Show jersey sets butterfat record 0 VC y y oregon jersey products produces one thousand pounds butterfat for the first time in history an imported jersey cow has completed an test record of more than 1000 pounds of butterfat the new record maker imported xenias oxford lilac Is owned and was tested by harry D iliff of sunny lea farm independence ore slie she has just finished a day official test with a production record of pounds of butterfat and pounds of milk this cow was bred on the island of jersey the island near the coast of france where the jersey breed originated she was purchased purchase and placed on test in 1023 by mr iliff immediately after she made the mile journey across the atlantic and the united states in that test she produced pounds of butterfat hutter fat 13 pounds of milk in 05 days with calf xenias oxford lilac ls Is not only the hig highest liest record imported cow but she Is also the twenty second jersey in them the united states to pro produce due over 1000 pounds of butterfat or 1170 pounds of butter in one year her daughter the lions dons lilac also owned by mr iliff Is now on official test and Is making such a high production record that it Is probable that she too will produce more than a 1000 pounds of butterfat in days in this event xenias oxford lilac and her daughter will be the only dam and daughter in the jersey breed to both exceed 1000 pounds of butterfat on off official leial test the lions lilac in a previous test of days started when she was one year and nine months of age established a new worlds record recard for cows of nil all breeds for that age class with her yield of pounds of butterfat and pounds of milk she won the first medal of merit ever presented to a yearling cow by the american jersey cattle club mr clift owns two jersey cows that have produced more than 1000 pounds mounil i of butterfat in an official test these two cows and the new 1000 pound producer imp xenias oxford lilac by their records give mr iliff the honor of being the only breeder with three jersey cows in the 1000 pound class in his herd mr cliffs jersey herd rarely numbers more than a doz en cows but these cows are such high producers that they hold both national and state championships in several dge age classes as well as many other notable honors |