Maryland Cow Makes 40,090 Pound Record For the first time, a Maryland dairy cow has set a world’s record for milk production in a selected category She is Rein harts Arthur-Farms Ballad, a six-year-old registered Holstein co,w on the Glen-Lu-Knoll farm five miles southwest of Frede rick. The farm is owned by Glen E. Morrow of Bethesda. In an official 365-day test period, beginning as a five-yeai dld, Ballad produced 40,980 pounds of milk testing 3 2 per cent butterfat on twice-a-day milking The test was supervis ed by the statewide Dairy Herd Improvement Association under the direction of Dr Charles M Chance, Extension dairy man agement specialist at the Uni versity of Maryland Ballad’s official test period ended Dec 7. On Dec 9 the record-breaking Black and White cow was the center of at- KINZER EQUIPMENT COMPANY Kinzer, Pa. traction during recognition ceremonies in a big blue and white tent on the Frederick county farm which she calls home About 200 newsmen, dair farmers, and representatives c l the Holstein-Friesian Associa tion of America, artificial in semination organizations, dairy marketing cooperatives, tha U S Department of Agricu’- ture and the University of Maryland, among others, gath ered to pay the attractivc-ud dered cow homage. The Maryland cow’s record eclipses the previous mark for twice-daily milking set in 1967 by Mowry Leader Sis, another registered Holstein cow, located less than 150 miles away in the herd of Clarence and Kenneth Mowry at Roaring Spring, Pa The all-time production re cord, based on three-times-a-day / A CASE RENTAL DEALER A Mil-, • -V" ' We wish to extend our warmest holiday greetings to all the wonderful people who make day-to-day business a special pleasure. Heartfelt thanks for your loyal trust and support. Merry Christmas Phone 442-4186 or 768-8916 1971 officers chosen at the Manheim Brubaker, Mount Joy RDI, secretary; Jay Young Farmers meeting recently are. Foreman, Lititz RDI, president Glenn front row left to right: Ben Nolt, Manheim Brubaker. 345 Running Pump Road, Lan- RDI, public relations; Dale Hershey, Man- caster, will serve a second term as trea heim RD3, vice-president; back row, Luke surer Jess Erway is advisor to the group. milking, is 4Z,scr? pounds, ac cording to John L. Morris, Ex tension dairy breeds and 4-H specialist at the University of Maryland That mark was set in 1951 by Green Meadow Lily Pabst, a registered Holstein cow owned by M H Green of Elsie, Mich. The 47-cow milking herd at Glen-Lu-Knoll farm currently produces an average of 19,985 pounds of milk per cow each year This is more than twice the state average In the showring the Morrow herd has had prize-winners at the Montgomery county fair in Gaithersburg, the Maryland State Fair at Timonium, the Pennsylvania All - American Dairy Show at Hamsburg, and the North American Dany Show at Columbus, Ohio Merry Christmas! Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 19, 1970—2' 17 \
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