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in the year 1918, and the second late in 1919. At the time of 

 writing the number of British cows with 2,000 gallon yields ie 

 52, of which number all but 4 are British Friesians. The highest 

 yield to date given by any pedigree cow is that of Rirkhill Flo 

 3rd, this cow having produced 2,602 gallons in 3G5 days, her 

 butter fat percentage averaging 4.3 Such progress raises the 

 hope that before long the production records of America and 

 Canada, where at least 25 cows have yields better than 3,000 

 gallons in the year, may be reached. The best British Friesian 

 prodm lion figures are the following : — 



Kirkhill Flo 3rd 



... 2.602 gal. in 



365 



days. 



Colton Secret 3rd 



... 2,524 „ „ 



365 



») 



Osmaston Jenny 



... 2,427 „ „ 



365 



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Lothian Gladys 



... 2,417 „ „ 



365 





Eske Hetty 



... 2,413 „ „ 



365 





Brookside Colantlia 



... 2,368 „ „ 



365 



V 



Wiggingtoii Geraldine .. 



... 2,311 „ „ 



365 





Kingswood Myrtle 



... 2,283 „ „ 



3fi5 





Stanfield Dorrit 



... 2,268 „ „ 



365 





Soutliill Countess 



... 2,245 „ „ 



365 





Hedges (imported) Front 



je.Sid.. 2,226 „ „ 



341 



1) 



Duchess Wildrose 



... 2,219 „ „ 



365 





Beccles Cynthia 



... 2,216 „ „ 



365 





West wood Alexandra .. 



... 2,207 „ „ 



365 





one time the opinion 



was held that any 



cow 



could only 



give such a phenomenal yield of milk on one occasion, and then 

 only if she was kept free from the bull for many months, but 

 experience is showing that both these ideas must be modified, 

 as several cows have given 2,000 gallons twice in successive 

 years, and others promise to do so and to calve again within 

 the year. 



Butter Production. — Attention must be called to the fact that 

 five cows of the breed are calculated to have produced the 

 equivalent of over 1,000 lb. of butter in one year. The follow- 

 ing is a list of the breed's best butter producers : — 





lh. 





lb. 



Kirkhill Flo 3rd 



. 1,316 



Hedges (imported jFroukje 3rd 



942 



Stanfield Dorrit 



. 1.227 



Kingswood Myrtle 



940 



Fillongley Abbotts Queen . 



. 1,093 



Eske Hetty 



936 



Beccles Cynthia 



. 1,059 



Hedges Moss Rose ... 



931 



Colton Secret 3rd 



. 1,001 



Blackmore Snowdrop 3rd 



931 



From the above it 



will be 



gathered how great are 



the 



possibilities of the breed for butter production, as the smaller 

 daily percentage figure is more than counterbalanced by the 



