Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-01-09
Neac Advertisements
Slp0rbO Of AlplGa Rex.
LC. C.. Rz3R.
A. J. c. c. $3.50.

Born Dec %, 1882, weight Dec. %, 's3.
677 lbs. Solid orange fawn. shading to
gray trimmings, black points, rich oily skin,
hair soft as fur, perfect in feature. fautIess
in form, strong and vigorous, rich in every
attribute and every promise of Jersey beau
ty and excellence, has one of the finest ss-
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, $4,000 has since been refused
for him.
REX, 1880 one Of the most valuable bulls
ever born, service fee $500. his dam has re-
cord Of II lbs. in one month on grass. lie
has IA daughters with records Of IA lbs. and
upwards.
LEDA, 799. record 90 lbs long known as
the $500 COW.
JUPITER, four crosses; ALPnEA four;
imported JERRY three, both sides; PANSY
two; MCCLELLAN five; Imported SPLEEN
DID six, both Sides all with records for
themselves or their pro ieny of IA to "a lbs.
PANSY made GA lbs in one year.
MELS, four crosses with records Of 81
and 22 lbs, dam and ancestors ofFilbert who
gave eight times her own weight of iailk in
eight months.
EUROPA l1G. two crosses, record % lbs.
her daughter Euro. US 2454 made 77S los.
or. of butter in eleven months and six days,
and % lbs. OF. in seven days, her son sold
for 5 II, 500, when but a few weeks old
ALBERT, A. three crosses, both sides, he
is the sire and ancestor of the following COW s
that have made record, viz
Lady Mel I'd, 1875, 1873 lbs. of butter in
81 days COUGHS Lily, 1897, (the dam of
Rex, l33O,) Il lbs. in 81 days. Jersey
Cream, Sl5l. II lbs. 4 or. of butter in 30
days. Tenella, 67l2, 70 lbs. l-2 OF. in 7
days. Croton Maid, 5SO5, 81 lbs. IL l-2 OF.
in days. Lady Gray of Hill Top, $3.50. Is
lbs. ~ OF. in days. Silveretta, 1852, l6
lbs. OF; in 7 days, Cordelia Baker, sSl4,
l6 lbs, OF in Z days. Valhalla, $500, l6
lbs in days. Belle Grianell, 1913, l6 lbs
in days. Edwina, Glib, 10 lbs, Is OF in
7 days. Lady Brown 4th, 69ll, IA lbs, II
OF in 7 days. May Blossom, 1857, IA lbs,
OF in days. Bloomfield Lady, 69l2. IA lbs,
4 OF in days Rarity I'd, 7724, IA lbs, ?
OF in 7 days Dusky, 1926. 2 lbs, 6 OF in
day. Value ID. 6s44, 209f lbs, in December,
January and February Of 1889, and "a lbs,
OF in days. Sold about one year ago for
$1,000, has since increased her record to rs
lbs. 2 Il-l2 OF and her present owners have
refused SIC, 900 for her, her son ORESTES,
1888, is standing at 500 service fee, with
So per week for keeps Of COWS
IN TIL breeding Of superb Of Aphea Rex the
shove strains are 30 skillfuiy crossed, 90 judi
ciousy combined and so tremendously blended
to insure the highest stainzble results ID color
form aud butter producing qualities. Many bulls,
none of them his superior and some by no means
hts equal in cost, beauty or breeding, are sta nd
ing at from slUO TO $3.50, but, looking to the fu-
ture, and deslriLg TO encourage the breeding OF
Jerseys In our Valley, 10 which It is peculiarly
adapted, we have decided to permit HIM to serve
limited number Of approved COWS atSlo each.
cash at time of service, cows viii receive same
care and attention . our own; no charge for keep
ing, but they will be at owners risk.
BY our system OF breeding We think that our
friends ca be reasonably sure Of obtaining heifsr
calves:
FRANK KING,
Van Buren, Furu ace
WI. NEWMAN,
Woodstock
shen. county, Va. Dec. 1888. Jan. II