The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-16
A FAMOUS HERD OF JERSEYS.
And So;ne IL its Uore E!stiogui.hca
Members


Members.
The recent purchase Of Baron Won
Rchthofen's famous herd Of 100
Jersey cattle by Messrs. Aver and
Mckinney Of the Merldac stock
farm, Meredith, Delaware county,
\. y, has been noted with much
interest by other breeders of dairy
animals. This purchase, say the
proprictors in u circular, although
probably tho largest ever made, is
but another step in the plan we have
been following. We have made u
careful study of the breeding bust
ness for dairy purposes, and long
ago satisfied ourselves that the best
line was the st. Lombert-Stoke Po-
gis family. We also satisfied our
selves that there was more profit in
the churn from first class animals
than from those misccllaneously or
poorly bred.
AT Meridale farm, we already had
a fine herd of Jersey cattle. Baron
Won Richthoten was breeding in eX-
actly the same line, and the Pomona
herd contained II larger number of
absolutely pure st. Lamhcrt-Stokc
Pogis animals than any other herd
in the country. When, therefore,
we were given the opportunity to
purchase, we at once availed our
selves of it, and now have not only
the largest, but the finest herd OF
pure st. Lambert-Stoke Pogis Jcr-
seys in the country, having in the
herd As cows who have tested at the
rate of / or more pounds of butter
xn seven days, the largest test of
any one COW, being 81 pounds and
some ounces. We are breeding as
business, and are making butter
which sells readily ut good price.
Our test OF the value of COW is the
number of pounds of butter she
makes on ordinary feed. We be-
licve in the Jersey as the butter
COW, and think where butter is the
desired object, she is the most pro.
ftable animal for either breeder OF
farmer. 1t is mystery to us that
more dairy farmers do not take Che
same pains to breed up their herds
that they do TO improve the value OF
their farms, and it has always seem.
ed strange that more farmers do moi
realize that the bull is one-half the
herd, and that by getting 4 first.
class bull, even at Il seemingly large
cost, they could in few years breed
up their herds to a point where Til,
income from them would be at eas'
double, with only the additional COS
of the bull.
Tie three leading bulls in on
herd are: Ida of st. Lambert,
bull, 9,lG9, by Stoke Pogis 9th
1887, who already has eight daugh
tiers that have tested over IA pound.
of butter in seven days Give of these
daughters are in our herd), out o
Ida of st. lambert, ~ 1890, who ha,
had an official test Of so pounds
> ounces in seven days, and ha.
the highest milk record for da,
| (G7 pounds), week (455 pounds)
or month OS88 pounds), of an,
Jersey COW. Matilda 4th's son, 20,
PA, by Ida's Rioter of st. Lambert
1866 Ga son of Ida of st. Lambert
"a $1,000 ont of Matilda 18th, 2,SlG
who tested 2G pounds 4 ounces O
butter in seven days, and is estimat
ed to have made at least 921 lbs, >
ounces in one year. Ida of st. L..
last son, 23,G0l, 4 full brother t
Ida of st. Lambert's bull, 10, lG9
mentioned above. These three ball
cost nearly so, 900, and the constan
demand tor bull calves sired b.
them, indicates that the buying pub
lie appreciate their great value.
The dairy question of the day
how to secure the most butter at tn
least cost, and our experience prove
to us that the Jersey is the answe
to the problem. We breed for larg
size, vigorous constitution, perfc(
ton of form, richness of quality
large milk production, and abOv
all, good butter and plenty of it,
| Springfield Republican.