The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-05-07
THAT cow" QUESTION:
Ed SiboId Wants To See Her Give
Five Gallons a 0ay.

Of his great bovine. has some re-
marks TO make in regard to several
other extra good oites ehat have
been written about in the |. j. Here's
a few more remarks, Mr.. Sibold
makes on the subject:
Lexington. May 1st,.
To Mr.. Joseph Bishop and MIR.
Jacksonville correspondence was
under the impression that Huston
Vile west dry in February, but from
the tone fyour answer to my letter
published in the |. j. something Is
wrong. What are you fellows try
ing to hand met Listen Mr.. Bishop -
In the first place l congratulate
YOU on owning a COW that produces
larger quantity of butter than any
COW in this whole wide world. your
COW gives gallons of milk per day
and each gallon will make i Ia lbs
butter. ] never heard the like in nv
life. IL it is fair question | will
ask where in the world did this COW
come from. how old is she and what
does she look likef
Listen 1877 l-2 pounds butter per
month from one COW or over 40
pounds per week. This cow is worth
million dollars. II you ship the
butter over here you can get 80
cents. which would bring you 5000,
YOU can get 20 cents for the butter
milk. which would bring you $50 per
month or a grand total of $S6.23
rer month. II | owned Your COW l
wouldn't clerk a single dav longer
hs | could live off the income de-
rived from this wonder If your
COW were eligible for the contest |
would take off my hat to YOU and
acknowledge that ! am the worst
heat man who ever boosted about n
COW. The contest is for 5-year-old
cows with no sons. grandsons or
great grandsons. What prompted
me in writing the first article was n
short piece I noticed in The |. j. in
February telling about some T.
owning 5-year-old Jersey cow that
has four heifer calves and stated 1t
wax doubtful if there was anyone
owning a COW that could equal this
record. i gave my 5-year-old re-
cord aud | consider the record gave
better one and as to the quantity
of milk, il wasn't mentioned and has
ro:hing to do with this contest. l
will give the record of my 5-year-
old COW again. She has 4 heifer
calves. and her oldest calves have
four heifer calves. and what | would
like TO know is this, who has a Jer-
sey COW 5-years- old that can beat
this record? Remember there must
be nothing but females in order Ia
be eligible for this contest. Mr.. ).
NJ. Lunsford's article in regard To
his COW making two pounds of but
ter per day. and it closed by asking
who could beat thatl My cow can
for one. am safe in saying that my
5-year-old COW will make 3 pounds
butter per day ~ she gives 3 gal
Ions of milk "A day. When say 3
gallons. | mean 3 gallons strained
and if | counted the foam when
milking, | could say five gallons a
day.
When it comes to the butter pro-
ducing COW. Mr.. Lunsford's COW and
the one ! have reference to are not
in it with Mr.. Bishops COW as his
makos more than twice the amount
of mine and more than three times
the amount of Mr.. Lunsford's but
at that ! consider our COWS fair
specimens of milk and butter pro-
ducer's.
MIR. Blshop, hVe is little propo-
sition ! submit to You for YOUR con-
sideration. If Your COW gives 5 gall
Ions of milk n day and each gal.
make ia lbs butter. | will give YOU
my whole herd for her. yes, | will go
q a;..e farther. b, giving YOU 900
cash extra and pay the expense in
shipping COWS. Mr.. Bishop this is
lust a friendly letter and hope You
will take il in the same spirit an
which il is given. Don't understand
ME to be insinuating that YOU didn't
yell the truth. | believe in making
tue statement You did that you be-
lieved You We're right and it was
your honest belief. that Your COW
would do what YOU stated. but Mr..
Bishop YOU are honestly mistaken,
! have no desire to inquire your feel
lnss and wouldn't for the world, as
] have great respect for YOU and as
! said ] hope You will take what |
have said in the spirit in which il is
written. Mr.. Hustonville cores
pendent YOU will have to come again.
] am still from. Missouri and from
the extreme end of Missouri and YOU
know when a person says he is from
Missouri. the definition is-show me
and when You show me a COW that