Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-16
Superb Of AlDlea Rex.
A. ]. G. c. $3.50.

Born Dec. Is, 1882, weight Dec. 25, 49,
677 lbs. Sslid 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
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.
POLONIUS, 25l3, a pure Alphea bull! sold
for $4,000, $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 II daughters with records Of IA 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 sir. both sides; all with records for
themselves or their pro ,eny of IA to "A lbs.
PANSY made GA 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 Ililk in
eight months.
EUROPA nc. two crosses, record % lbs.
her daughter Euro.us 2454 made 77S los |
OF. of butter in eleven months and six dajs,
and % lbs. 7 OF. in seven days, her son '0'd
for $l2, 500, when but few weeks old. yu-
ropa is az, dvm of Bomba who made 2 lbs.
IL l-2 OF butter in Z days and whose owner
has refused $40, 900 for her.
ALBERT, Al, three crosses, both sides, he
is the sire and ancestor of the following COW 5
that have made record, viz:
Lady Mel I'd, 1895, 1873 lbs. of butter in
81 days COUGHS Lily, 1897, (the dam of
Rex, l33O.) II lbs in 81 days. Jersey
Cream, 3l5l. II lbs. OF. of butter in 80
days. Tenella, 67l2, 20 lbs. ID OF. in 7
days. Croton Maid, 1905, 81 lbs. IL l-2 OF.
in days. Lady Gray of Hill Top, $3.50, ls
lbs. u OF. in 7 days. Silyeretta, 1882, 10
lbs. OF; in days, Cordelia Baker, Ssl4,
I6 lbs, 4 OF in days. Valhalla, $780, l6
lbs in days. Belle Grinnell, 1913, l6 lbs
in days. Edwina, 67l3, 10 lbs, l3 OF in
Z days. Lady Brown 4th, 69ll, II lbs, II
oz in days. May Blossom, 5657, IA lbs Z
OF in days. Bloomfield Lady, 6sl2. IA lbs,
4 OF in days Rarity I'd, 7724, IA lbs, :
OF in days. Dusky, 1925. lbs, OF in l
day. Value ID. 6s44, 2O9a lbs. in December,
January and February of 1880, and "a lbs,
4 OF in days. Sold about one year age for
$1,000, has since increased her record 10 20
lbs, ll-l2 OF and her present owners have
refused $4,000 for her, her son ORBSTES,
1888, is standing at 500 service fee, with
81 per week for keeps Of COWS
In the breeding Of superb Of Aiphea Rex the
above strains are 20 skillfuly crossed, so judi
| ciously combined and so hArmoniously blended
to insure the highest attainabe 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, are sta nd
ing at from 500 TO t25O but, looking 70 the fu-
| ture, and desiring TO encourage the breeding OF
| Jerseys IN our Valley, TO which i 10 peculiarly
1 adapted, we have decided topermit HIM to serve
limited number Of approved cows so each.
| cash at time Of service, COWS viii receive same
and attention a. our own; no charge for Keep
1 ing, but they will be st owners risk.
| By our system Of breeding we think that our
friends can be reasonably sure Of obtaining heller
| calves: a
FRANK KING,
Van Buren, Furnace
WE. NEWMAN.
Woodstock.
Shan county Va Dec 1888. Jan. Ctr