78 DUAL PURPOSE CATTLE 



ADDENDA (DECEMBER, 1916) 



THE BUFFALO TEST 



The five Red Polled cows were, as stated in the Essay (page 23), 

 handicapped in the test, two being 42 days in milk, two 54 days, 

 and the 13-yr.-old Tryste T4, 70 days. The original record ap- 

 pears on page 90. I have calculated, by the daily record of Davy 

 27th HI (page 30), the probable return assuming that May 1st 

 was the seventh day after calving. The return would probably have 

 been: Marigold 2d 7,211.5 Ib. milk, Susie 7,480.1 lb., Easter 6,973.7 

 lb., Flora 2d 5,543.4 lb., Tryste (then 13-yr.-old) 6,871.2 lb. 



A THREE-YEAR-OLD RECORD 



Mr. Grout, on November 29th, sent the Secretary, for presentation 

 to the Red Polled Cattle Club of America at its annual meeting on 

 December 6th, the following statement: 



"38454 Lady Golden has broke the world's record for three-year 

 old cows, formerly held by Jean Du Luth Beauty (A. R.), having made 

 508 'lb. butter fat up to November 29th, with 20 days to finish her 

 year's work. (Record with first calf). She had gained over a hun- 

 dred pounds in live weight since starting her record." 



Lady Golden, of the old Elmer L3 Family, was born on October 

 9th, 1912; live weight when the test began, 1,250 lb. Her dam 

 [29276] Goldie L3, the year after giving birth to Lady Golden being 

 then 5-yr.-old, gave in the year 8,248.5 lb. milk, fat 304.43 lb.; and 

 in the next year 9,289.1 milk, fat 360.99, in 333 days. In the first 

 seven months of this year's test she had given 365 lb. fat. Her live 

 weight, 1,300 lb. 



Ten of the Jean Du Luth Farm herd on November 29th averaged 

 over 600 lb. (750 lb. butter oificial test in one year. 



1915-16 MILK RETURNS 



In the Longford Castle Herd, under normal conditions, 21069 

 Brilliantine Ql, 10,207 lb. in 332 days; 18179 Mona W3, 14,068 lb. 

 in 329 days after her 10th calf. After her sixth calf she milked 576 

 days; total yield, 22,500 lb. Her grand total, from September 26th, 

 1905 (1st calf), to October 21st, 1916, 125,344 lb. in 3,504 days. As 

 is shown on page 47 she was dry in the summer of 1912 173 days, 

 there being a late effective service in 1911. She gave birth to her 

 llth calf a month ago. 



