Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-23
Superb Of Alplaa Rex.
A. !. G. c. $3.50.

Born Dec. Is, 1882 weight Dec. %, 49,.
G77 lbs. Selid orange fawn shading to
gray trimmings. black points, rich oily skin
hair soft as fur, perfect IN feature. faultess
in form. strong and vigorous, rich in every
attribute and every promise Of Jersey beau
t. and excellence, has one OF the finest es-
cutcheons ever seen on bull, one expert
tating 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. 2jl3, a pure AL plea bul! sold
for S4jOO, $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, 100. record % lbs long known as
the $500 COW.
JUPITER, four crosses; ALPnEA -four;
imported JERRY three, both sides; PANSY
two; MCCLELLAN five; Imported SPLEN-
DID six both sides; all with records tor
themselves or their pro eny Of IA to "a lbs
PANSY made 674l lbs in one year.
MELS, four crosses with records OF u
and % lbs, dam and ancestors ofFlbert who
gave eight times her own weight of nilk IN
eight months.
EUROPA nc. two crosses, record % lbs.
her daughter Euro US 2454 made 7IS los. l
or. of butter in eleven months and SIX dajs,
and % lbs. o. in seven days, her son so'd
for SI2, 500, whz but a few weeks old. Iu-
ropa is az, dvm Of Bomba who made q lbs.
il ID OF butter in 7 days and whore owner
hos refused $40, 900 for her.
ALBERT, A, three crosses, both sides, he
is the sire and ancestor Of the following cows
that have made a record, viz:
Lady Mel Cd, 1895, 1888 lbs. of butter in
81 days COUGHS Lily, S2S7 (the dam of
Rex, 1907 II lbs. in 81 days. Jersey
Cream, Sl5l. II lbs OF. Of butter in 30
days. Tenella, 67l2, % lbs. l l-2 OF. in 7
DAYS. Croton Maid, 5S05, 81 lbs. IL l-2 OF,
In days. Lady Gray Of Hill Top, $3.50, Is
lbs. 10 OF. in7 days. Silveretts, 1882, 10
lbs OF; in days, Cordelia Baker, ssl4,
I6 lbs. 4 OF in days. Valhalla, $500, l6
lbs in days. Belle Grianell, 4O73, l6 lbs
in days. Edwina, 67l3, Is lbs, 10 OF IN
I days. Lady Brown 4th, COLL, IA lbs II
OF in days. May Blossom, 5657, IA lbs
OF in days. Bloomfield Lady, 6sl2, IA lbs
4 OF in days Rarity I'd, 7724, IA lbs, :
OF in days. Dusky, 1925 2 lbs, 6 OF in
day Value I'd. 6s44, 2O9s lbs, in December
January and February of 1880, and "a lbs
4 OF in days. Sold about one year age FOL
$1,000, has since increased her record +" q
lbs, 2 Il-l2 OF and her present owner hay'
refused $40, 900 for her, her son ORESTES
1888, is standing at 500 service fee, witt
50 per week for keeps Of COWS.
In the breeding of superb Of Aiphea Rex I'M
bove strains are skillfulIy crossed, 30 Jndi
aiousy combined and so harmoniousy blended
cs to insure the highest atAnzble results in color
form and butter producing qualities. Many bulls
none Of them his superior aud some oy no means
his equal in cost, beauty OF breeding, are sta %
ing at from $40 to $3.50. but, looking to the fu-
ture, and desiring TO encourage the breeding o
| Jerseys in our Valley, TO which II 10 pecullarlI>
adapted, we have decided TO permit hun to serve
limited number Of approved cows att!o each
cash at time of service, cows viii receive same
care and attention our own; no cha &c Tor keep-
ing, but they will be ut owners risk:
| BY our system Of breeding We think that our
friends ca be reasonably sure Of obtaining heller
| calves:
FRANK KING,
Van Buren, Furnace
II. NEWMAN.
Woodstock.
Chan counfv Va Dec 1889 Jan. Str