Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-29
WITH The COUNTY AGENT
hi Spots From the County Agrieul-
tural Agents Office
Black and White State Champion

Another high mark in Holstein pro-
duction was reached on November "a,
when Lady Jewell DeKol Colantha
No. 360979, a five year old Holstein
of the Maple Park Stock farm owned
by j. W. Lawton & Sons of LaFarge
broke the state record for a combin-
ed milk and butterfat record for both
seven and fourteen day performance.
The test was conducted officially. Two
state testers were in attendance DUR
ing the entire time to verify records
made. After having released the
testers the test was continued to COM
plete a thirty day period and was
found that the thirty day production
also exceeded all former records of
Holsteins for thirty days
Lady Jewell for several weeks pro-
duced over a hundred pounds of milk
per day, her highest production being
1874 pounds of milk. She was MIXED
four times each day at intervals of
six hours each. During her best sew
en- days of performance she produced
S30.5 pounds of milk, test 1926 per
cent, or 1904 pounds of butterfat.
This quantity of butterfat calculated
on the 500 basis entitled the COW to
1886 pounds of butter. To simplify
this production her production can be
spoken of as approximately Ga quarts
of milk per day or / " cans in as much
as ten gallon can of milk weighs
approximately IS pounds. In terms
of butter she has produced on an av-
erage 4.65 pounds per day. The state
record up to this time held by My
Echo Sylvia was thirty pounds of but
ter in 7S7 mounds of milk.
Lady JEWELS fourteen day record
shows 49.959 pounds of butterfat, in
1899 pounds of milk, test 2.9S9%o. Her
thirty day record is 10l ,159 pounds of
butterfat, in 34353 pounds of milk.
A very interesting fact concerning
Lady Jewell is her persistence in pro-
duction. Her record shows that after
having produced for 40 days she pro-
duced 124 pounds of milk per day
with a test of 3.719o of butterfat. .
To the average dairyman who may
question the condition under which
this record was made it will suffice
to say that the nine animals run on
official test during this recent period
of official marking received ordinary
farm care a n ordinary treatment
Six of the nine cows making records
were kept in steel stantions during
the entire period and moreover, three
or these cows that were given the
comfort of a box stall did not receive
this extra attention until their pro-
duction began to approach the thirty
pound mark Mr.. Ray Lawton in a
brief statement expressed himself as
follows: All of our nine cows run
on official test are sisters and half
sisters, that is, sired by the same sire,
Schoharie Sir Colantha DeKol, No.
10000. Every cow did very salts
factorily during the entire time of
test. | am very much satisfied in
saying that although we have had
good performance we have not taxed
these animals to find out what their
actual ability is. We have merely es-
tablished a record and do not know
what their limit may be.
Messrs. ]. W. Lawton & Sons have
been breeding Holsteins for a number
of years, but not until 1906 did they
begin to keep official record sof their
cows. The first seven day record of
Maple Park Holsteins was made in
1919 during the omonth of October
Three cows were put on test and the
best record produced was % pounds.
The second experiment was run in
1920 during the month of July when
six head were put on test. The best
record in this case was 18 pounds.
This test or the test of which we have
recently written began October 10,
1922. The records of feed fed during
these experiments together with de-
tailed incarnation relative to care will
be given in an article soon to be pub
lished. 1t will suffice at this point to
give the combined seven and founteen
and thirty day records of the four
best cows included in this list.
Lady Jewell DeKol Colantha, 5
years old No. 360979:
days, 1905 pounds milk, 1926 test
%s, 25.04 pounds fat, 1886 butterfat.
Ia days, 1890 pounds milk, 298 test
%, 1926 pounds fat.
30 days, 3435.3 pounds milk 101 10
pounds fat.
Lady Jewell Schoharie Canary, A
years old, No. 456045:
days, 685.7 pounds milk, $50 test
Go, 23.065 pounds fat, 2S.825 pounds
butter.
Ia days, 1S49.S pounds milk, 1926
test 20, 44.125 pounds fat.
80 days, 2822.8 pounds milk, 3.187 test
70, S9.914 pounds tat.
Lady Colantha Canary, years old,
No. 36097S:
days, 6441 pounds milk, 1884 test
%, 23.799 pounds fat, 29.75 pounds
butter.
Ia days, 1903 pounds milk, 1858
test u, 46.467 pounds fat.
80 days, 21899 pounds milk, 1907
test &C., 91.47S pounds fat.
Inka Easle DeKol 4th, years old,
No. 3609S0:
days, 1851 pounds milk, 80 test
q 21.046 pounds fat, 26.307 pounds
butterfat.
Ia days, 10549 pounds milk, 3.8,
test e., 40.55 pounds fat.
80 days, 21S99 pounds milk, 3.8 test
e., "a, 1877 pounds fat.
Johanna Ormsby ue Canary, years
old, No. 360977:
days, 1886 pounds butter.
Colantha Johanna Ormsby Rue, 5
years old, No. 360974, days, 20.48
pounds butter.
Jewell Canary DeKol, years old,
No. 360982, days, 1856 pounds butter
Skylark Ormsby Jewell End, years
old, No. 360981, z days, PASS pounds
butter.
Lady Schoharie Jewell Canary, 5
years old, No 456041, days, 23.42
pounds butter.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
At the Viroqua post0fHce, November
%. 1922:-Miss Irene Strobble, Mr.. J..
n nv II .-A1