The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-15
MAGNOLIA FARMS MAKE RECORD.

The College of Agriculture, Univer-
| sity of Florida, states c. L. Willough-
by, professor Of animal husbandry, has
been supervising advanced register
i tests of dairy cows Of the different
breeds in the State of Florida during
! the past two years. The Jersey breed
is most numerous in. the state and has
the largest number of cows on test. Up
to July 1, 1920, the total of IA cows
have completed the requirements of
register Of merit in American Jersey
Cattle Club.
One of the first leaders in this
work was M. A. Milan, of Miami,
Fla. Five cows in Mr.. Milams herd
have finished the test of one year, in
Guiding the champion Jersey cow of
Florida, Mobiles Belle of Covington,
with a record of 1924 pounds of milk
and 529.9S pounds of butter fat at the
age of five and one-half years.
The dairy ranking second in this
work is Magnolia Farms at Muscogee,
near Pensa cola. Seven cows from
this herd have already finished the
years test. and six more are on test
Magnolia Farms now has the second
highest record in the state with Mag
nolia's Lass showing 9,473,5 pounds of
milk and $685. pounds of butter fat
The Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton Division of the University has also
led the way in this work by making
records for two of the registered cows
in this herd. The COW Oxford Lads
Jewel stands fifth in the Jersey list,
with a record of 8,27O pounds of milk
and 3S7.39 pounds of butter fat. The
COW Creole's Lassie Sue was actually
the first cow bred and raised in the
state of Florida to be certified in this
list.
In the Guernsey breed the number of
animals on test is somewhat smaller,
but a COW of this breed owned by the
Loxhatchee Farms, near West Palm
Beach, holds at the present the high
est production record of any breed in
Florida. The COW Jose de Lorraine
Completed June LIST the years record,
showing 12,072.2 pounds milk contain
ing 711.53 pounds of butter fat. This
is equivalent to LIZA gallons of milk
and $50 pounds of commercial butter
in the year and is a record that will
surpass many of the best Guernsey
cows of the Northern States.
I The herd of Dutch belted cattle
owned by DR.. J. G. DePuis at Lemon
City, near Miami, is beginning record
work, and some of these cows are
making wonderful records.
Dairymen in Leon county are ar
ranging to carry on the test with cows
of several herds in that county. Pasco
and Orange counties are also interest |
ed in the work. From this information, |
as well as what has been said above, |
it is evident that Florida ranks we'll |
among the Southern States in this re-
spect, some of the cows already tested !
ranking among the champion produc- |
ers of the South.
The advantage of the advanced reg
ster test is that an unquestionable |
of value is attached to the |
successful animal, increasing her own
sale value from 10 to 1000 per cent.
It is thus a paying proposition for any
lairyman.
: The College of Agriculture at
will be glad to help any |
lairymen with registered animals who
ire interested in running such a test,
% make the arrangements. This can
very well be done through the county
agent. 1t is hoped that all large dairy
men in the state will do so in time.