Evening journal., 1919-01-22
rnLY ALcARTRA-soME cow

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ducton therefore. tho record recently completed by the
purebred Holsein COW. Ty Aoarra, No. i23i5o, s OF
particular interest TO every resident whether classed
the original OF food supply producers aid
Ing In the task Of feeding hungry world
Tlly has been 'n test" the breeders express II,
every year since she nrs freshened as 2-year-oda
total OF six years. This that milking during
those six years has been carefully weighed tested for
buter-at content and officially recorded by the Hostein-
Fressn Association OF America representatives Of the
State College OF Agriculture Of California in which
State Tly resides being present to superinlend the
actual weighing and testing In this way the figures
rendered absolutely above the shadow OF a doubt
According to these Official figures Tlly has produced
during this six year period the stupendous total OF 1867
i76io pounds milk eiOi2 pounds butter her final year.
just completed being the best Of the six, with 49,
424s pounds milk and 1923 pounds butter The Holsten-
Fesian World authority for the statement that only
this sx-yesr total by far the largest for either
milk butter made by dairy Of any breed
but that the one-year record mentioned is likewise a
worlds record for milk production by margin OF over
1000 pounds This Holsteln newspaper further states
that her figures surpass those Of the Jersey
champion Sophia 10Th Of Hood Farm by over 600 pounds
butter and about 5000 pounds than twice as much
milk This gives idea of the magnitude OF her
achievements.
Just consider what these production figures mean They
that during the past year Ty Acartra has aver
aged 81 poundspractcally as quartsof milk for every
day of The year. Her weekly yield OF butter was
25 pounds Taking her records each year from two
old upwards she has averaged produce pract
caly SO qugrs Of milk every day OF the year for the
six years At least would be required
to produce an equal amount
Think of the economy labor and feed in keeping one
pure-bred Holsten that win do the OF seven aver
age COWS year after year During the past year Tly
exeed nine in total production while the
net pront on her years work greater than the
iority OF the entire herds can show
According to careful figures furnished by her owners
Tys feed bill at current price totals between s275 and
$500, her daily grain ration comprising only sixteen
pounds Of common feeds ground barley ground oats,
wheat brand Soya bean meal cotton seed meal and lin
seed oil meal all Of them feeds that are available for the
average dairyman This is smaller amount Of concen.
raed feed than the champions of the Jersey and Guern
sey breeds consumed and the Hosten exceeded their
milk production by 100 per cent and per cent re-
spectyely During nine months Of her year she at
pasture about four hours a day.
On the other side OF the ledger we find credit Of s92O
the actual price at which her milk was sod-s275 per
hundred which is less than the average price in most
localities At fifteen cents quart It would have brought
practically $500 II II had been made into butter the
value of that commodity, with the skim milk would
have figured right around $780,
In addition. she has produced live, healthy calf each
year, and Of her unequaled work breeders
would be willing to pay almost any prices the
might place unon the calves the total for the six running
into good many thousand dollars.
SO much for the dollars and cents side Of the question
Let get back 20 the food question again. Basing our
computations United States Government figures as TO
the food value OF various articles Of diet stated in cao
res, as common basis for comparison. ind the fol-
lowing facts pertinent:
The milk produced by Tily Alcartra has an actual
food value eqiallng approximately:
100 prime beef steers allowing pounds Of meat free
from waste.
s22, ZIG worth Of eggs at ffty cents a dozen.
s39663 worth Of oranges at seventy-nve cents Dozen
S66io5 worth Of oysters-293s0 gallons at 1925 per
gallon.
Figured at fifteen cents quart her milk equalng in
ctual food value the figures given above would total
400 And yet some Of us think cannot afnord TO
ise much milk when It gets above ten cents quart
Tly Alcartra bred and born in Iowa. in the herd
II Mckay Brothers but since yearing has been owned
~ A. w Morris Sons Corporation Of California, in
whose herd all Of her great records have been made
Tly Alcarta stands today living vital demonstrs-
Ion OF the possibilities Of dalryng
She is the most striking exampe Of the efficiency OF the
iairy cow as food producer.
She consumes large quantities OF ordinary farm
'oughage, and The byproducs Of our grain mills and
converts it all into mans most nearly perfect and indls-
penslbe food-mlk
The work Of Tlly Alcartra shines as beacon light
pointing the way to greater dairy production, and to
better and more profitable agriculture
1t should be considered by all Delaware farmers many
Of whom own herds upon which they make little money
and others Of whom keep herds at a lossl
All such cattle owners will agree with us we feel s,Ire
when we assert that Tilly Alcartrs Is some cowl