Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-07-05
Worlds Butter Record for 80 Days.


the distinguished honor of producing
the best COW the world has ever known
and comparatively few realize what that
really means, says the Cbenango Tele
gram. For many years there has been
great rivalry among farmers and dairy
men as to who could and would at some
future date have the proud distinction
of owning worlds record animal.
The real name of this queen of all
cows is DeKol Queen La Polka 2l, and
her fortunate owner is Clayton Sisson
of Sherburne, New York, village just
~ miles north of Norwich. Mr.. SissOn
lives Just about mile south of the viii
lage so that if one cared to drive to his
farm it would mean about IL miles from
the county seat. All of Mr.. Sisson's
herd are of the Holstein- Friesian breed
and all his stock is registered. He has
been breeding Holsteins for about five
years and this animal he purchased from
a neighbor some time ago, paying the
sum of SITS for her.
The record made by this marvellous
cow is as follows:
Butter record, seven days, was 35,34
lbs.
Butter record, 80 days, was l45 10 lbs.
Milk record, one day, was 124 lbs.
Milk record, eight days, was S4l lbs.
Milk record, 80 days, was 1916 9 lbs.
Just reflect for moment what this
means-more than ton aud half Of
milk from one cow in 80 days. There is
only one COW in the wide world that has
ever beaten any of the above records
and that animal was Grace Fayne 2nd's
Homestead, owned by II. A. Meyer Of
Syracuse. She made 35 55 lbs. of butter
in seven days. Mr.. Meyer was offered
just $4,000 for this COW right after the
test was made and in two weeks from
that day the animal was dead, having
contracted pneumonia.
The cow that has tested nearest tho
Sherburne animal is Colantba 4th's
Johanna, and is owned by Mr.. Gillert of
Wisconsin. Her record is as follows:
Butter record, seven days, was 1922
lbs.
Butter record, 80 days, was 1854 lbs.
Butter record, one year, was l24S lbs
Milk record, 80 days, was 2677.5 lbs.
Mr.. Gillett was offered for this COW and
her male calf the sum of $4,000, by D..
w. Field of Montello, Mass, but the
offer was refused.
The COW that previously held the high
est one days milk record was DeKol
Creamelle, and she produced in one day
just 119 lbs. of milk, but her butter
record for seven days was only 2S lbs.
She was owned by d. w. Field of Mon
tello, Mass. When one stops to reflect
that the average dairy cow in the state
of New York, according to statistics
gives only 5000 lbs. of milk annually it
seems almost impossible to conceive
that this Chenango County COW has pro.
duced more than that quantity in 30
days. Stating 1t in another way, this
Sherburne cow has given 124 lbs. Of
milk in one day, or 62 quarts. She gave
1900 lbs. iu 80 days, or 1850 quarts. She
is MIXED four times daily, at and IL
O'Clock. Mr.. Sisson invites those in
terested to call and see the animal, but
she can only be seen at the milking or
feeding hours, as at all other times she
must have her rest undis,urbed.
DeKol Queen La Polka I'd is the proud
dam of a male calf that is practically
worth its weight in gold. This hand
some fellow is four weeks old and q re-
porter heard Mr.. Sissou offered S250O
for the youngster recently, but the offer
was courteously declined. Although he
did not so state at the time it is doubt
ful if any sum under $4,000 would tempt
hrm to- part with this promising young
ster. He asks $4,000 for the COW and
will probably get his price before many
days have rolled away. She is six years
years old and for a part of the time
while undergoing the tests was not in
the best of physical condition. During
the test the animal was in what is known
as an old-fashioned rigid stanchion aud
not in any one day did she consume
more than 20 pounds of grain. All
dairymen, and in fact, all citizens OF
Chenango County, should feel proud Of
the fact that world record COW has
been produced right here, and Mr.. Sis
son, who is an Intelligent, struggling
young farmer aud dairyman, ia to be
congratulated on the good fortune that
has come to him.