Show I U i 0 j I I COW V MAKES RECORD I Madge l e Mercedes Beets is a registered registered regis regis- Holst Holstein in cow that promises to tobe tobe tobe be a record winner She belongs to the Lakewood farm faun of which L L. L Scott Bringhurst is manager Her home is on Highland drive and sixth So tH street Just ten miles from the business business center of Salt Sail Lake and Madge is not hot yet two and anda a half tali years old Lakewood farm Is the name of df f the tare operating company which handles the farm owned and controlled by James H. H Moyle l for many years Mr Moyle still owns the farm and Is is president Is-president of the company company company com com- pany which operates it Madge Mercedes Mer Mer- Mercedes cedes Beets Beets' record has caused agricultural agri- agri cultural l experts of Ut Utah Ulah h lo to sit sil up and take lake notice nolice Madge freshened at the age of two years ears three months and four days That was April 16 of this year Onlay On May lay 25 tests were completed under the personal direction of Abraham Barker of the Agricultural college at Logan which were decidedly gratifying gratify gratify- ing lo to the owners owners' of oC the cow In fact they believe that she has passed pass passed pass vass- two two- ed ed edall all records for Junior year two year olds and also for senior year two olds In thirty days this wonder produced pounds of or milk or Just just about twice her own ONn weight from which there were produced produce l pounds of butter butler The plan at first was to make a seven-day seven test bat bOt Madge increased her output so consistently during durin that time it was decided to to continue it ft for thirty days She lie kept up the increase so so far as milk was concerned concern concerned concern concern- ed the last two days being the best best- but dropped ro ped slightly In her butter butler value In the first seven days of the test she produced pounds of milk and aud 2111 pounds pounds- of butter bulter The last day of f the thirty day test lest Madge produced pounds of this being Just a trifle trifle- less than eleven gallons It was that Js Is morning noon ni night and andry andry ry to milk her four times I. I n a day day day- midnight ilL During this mis urge tIme she was fed on alfalfa with twenty pounds of corn ensilage eig eighteen pounds of mixed grains and six pounds of dr dried d beet pulp Madge certainly Is a wonderful cow said J. J Dorman E. E head of the Salt Lake office of or the dairy of the the- theU U United States department of agriculture I think her record excels excels ex ex- cels eels any any held for her ag ago age in Utah and and ah she is sure to develop into a real record breaker The tests made of her work are official and accepted by bv bythe bythe the Holstein association Not oni only is is' We is' the cow valuable as a but her beauty Is far above L uio ilia I average I went teat out to the farm to see her and she was well worth the trip If properly prop erly cared erly-cared cared for this cow has bas a great future in store for her and I am sure she she she-Is is getting the right kind of care under under- the direction of Mr Bringhurst Mr Moyle is proud of oC his lH prize prize ze put but simply considers co siders her one of man many in 11 leis his S Holstein herd There are e fortY forty five five Holsteins on this farm and their owners owners consider all of them prize wi winners in rs S We re re won first prize for first and second best butter producers at lit t the last state fair tair for tor all breeds said Mr Moyle and our herd pro produced u ed the senor champion male mala and also the senior t champion female Hol Hol- Hol stein Mr has been developing de developing v lo Holsteins for tor the last seven years as a specialty and we eel that he Is getting good results Madge is f's the the daughter daughter daughter- of Shamrock Fritz and anil Madge Madg Canary North Star Her Hel mother not only was grand champi champ- champ i inn nn n at the thc state fair but a nt er of the first prize get of sire shows that she that she was no freak Our herd also con contains a h heifer fior ca call calf t Amanda Pontiac Pon daughter of r Amanda Segis grand champion at the national dairy y show how at St St. Paul aul la last st year |