Arizona republican., 1911-11-18

 LIVE STOCK Story of Development Of lhs
 State Herd PRIZE CATTLE AND SHEEP
Generous Donations of Well Known Breeders in Alp preciation of Services of w. L. Fowler in Charge of Animal Husbandry.

W l.. of the animal husbandry work at the University of Arizona since 1909, IS one of the strongest supporters of the territorial fair. He appreciates its value to the whole people and espe- cially to the younger generation and the student bodies of the territory. As will he shown in this article. NIT. Fowler has demonstrated not only the value of the fair to the people. but to the university as an institution, through his department alone. to say nothing of the other phases of rela- tionship between the fair and Arl- zona's most pretentious educational institution.
 For two years Mir. Fowler has serv- ed the fair as judge in live stock classes. This year he brought along several student farmers, who were given practical tests in judging. as against their instructor. and whose work was decidedly creditab'e and helpful. Besides the interest the fair instils in the students in many de l.artments of work, the university has profitcd directly through having a man of such recognized ability as MT Fowler in his chosen field of endea- vor. Mir Fowler has had large exper- fence even before coming to Arizona, and his familiarity with animal hus- bandry, professionally, together with his personality, has earned for him the esteem of men whose lives are de voted to the practical side of animal ,,I,.,r alK hTpglarg AG the result the university now has the nucleus of live stock herds that will no doubt be famous in the near fu- ture chiefly through the generosity oi breeders who appreciate the unlVer- sity and it's value, and who also re gard Mir Fowler so highly they are glad to provide him with those things necessary for the success of his WorH in the university. and which the terri tory does not provide because of in sufficient funds.
 A few months ago NIT. Fowler went to Missouri and purchased nine Hol- stein cows. d HO!Stein bull. two ter sey cows. one Ayreshire COW and one Holstein calf. one week old. That was all that he could buy with the money available and comprised the entire live stock department at the university, until within few days. But there wasn't a bad animal in the bunch Mir. Fowler was determined to have good stock pr none at all. as an eVi- Gence of which it is noted that he paid $150 for the week old calf. but 1t was some calf. being granddaughter of the world record COW, Missouri Chief Josephine" which averaged 1l.6 gallons of milk. or 96 pounds daily, for six months. The herd bull bought in Missouri is Chief Lewis DeKohl, a Holstein His mother is half sister to Chief Josephine. and produced 90 pounds of milk per day. DeKohrs s sire was out of the best demonstra- ton COW at the St. Louis fair in 1904 one of the Jersey cows was a four year-old from the Missouri university with a butter record of 460 pounds in one year.
 Though this was an aristocratic herd. it must be admitted by all that it was a small one for a big univer- sity and agricultural school. The breeders attending the fair appreci- ated that fact more than anybody. Colin Campbell. one of the best known sheep breeders in the territory, had a pen of registered Ramboulette ewes that Mir Fowler said looked as good to him as the lamb did to Mary. Mir. Campbell said there was nothing small about a sheep man and he would just give half dozen of the ewes to the university, blue ribbons and all.
 MT. Cashmire of Kingman was strong on Merino sheep. MT. Fowler never coveted anything in his life. but he did like the looks of those Merl- hos. and Mir. Cashmire gave him five of them to go along with Campbelrs donation.
 C. C. Hutchinson then came across. He figured it would he a pretty sorry sheep show down at the university If his Red Oxfords were not represented. SD he contributed two more ewes. A Mesa man. whose name the reporter did not learn, passed over a Per sherino eve. That made fourteen. q pretty likely start in the sheep busi- ness.
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