The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-05-12
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WITH STOCK
HAS FINE LOf OF HOLSTtIAS
Brings Registered Animals From
Breeding Center of the East for
Himself and T.. ID. Marks.

Ii. c. Davis of the Mckee camc to
North Yakima Monday by freight
from Syracuse. n. Y. with 16 head of
registered Holstein cattle for himself
and Il. b. Marks of the Ahtanum
That is he purchased 16 head but at
Alfalfa the band was increased one
when one of the heifers presented
him with a splendid sturdy bull calf
The lot consists of two bulls and IA
heiferi Mr.. Davis takes one bull and
six heifers and Mr. Marks the other
bull and the eight remaining heifers
These importatons raise the Davis
herd of 80 and the Marks herd to So
animals. 1t places Yakima county
well to the front in Holstein herds
owned in the state of Washington.
But per cent of all the cattle in the
United States are registered. In Yak
ina there are several herds, the Hol-
stems in this immediate neighborhood
being two herds already mentioned
and those of Dr. Kloeber and Mr..
Todd
Glad to See Yakima.
Man, but I'm glad to see Yakima"
said Mr.. Davis. Il have been away
25 days and though | was in coun-
try I have travelled over before
number of times / saw but one person
I had seen before and that was the
man who brought out our last years
purchase of Holsteins to us. The an
imals l purchased were procured in
and about Syracuse. n. Y. which is
the center of the Holstein breeding
industry of the world. Eight of the
heifers are from the famous Powell
farms and six from W. II. Smith who
was formerly in partnership with
Powell. The home demand in New
York for Holsteins is awful. | saw
$50 head put up at auction one morn
ing and practically the entire lot was
retained in the state at prices which
ranchers here would consider ruinous.
Farmers Know Good Cows
The only way the New York farmer
is ahead of our farmers here is that
he is a bett,r judge of COWS and knows
what they are worth. one place
practically heard the man who is run
ming it refuse to listen to 800 a head
for grade Holsteins. one stable | went
into heifer caught my eye and |
said | would like it. / was asked
if | had $1,000 to pay for her | took
the one that stood next and her price
was stiff enough. ] spent every cent
I 70, n | To
| am glad of it.
These animals" said Mr.. Davis
ARE the best bred Holsteins which
ever came into the state. | bought
for Mr.. Marks, and paid over $500 for
him, a yearling bull, son of King Segis
which is the greatest Holstein bull
in the worlG. He came from II. A.
Meyer, Syracuse. For myself bought
a bull which was a last December calf
He is a model animal from the famous
e. A. Powell Model Family" He is
a show bull all right"
All Animals Are Tested.
All the animals have been tuber-
culin tested and also tested for every
other known contagious disease.
They underwent an inspection at Chi
cago by the state veterinarian of IL
linois and a second inspection at st.
Paul by the federal government in
spector and passed with flying colors.
Mr. Davis and the cattle were in Chi
cago during the blizzard and had a
hard journey across the country. The
animals travelled in excellent shape
and came out of the cars sound and
looking strong and vigorous.
81 had good treatment by all the
railroads. said Mr.. Davis land espec-
tally good treatment by the Northern
Pacific railroad"
The purchase of these animals
marks another step forward in the
breeding interests of Yakima county.
The time is fast approaching when
the trans Pacific fanciers even as far