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large yields of milk. Many years ago, whert only private tests 

 were made of Jersey production, some records were regarded as 

 large that since have been displaced by official ones. For exam- 

 ple, Gertie of Glynllyn 74474 was credited in 1898-1899 with 

 16,780 pounds of milk, La Petite Mere 2d 12810 with 16,699 

 pounds 8 ounces in 1885-1886, and Matilda 4th 12816 with 

 16,153 pounds 12 ounces the same year, these being regarded as 



FIG. 140. Raleigh's Fairy Boy 83767, imported by T. S. Cooper and sold at his 



1909 sale for $8200 to C. I. Hudson of New York. Notable as a champion 



and sire. A fine example of the modern Island-type bull. From photograph, 



by courtesy of Mr. Hudson 



remarkable records. In one day Adelaide of St. Lambert 73652 

 gave a yield of 75 pounds 12 ounces. But it is no longer neces- 

 sary to quote private records, for official testing is now established 

 on a large scale and the records of many cows are available. The 

 table on page 334 contains some of the more important register-of- 

 merit records for one year of milk production. 



In addition to these records there have been many large milk 

 records of Jerseys for either longer or shorter periods. Some of 

 the notable examples are as follows: Sophie I9th of Hood Farm 

 189748 produced in eight consecutive years 100,557 pounds of 



