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In 1919 the cow Rolo Mercena De Kol produced 51.93 

 pounds of estimated 80% butter in her milk in a 7-day test, 

 while during 30 days she produced 201.17 pounds. From 

 1915 to 1921 Duchess Skylark Ormsby held the world's rec- 

 ord for a year's production of butter-fat, 1,205 pounds, 

 or 1,506.36 pounds of estimated butter. In 1921 Bella 

 Pontiac, however, completed a record for a year of 1,258.8 

 fat, equal to 1,587.5 pounds of butter. Up to 1922 there have 

 been official advanced registry (A.R.O.) records made by 

 50 cows of 1 ,000 pounds or more of butter-fat in 365 days or 



Figure 111. Holstein-Friesian cow, Springbrook Bess Burke 2d, one of the 

 most noted dams and producers of the breed. Photograph from the 

 owners, E. C. Shroeder Farms, Minnesota. 



less. In May 1921, the President of the Holstein-Friesian 

 Association of America stated* that "the Advanced Registry 

 contains milk and butter records to the number of 125,000, 

 and last year there were added thereto about 17,000 records," 

 which showing is remarkable. 



Among the noted Holstein-Friesian families are the 

 Bess Burke, Clothilde, De Kol, Johanna, Korndyke, May 

 Echo, Netherland, Ona, Pauline Paul, Pietertje, and Segis. 



*Hoard's Dairyman, June 3. 1921. 



