Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-09
Superb Of AlDlea Rex.
A. 7. @. C. $3.50.

Born Dec. IS, 1882, weight Dec. %, 's9.
677 lbs. Sslid orange fswn shading to
gray trimmings. black points, rich oily skin,
hair soft as fur, perfect in feature. faulFless
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
tsting 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, pure Alphea bull! sold
for S45OO. $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. He
has IA daughters with records Of IA lbs. and
upwards.
LEOA, 79s. record % lbs long known as
the $500 COW.
JUPi FER, four crosses; ALPhEA four;
imported JERRY three, both sides; PANSY
two; MCCLELLAN five; imported SPLEN-
DID sir. both sides; all with records for
themselves or their pro eny of IA to "a lbs.
PANSY made 6744 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 nilk in
eight months.
EUROPA l16. two crosses, record 22 lbs.
her daughter Euro.us 2454 made 77S los.
OF. Of butter in eleven months and six days
and % lbs. OF. in seven days, her son I'D
for $l2, 500, when but few weeks old. u
ropa is az, dem Of Bomba who made Q lbs.
IL l-2 OF butter in days and whose owner
hes refused $40, 900 for her.
ALBERT, A, three crosses, hoth sides, he
is the sire and ancestor of the following cowT
that have made a record, viz:
Lady Mel I'd, 1875. 1873 lbs. of butter in
6l days. COUGHS Lily, 1897, (the dam of
Rex, 1907 II lbs. in 81 days. Jersey
Cream, 1851. II lbs. OF. of butter in 30
days. Tenella, 67l2, 20 lbs. l-2 OF. in 7
DAYS. Croton Maid, 1905, 81 lbs. IL Ia OF.
in 7 days. Lady Gray Of Hill Top, $3.50, Is
lbs. ~ OF. IL Z days. Silveretta, 1852, l6
lbs. OF; in days, COrdelia Baker, 1914,
l6 lbs, 4 OF in Z days. Valhalla, $500, 10
lbs in days. Belle Grisnell. 4O79, l6 lbs
in days. Edwina, Glib, 10 lbs, ID OF in
Z days. Lady Brown 4th, 69ll, IA lbs, IL
OF in days. May Blossom, 1851, IA lbs 7
OF in Z days. Bloomfield Lady, 6sl2. Ia lbs,
4 OF in 7 days Rarity I'd. 7724, IA lbs, 2
OF in days Dusky, 2525. 2 lbs, OF IN l
day. Value ID. 6s44, 2O9a lbs, in December,
January and February Of 1880, and "a lbs,
OF in days. Sold about one year ago for
$1,000, has since increased her record +" 20
lbs, 2 Il.l2 OF and her present owner have
refused $lO,O 900 for her. her son ORFSTES,
1888, is standing at 500 service fee, with
So per week for keeps Of cows
In thu breeding Of superb OF Aiphea Rex the
above strains are 90 skillfulIy crossed, 90 judi.
ciously combined and so tremendously blended
to insure the highest sttainabe results In color
form and butter producing qualities. Many bulls,
none Of them his superior snd some By no means
his equal In cost, beauty breeding, are sta nd
ing at from SlO0 70 $3.50, but, looking TO the fu-
ture, and desiring to encourage the breeding OF
;trseys In our Valley, TO which u 10 pecuhariy
adapted, We have decided 10 permit HIM to serve
= limited number Of approved COWS sttLo each.
cash 81 time Of service, cows viii receive same
care and attention own; no chal &c Tor feep-
ing but they will be at owners risk.
BY our system Of breeding We think that onr
friends CO DO reasonably sure OF obtaining heller
calves: q
FRANK KING,
Van Buren, Furusce'
s.H. NEWMAN,
Woodstock.
shen. county, Va. Dec. 1883. Jsn.s'-u