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Frederick County Farm Queen Highlights Holsteins Production
A Frederick County dairy report lists local Holstein cows with yearly milk and butterfat yields. Fulton Farms Maview Sonya 4774581 produced 23 150 pounds of milk and 906 pounds of butterfat in 365 days. Ballhaven Tidy Minny Maud 4321683 had 27 470 pounds of milk and 870 pounds of butterfat in 365 days. Zimmerman Pilot Star Etta 6412866 produced 22 050 pounds of milk and 864 pounds of butterfat in 341 days. Ferndale F Admiral Julia 396516 a five year old had 24 750 pounds of milk and 826 pounds of butterfat in 365 days. Waynecastle Nila Nadine Chief 5158681, eight year old, had 19 520 pounds of milk and 780 pounds of butterfat in 305 days. These figures compare with national averages and reflect cooperative testing. MIGRANT FARM WORKERS: about 257,000 of 2,571,000 farm workers are migrants, a 12% decline since 1968 due to mechanization.