Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-03-26
Superb Of Alphea Rex.
A. J. G. c. S736.

Born Dec. 10, 1882, weight Dec. 25 49,
G77 lbs. solid 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
~ 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 bul! sold
for $500, $4,000 has since been refused
for him.
REX, 1880 one of the most valuable bulls
ever born, service fee $780, his dam has re-
cord of II lbs. in one month on grass. He
has II daughters with records Of II lbs. and
upwards.
LEDA, 799. record % lbs long known as
the $500 COW.
JUPITER, four crosses; ALPnEA four;
imported JERRY three, both sides PANSl
two; MCCLELLAN five; Imported SPLEEN
DID six, both sides; all With records for
themselves or their pro .eny of IA TO "A lbs.
PANSY made 674I lbs in one year.
MELS, four crosses with records of 81
and 90 lbs, dam and ancestors ofFIlbert who
gave eight times her own weight of iaIlk in
eight months.
EUROPA. l76. two crosses, record % lbs.
her daughter Euro.us 2454 made rs los. |
on. of butter in eleven months and six da IS
and % lbs. OF. in seven days, her son sod
for Sl2, 500, when but few weeks old. Lu-
ropa is ag, dBm Of Bomba who made Z. lbs.
IL l-2 OF butter in days and whore owner
hes refused $40, 900 for her.
ALBERT, A, three closes, hoth sides, he
is the sire and ancestor of the following cows
that have made record, viz:
Lady Mel ID, 1895, 1873 lbs of butter in
81 days. COUGHS Lily, 1887, (the dam of
Rex, l33O) II lbs. in 81 days. Jersey
Cream, 3l5l. II lbs. Oh. of butter in 30
days. Tenella, 67l2, % lbs. - OF. in
days. Croton Maid, $685. 81 lbs. IL l2 OF.
in days. Lady Gray of Bill Top $3.50, Is
lbs ~ OF. in 7 days. Silyeretta, 6S52, l6
lbs. 9 OF; in 7 days, Cordelia Baker, sSl4,
l6 lbs OF in 7 days. Valhalla, $500, l6
lbs in days. Belle Grisnell 4O7S, l6 lbs
in days. Edwina, Glib, Is lbs, - OF in
days. Lady Brown 4th, COLL, II lbs, II
OF in 7 days. May Blossom, 500, Il lbs 7
OF in days. Bloomfield Lady, 69l2. IA lbs,
4 OF in 7 days Rarity ID, 7724, II lbs,
OF in days. Dusky, 1925. ? 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 70 25
lbs, 2 ll-l2 OF and her present owners have
refused $40 900 for her, her son ORESTES,
1888, is standing at 500 service fee, with
81 per week for keeps of COWS
In the breeding Of superb Of Aipbea Rex the
above strains are so skillfully'crossed, so judi
ciously combined and so haImoniously blended
as to insure the highest attainabe results in color
form and butter producing qualities. Many bulls,
none Of them his superior aud some By no means
his equal, in cost, beauty breeding, are stand
ing at from 500 to $3.50, but looking to the flu
ture, and desiring to encourage the breeding OF
Jerseys in our Valley, TO which i is peculiarly
adapted, we have decided TO permit HIM to serve
limited number Of approved COWS at$25 each.
cash at time of service, cows will 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 hefer
calves: a
FRANK KING,
Van Buren, Furnace
WI. NEWMAN,
Woodstock.
shen. county, Va. Dec. 1888. Jan. Eff