Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-02-27
Superb Of Alplea Rex.
A. ]. c. c. S736.

Born Dec. Is, 1882, weight Dec. %, 's3.
677 lbs. Solid orange fawn. shading to
gray trimmings black points, rich oily skin,
hair soft as fur, perfect ali feature. faultless
in form, strong and vigorous, rich in every
attribute and every promise Of Jersey beau
ty and excellence, has one of the finest es-
cutcheons ever seen on bull, one expert
stating that he did not think it possible for
one to be so near perfection.
The following celebrated animals. all
prize winners are prominent in his pedigree.
POLONlUS. 25l3, pure Alphea bull. sold
for $500, $1,000 has since been refused
for him
REX. 1880 one Of the most valuable bulls
ever born, service fee 5000, his dam has re-
cord Of II lbs. in one month on grass. BE
has II daughters with records Of II lbs. and
upwards -a..
LEpA, 100. record % lbs long known as
the $500 COW.
JUPITER, four crosses; ALPhEA four;
imported JERRY three, both Sides PANSY
two; MCCLELLAN five; Imported SPLEN-
DID six. both sides; all with records for
themselves or their pro -eny Of IA to "a lbs.
PANSY made G741 lbs in one year.
MELS, four crosses with records Of 81
and % lbs, dam and ancestors ofFIbert who
gave eight times her own weight Of thilk in
eight months.
EUROPA l7G. two crosses, record % lbs.
her daughter Eurous 1854 made rs los.
on. 81 butter in eleven months and six days
and p lbs. o.. in seven days, her son I'D
forS | ?, 500, when but few weeks Old. u
ropa is z, dBm Of Bomba who made 3 lbs.
IL l-2oz butter in days and vhose owner
has refused $4,000 for her.
ALBERT, Al. three crosses, hoth sides, he
is the sire and ancestor Of the following cows
that have made a record viz:
Lady Mel %, 1895, 1873 lbs. of butter in
81 days COUGHS Lily 1897, (the dam Of
Rex, 1900 II lbs. in 81 days. Jersey.
Cram, 3l5li7l lbs. o.. of butter in 30
days. Tenella, G7l2, - lbs. | l-2oz. int
days Croton Maid, 5S05, 81 lbs. II 10 o.
in days. Lady Gray Of bill Top, $3.50. Is
lbs. y OF. il days. Silyeretta, 1852, l6
lbs. 9 OF in 7 days, Cordelia Baker, Ssl4,
l6 lbs, o. in days. Valhalla. $500, l6
lbs in 7days. Belle Grisnell, 1913, l6 lbs
in days. Edwina, GLIB, Is lbs, 10 OF in
I days Lady Brown -4th, GIL, II lbs, -
OF IN udls. MAY DlOssOmf OOOt, IT us .
OF in days. bloomfield Lasy, 69l2. IA lbs,
t OF in days Rarity I'd, 7724, Il lbs, ?
% in days. Dusky, 252j lbs, 9 OF in l
day. Value "a. 6sli, 2094 lbs, in December
and FEBRUARY Of 1880, and "a lbs,
4 OF in days. Sold about one year ago for
$1,000, has since increased her record to rs
lbs. llrl2 o. and her present owner have
refused $4,000 for her, her son OBESTES,
1888, is standing at 500 service fee, with |
- per week for keeps of COWS
In the breeding Of superb Of Aiphea Rex the /
above strains so skillfuly crossed, 50 judi
cious.y combined and SO haTmoniOusly blended |
as to insure the highest attainabe results in color
form and butter producing qualities. Many bulls,
none Of them his superior and some by no means /
his equal, in cost, beauty or breeding, are stand
lg At from $40 to $50, but, locking 10 the III
Ofe, and desiring to encourage the breeding OF
.Gstys in our Valley, TO which i Is peculiarly
adapted, We have decided toperI1it hnn to serve
i limited number Of approved eOvs At SO each, ]
ash at time Of service, COWS viii receive same
are and attention as our own; no chai &c for keep
ng, but they viii be At owners risk.
BY orr system Of breeding we think that our
1endscan be reasonably sure Of obtaining heifer
alyes: -
FRANK KING,
-s Van Buren, Furnace
VII. NEWMAN,
-s.f Woodstock.
l. en-. county, Va. Dec. 1885, ... Jan. s,-tf'