| Show jersey sets butterfat record a ak J V to V oregon jery jersey produces produce one on thousand Tho und pounds butterfat for tile first time in history an imported jersey cow lias has completed an official test record of more than 1000 pounds of butterfat the new record maker imported xenias oxford lilac Is 13 owned and was tested by Har harry harrad ryD D ilaff of sunny lea farm independence ore she has just finished aday a day official test with a production record of d poun pounds s of butterfat and P 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 wag purchased and placed on test in 1023 1923 by mr bir iliffe immediately after she made the mile journey across the atlantic and the united states in that test she produced pounds of butterfat 13 pounds of milk in days with calf xenias oxford lilac Is not only the highest record imported cow but she is 18 also the twenty second jersey in the united Sta testo produce over 1000 pounds of butterfat or 1176 pounds of butter in one year her daughter the lions lilac also owned by mr iliff ilaff Is now on official I 1 test e s t and Is making such a high production record that it Is probable p r 0 b ab 1 e that she r h e too will W iia product d m more 0 r e t than h abhat a 1 1000 0 0 0 p pounds u ud s of abo butterfat U 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 ot of butterfat on official test TheL the lons lilac in a previous test of days started when she was wag one year and nine months ot of a age ge established a new worlds record re cord tor for cows cowa of all breeds for that age class with her yield ot of pounds of butterfat and pounds ot of milk she wola the first medal of merit ever presented to a yearling cow by the american jersey cattle club mr fr ileff owns two jersey cows that have produced more than 1000 pounds of butterfat in an official test these two cows and the new pound producer imp xenias oxford lilac by their records give mr iliff 1111 the ho honor n of being the only breeder with three jersey cows in the 1000 pound class in his herd tur mr ilits jerse jersey Y herd rarely numbers more than a dozen cows but these cows are such high producers that they hold both national and state championships in several as well as many other notable honors |
