The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-13
CHELSEA
Hood Farm Jersey Produced IS Tons
Milk, Two Tons Butter in Five Years.


Milk, Two Tons Butter in Five Years.
For one COW to produce over 81 ton
OF milk and over two tons of butter il
live consecutive years seems to the aver
age person an absolute impossibility
but such is the authenticated recort
made by G. |. Hoods worlds champion
Jersey, Sophie 10Th Of Hood farm, Low
Tell, Mass. She closed hef record break
ing year last month and for the 1856 day
produced 1857 lbs. and II or. of mill
that tested l,l75 lbs. and OF. butter
or an average of over "a quarts of mill
and 3 lbs. 2 2-3 or. of butter per day
Sophie 10Th was sent up from Lowell tc
Chelsea as a calf and remained on the
Chelsea Hood farm until shortly after
she freshened, at two years old, wher
she was returned to Lowell, where she
has been on test ever since, and for the
| five years just closed she has given GA,
253 lbs. and 2 or. of milk that tested
APPS lbs. and IA OF. of butter. Her rec
ord by years is as follows: First calf
1850 lbs, or. milk, testing 465 lbs
IL OF. butter; second calf, 1924 lbs. II
OF. milk, testing GIL lbs. s OF. butter;
third calf, 1873, lbs. 3 OF. milk, testing
| ], 005 lbs. ii OF. butter; fourth calf, 49,
347 lbs. 4 or. milk, testing LIS lbs. 7
OF. butter. Her milk has retailed in
Lowell at 10 cents per quart and brought
for her owner S3,2l2.70. An offer up in
the thousands was refused for her last
calf and her oldest son, Pogis goth of
Hood farm, is at the head of the Hood
farm herd. The value of Pogis Doth is
almost beyond estimate. Mr.. Hood has
given great deal of his valuable time
to the study and development of the Jer-
sey cattle and the people of his native
town sincerely congratulate him upon
being the developer and owner of Sophie
10Th of Hood farm.
Many Of our farmers have been busy
this week drawing phosphate from South
Royalton.
Arthur G. 0sgood of the firm of 0s-
good & Roundy Of Randolph was in town
on business Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry M. Lasell of Viii
Jamestown were recent guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Isase Reeor.
Judge George J.. Stow was in Wash
ington Wednesd; y to hold a special SEES
sion of probate court.
James Doyle of Sharon was in town a
few days recently, as the guest of his
brother, Thomas j. Doyle.
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Cameron are
spending the week in town as the guests
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred p. Hail.
Earl and John Doyle returned the
first OF the week from Sharon, where
they had been visiting relatives for
few days.
Adolph B. Lane Of Barre City came
ty clerks office that he commenced be-
fore the December term Of court. The
work of completing the contract consists
of breaking through the 20-inch brick
wall Of the vault and installing a spe-
eially constructed double steel door, thus
the newly completed private
office for the county clerk with the vault
and administration office. Mr.. Lane is
assisted in the work by Roderick Cam
eron.
Hood & Davis sold last week ten mann
moth hens by Turkey Trot joe" the
prize winning tom they recently shipped
to Russia. This valuable lot of hens
were purchased by J. f. Dodge, manager
of the Hood farm, Lowell, Mass. Mr.
Dodge is one Of the best judges Of Jer-
seys and Berkshires in the country and
when it comes TO turkeys he knows
which ones to select.
Madam Nellie Thompson, who has been
spending several months at the home
Of her son, Leonard I. Thompson, went
last week to West Fairlee to stay for
! time with her daughter, Mrs. Herbert
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