The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-07-01
Blooded DairyStoCk
Brings Much Money
Sears-Gold Herd of Registered Hol-
stems Is A Shining Example to
Dairymen
COW RECENTLY SOLD FOR $500.
Redwood and Surrounding Counties
Have Big Future in Raising
Dairy and Beef Stock

increasing bank deposits in Southern
Minnesota to realize that something
is happening to cause the deposits to
increase so decidedly. Of course there
are a great many things happening in
this good old State of ours, but one of
the leading causes of our present
prosperity, is the dairy cow.
Among the leading states in the
Union in the dairy line are New York,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Minnesota In all of these states the
prosperity of it's citizens and the
large volume of bank deposits seem
to go hand in hand with the dairy in
terests. For a number of years Min
nesota has led in the quality of it's
butter production, and is not far be-
hind from any of the older states in
the quantity of it's production.
Redwood county promises to line up
with three or four of the leading
counties of the state in it's dairy in
terests, and this will mean that the
bank deposits, indicative of the pros
perity of it's people, will begin to
climb, and the general appearance
and Improvements of the farm lands
will be very noticeable.
No section can do its best in the
dairy line, or for that matter in any
line of stock raising, until it sets
mark for it's ambition, that is, the
dairy man must be ambitious to Sc
cure a better type of cow with view
of sometime having the best.
Among the dairy types, the Regist-
cred Holstein Friesian cattle-are be-
coming a great favorite, and it is a
noteworthy fact that four quite large
pure bred herds are now we'll estab-
lished in Redwood County, viz, the
Redwood Holstein Farm, owned by
Sears & Gold, Wabasso, Mr.. Nels
Christensen, about 3 miles of the
Redwood Holstein Farm, near Wabas-
so, Mr.. David Kleckner, miles north
west of Clements, and Mr. G. A
Southworth, adjoining the village of
Belview. All are maintaining large,
pure bred herds, and paying a good
deal of attention to the breeding of
these cattle on the very best lines.
The Sears & Gold people perhaps
are the most active and have the
largest number of animals on hand.
These gentlemen inform US that they
have increased their capacity on the
Redwood Holstein Farm to handle
$50 head, and aim to keep about that
number on hand at all times. The de-
mand for pure bred Holsteins has
been so large that they have not been
able to supply the same with their
own breeding, but have gone into the
large Holstein fields and shipped in
some of the very best stock to be had,
and are selling it at very reasonable
prices to the home people and to
farmers in adjoining counties.
The sales from the Redwood Hol-
stein Farm have been almost phenom-
inal for a business so newly estab-
lished. They have not only sold
great many pure bred sires to farm
ers in Redwood County and to ad-
joining counties, but they have made
large sales of female stock This
means that in a very short time it
will be possible for buyers to come to
Redwood Falls and purchase pure
bred stuff by the carload, and when
that time comes, buyers will come
from every part of the United States.
1t also means that as soon as our
farmers can supply grade Holstein
cows and heifers, they will secure
prices for their surplus stock and a
demand for them, such as they have
never dreamed of. 1t also means that
the average butter fat per cow per
year from a well bred dairy cow, will
be 100 lbs. more than the average
yield now being secured in Redwood
: County.
Professor Hacker of the State Ag-
ricultural School recently made the
statement that around Mortified,
Minnesota, the dairy cattle in that
section of the state We're producing
more than 100 lbs. of butter fat per
year above the average of the state.
This can, and will be done in Red
wood and adjoining counties.
We have secured from Messrs.
ears & Gold picture of one of their