The passing of a world-famous dairy legend
Segis Pietertje Prospect, the world champion milker of the Snoqualmie Valley, passes away at twelve.
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Segis Pietertje Prospect, the world’s most famous milk cow, died at her home last week at the Carnation Milk Farms, in Snoqualmie Valley at the ripe old bovine age of 12 years. Few cows in the history of the world have attained the distinction which she had achieved or have become so widely known. In 1920 she won the title of the world’s champion milk cow by producing 37,381 pounds of milk in one year and 1,448 pounds of butter. Her death came naturally as the result of old age and she leaves a record of accomplishment never before equaled by any member of her species.
“Few cows in the history of the world have attained the distinction which she had achieved.”
Carnation Farms became an icon of Pacific Northwest industry and agricultural innovation. Today, the site remains a historic landmark and a symbol of the region's long-standing connection to dairy excellence.
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