Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-03-12
Superb Of AlplGa Rex.
A. ]. G. c. S736.

Born Dec. Is, 1882, weight Dec. %, SO.
677 lbs. Solid orange fawn, shading to
gray trimmings. black points, rich oily skin,
hair soft as fur, perfect in 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-
eutcheons ever seen on a 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.
POLONIUS 25l3, a pure Alphea bul! sold
for $45OO, $4,000 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. He
has II daughters with records Of II lbs. and
upwards.
LEOA. 700. record % lbs long known as
the $500 COW.
JUPITER, four crosses; ALPnEA four;
imported JERRY three, both sides; PANSY
two; MCCLELLAN fyei Imported sPLEN-
DID sir. both sides; all with records for
themselves or their pro eny Of IA TO "a lbs.
PANSY made 674t lbs in one year.
MELS. four crosses. with records Of 81
and % lbs, dam and ancestors ofFllbert who
gave eight times her own weight Of llilk in
eight months.
EUROPA l76. two crosses, record % lbs.
her daughter Euro,us 2454 made 77S los. l
OF. of butter in eleven months and six days
and % lbs. o. in seven days, her son 'o'd
for Sl2, 500, when but few weeks old. Lu-
ropa is az, dsm of Bomba who made 2, lbs.
IL ~ OF butter in days and whore owner
hos refused $40, 900 for her.
ALBERT, Al, three crosses, both sides, he
is the sire and ancestor of the following cows
that have made record, viz:
Lady Mel %, 1895, 1873 lbs. Of butter in
81 days. COUGHS Lily, 1887, (the dam Of
Rex, l33O) II lbs. in 81 days. jersey
Cream, Sl5l. II lbs. A OF. of butter in 30
DAYS. Tenella, 67l2, 70 lbs. l l2 OF. in
DAYS. Croton Maid, $685. 81 lbs fl l-2 o.
in 7 days. Lady Gray of Hill Top, $3.50, Is
lbs. y OF. in 7 days. Silveretta, 1852, l6
lbs. OF; in 7 days, Cordelia Baker, ssl4,
l6 lbs, OF in 7 days. Valhalla, $500, l6
lbs in days. Belle Grisnell, 4O73, l6 lbs
in 7 days. Edwina, GLIB, 10 lbs, 10 OF in
days. Lady Brown 4th, COIL, IA lbs y
OF IN days. May Blossom, oOoI, IA IDS
OF in days. Bloomfield Lady, 6sl2, IA lbs,
4 OF in days Rarity %, 7724, IA lbs, 2
OF in days. Dusky, 1925. 2 los, 6 OF in
day Value ID. 6s44, 2O9a lbs, in December,
January and February of 1880, and "a lbs,
OF in days. Sold about one year age for
$1,000, has since increased her record TO 25
lbs, 2 Hip OF and her present owners have
refused $1,000 for her, her son ORkSTES,
1888, is standing at 500 service fee, with
So per week for keeps of COWS.
In the breeding Of superb Of Aiphes Rex the
above strains are so skillfulIy crossed, 50 judi
ciously combined and so haTmoniously blended
to insure the highest attsinAble results in color
form and butter producing qualities. Many bulls,
none Of them his superior and some b. no means
his equal in cost, beauty or breeding, ara stand
ing at from 500 to $3.50, but, looking to the fu-
ture, and desiring to encourage the breeding OF
Jerseys in our Valley, TO which Il Is peculiarly
adapted, we have decided to permit HIM to serve
a limited number Of approved cows at$25 each.
cash at time of service, COWS viii receive same
care nd attention a. our own; no charge for keep
ing but they will be at owners risk.
By our system Of breeding we think that our
friends car be reasonably sure Of obtaining heifer
calves: "a
FRANK KING,
Van Buren, Furnace
VII. NEWMAN,
Woodstock.
Chen county, Va Dec 1883. Jan. 9.-tf'