF-RECORD.

The Friesian cow Hilda Minto de Koi, owned by Mr. C. H. Steadman, of Kamo, Whangarei, qualified for certificate by calving on 2nd June, subsequent to her year on C.O.R. test. Commencing her lactation period and test on 23rd March, 1922, she milked the full year —giving, in fact,, for the 365th day no less than 46-5 lb. of milk. Her total production was 27,773-8 lb. of milk, containing 1,046-31 lb. of butterfat, which represents an average test of 3-76 per cent. Her highest production of butterfat for a full calendar month was 110-03 16., and her lowest 63-06 lb. This is a remarkable achievement, and its significance is considerably enhanced when it is recognized that Hilda Minto de Koi commenced her test at the age of 12 years 56 days.

Hilda Minto de Koi has been granted certificates-of-record on two previous performances. She was first placed on test in 1918, at the age of 8 years 179 days, when she yielded 12,644-8 lb. milk and 402-78 lb. butterfat. Two seasons later she gave 738-07 lb. butterfat from 22,922 lb. milk. She has now increased this creditable performance by no less than 308-24 lb. of butterfat, bringing her record to the 1,046-31 lb. stated above. Thus in three alternate seasons under test she has returned her owner an aggregate of 2,187-16 lb. butterfat, or an ’ average of 729-05 lb. in 346 days.

Hilda Minto de Koi was imported from Canada in 1913, and her ancestors figure in the pedigrees of several high-producing Canadian Friesians. The accompanying photograph shows her to . be a good stamp of ' Friesian of the more robust type, her roomy body, wellsprung rib, and general appearance indicating her as an animal which with good handling might be expected to give a good account of herself. Mr. Steadman is to be congratulated on his ownership and management of an outstanding cow. >

— W. M. Singleton,

Director of the Dairy Division.