The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity .. . le Club, and showed a yield of 245 lbs. of milk, fromwhich was made 35 lbs. 8^ oz. of unsalted butter, being about 1lb. of butter to 7 lbs. of milk. The official report of this test, withvery full details as to feeding, etc., was published in the BreedersGazette of Oct. 16, 1884, page 570. This cow was the principalcompetitor with the Holstein cow Mercedes in the contest for thechallenge cup in 1883 [see page 364], her test for this cup for thirtydays, commencing May 29, 1883, having resulted in a total yield of1,138 lbs. of milk an
The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity .. . le Club, and showed a yield of 245 lbs. of milk, fromwhich was made 35 lbs. 8^ oz. of unsalted butter, being about 1lb. of butter to 7 lbs. of milk. The official report of this test, withvery full details as to feeding, etc., was published in the BreedersGazette of Oct. 16, 1884, page 570. This cow was the principalcompetitor with the Holstein cow Mercedes in the contest for thechallenge cup in 1883 [see page 364], her test for this cup for thirtydays, commencing May 29, 1883, having resulted in a total yield of1,138 lbs. of milk and 97 lbs. 8^4 oz. of unsalted butter. In a testof 248 consecutive days, ending Jan. 31, 1884, her total yield ofbutter, salted one ounce to the pound and thoroughly worked, was720 lbs. y± oz., verified by affidavits of reliable parties. This remark-able cow was owned by Valancey E. Fuller, of Hamilton, Ont., inwhose hands several other members of the St. Lambert family ofJerseys have made remarkable records. Engraving made from aphotograph from life. (394). JERSEY COW NANCY LEE 7618 AND CALF NANCY LEE 2D. Calved April 17, 1876; bred by John Le Mottee, Island of Jersey;imported September, 1878, by E. P. P. Fowler; solid color, blackswitch; got by Claimant (P. S. 84), dam Nonpareil (F. S. 1248);owned by C. Easthope, Niles, O. This cow has a milk record of2,816 quarts in nine months as a two-year-old, and tested by , her yield, as verified by affidavit, was for thirty-oneconsecutive days 1,430 lbs. 3 oz., from which 95 lbs. 3^ oz. ofunsalted butter was made. Her highest daily yield during this testwas 53 lbs. 8 oz., from which 4 lbs. 2x/2 oz. of unsalted butter wasmade; and in seven consecutive days of this period she gave 360lbs. 12 oz. of milk, which made 26 lbs. 8^ oz. of unsalted food during this test was two quarts of corn-meal and threequarts of bran twice daily. Sketched from life by Burk. (396)
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