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Daiky Cattle in Denmark. 



[Oct., 



Following are two specimen pages of the Bood of Record 

 Sheets used by the Milk Recording Societies of Fanen, giving, 

 in the headings, the particulars of breeding, and below, the milk 

 record of the cow for the year 1919-20, the latter being here 

 condensed and translated into English weights and measures, 



LEFT PA GE : 



Year 1919/20. Cow No. 7. Name : Frigga VIII. (Continueo on 

 right page). 



Sire : Kristoffer Daingaaid. Herdbook No. 1,2(36. Born 21/9/09. on the 

 farm of Fr. Hansen. Danigaard. 



Dam : No. 13, Frigga V. Herdbook . Born 26/8/07, on the farm of 



A. Xieisen, Xorremosegaard Kvoerndrup. 



Winter term, 1 Oct.. 1919, to 30 Apr., 1920. 



On this page are entered details of nine milk records : date^ 

 weight of milk, and percentage of fat. From these are calculated : 

 total weight of milk, and of butter, and number of kg. milk with 

 one per cent, of fat, for each period covered by a record, the 

 period having as far as possible an equal number of days before 

 and after the day when the milk record was taken. The number 

 of food units of fodder consumed are also entered, specifying 

 cakes, other concentrates, roots, hay, straw, grass and green 

 crops, and total food units. 



The totals on the specimen page for the winter term of 7 months are : — 



- 



Davs in 

 Milk. 



Yiel 

 Milk. 



d of 

 Butter. 



Pounds of Milk 

 with 1 'I fat. 



Days of 

 feeding. 



Total food-* 

 units consumed. 







194 



lb. 

 13,045 



lb. 



583 



52.132 



213 



5.957 



RIGHT PAGE. 



(Continued from left page.) Born 3 10 12, on the fami of A. Nielsen. 

 Xorremosegaard, Kvoerndrup. Herdbook of Cows : No. 892. 



Calved last vear : 27/10/1918. 

 Calved this Vear : 19/10/1919. 



Sire of calf': Kristoffer Lunde II : born 1/9/16. Sex : Bull calf : Marked 

 No. 7. How disposed of : reared. 



Summer term, 1 May to 30 Sept., 1920. 

 Similar particulars from 8 records taken during summer to those on the 

 previous page for the winter term. 



Total result for the year. 



Yiehl of 



Per cent. 



Yield of 



Pounds of milk 



Days of 



Food-units 



Milk. 



of fat. 



butter. 



with 1 =/, fat. 



feeding. 



consumed.*^ 



lb. 





lb. 









19.319 



3-90 



841 



75.,250 



366 



8,860 



* Taking 1 lb. of barley as the unit. 



