Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-03-07
DEFENDS SALE OF HoLsTErN
Fries Declares 1t Reflected Best of
Business Judgment


EDITOR CENSOR: In last weeks is
sue of your paper | notice an article
by MIR. c. V. Porter. relative to the
employment of = superintendent for
the asylum. There is one paragraph
in this article that | feel should be
somewhat further explained To the
citizens of Vernon county.
MIR Porter refers to the sale of a
COW from a Vernon county institution
for $500 and inters tnat something was
put over by che gentlemen who en-
gineered the DEAL when he says that,
/ when | read the county board pro-
cee6ings, 5000 cash and $500 in service
fees, ] thought that was move to
fool the proletariat. He also con-
tinues and SAYS that "whec Vernon
county pays 800 service fees per COW,
as | have been told, there must be
suckers on the county board to recon-
mend it and vote for it, "
As far as | am personally concerned,
wish IL distinctly understood that |
am not interested in Vernon county
politics, and neither does the fact
that am associated with Mr.. Tulloch
in the ownership of a herd of Hol
stein-Friesian cattle, influence me in
y I
MIR. Porter'S article TO which / have
referred,
The facts in the case are as follows:
Early last November, Mr.. Tulloch and
myself passed through Viroqua, and
knowing that herd of Holstein- Erie
SLAMS were maintained at the county
farm, it was only natural that we, adj
mirers of the breed. should wish to in
spect the herd Accordingly we did
so and we found that one COW was es-
pecially attractive to us, and we in
quired of Mr.. FoweIl, the superintend-
emit, If she could be purchased. He in
formed us that it was not within his
jurisdiction to sell the COW, and that
it would be necessary for us TO take
the matter up with the county board.
| He informed Us that the COW had cost
the county $500 After Mr. Tulloch
and bad the opportunity to talk that
over, we decided to offer the county
| 5000 cash and the services of our juui-
or sire, Rag Apple Pontiac, valued at
! 800 each on three of the registered
| Ho!stein females owned by the county
farm providing the individuality and
! breeding Of the females be in keeping
/ with the breeding and individual tX-
cellence Of the sire. ! accordingly
wrote Mr. Foweli 10 the effect rs stated
above, and requested him to lay the
matter before the county board, and
| at the time of writing Mr.Tulloch was
/ in Texas. The result of the action of
the board is known to all.
Ia my opinion the county board
acted wisely in the matter, consider
/ ing the fact that they were getting
in cash as much as they had paid for
the COW, as well as having beautiful
heifer calf from her, moreover they
were obtaining the services OF one of
the greatest young sires ia the middle
west, and for Mr.. Porter's benefit,
wish to inform him that the service
fee of Rag Apple Pontiac is 800 TO
| Vernon county or any other breeder,
and that we have already contracted
| his services to one Of the leading
! breeders in southern Wisconsin at
| the above mentioned price. Further
more we stand ready to pay to Vernon
county $500 each for the female off
springs resulting from the mating of
| this sire with the females Mr.. Fowell
expects 10 send here to he bred. Now,
| if Mr.. Porter sees anything savoring
on "frenZied finance or "plunging'
in the action Of the county board, af-
ter learning the facts as | have stated
above, ! shall be more than pleased 10
further discuss the matter with him.
Mr. Porter's real motive in mention
ing the sale of the COW, seems to he
plain when he says that puts us Jer-
sey fellows nowhere" For the bene-
TT of all ! wish to say that although
| am known as a breeder Of Holstein
cattle, ! am also an ardent admirer of
good jersey cattle, and il ever obliged
to give up the breeding of Holsteins,
/ most certainly would turn to Jer-
seys, but just at present the question
that is uppermost in my mind is: would
Mr.. Porter have taken the same stand
in this matter had the COW been Jer-
sey instead of Holstein?
Yours respectfully,
f. b. FRIES