The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-24
jean DULUTH IS
DISPLAYING HERD
Famous Minnesota Farm
Brings Finest Speci-
mems to Fair

The Jean Duluth farm, which
owns the worlds champion A. r.
Red Polls, has entered 80 head of
Red Polls and Guernseys at the
interstate fair, eleven of which hold
the highest records of the breed
made at the farm during the past
| five years.
The exhibit occupies two of the
main rows in the livestock pavilion
and is unquestionably the largest
and most valuable herd of livestock
TO be seen on the grounds.
Wins Canadian Honors.
The Red Polls exhibit was enter
ed at three great expositions in
western Canada in 1917 and won
every first and championship, COM
pettng with the best and pioneer
nerd in that western country. The
animals have been shown at the
Panama exposition, leading fairs in
the United States, taking the high
honors.
Paul, the Red Poll, has the dis
tinction of being international first
prize winner and champion three
times and has been first at the
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska,
Illinois and Missouri state fairs.
Proctor K, w, is 100 per cent
same blood lines as Jean Duluth
Beauty, with a record of lila
pounds of butter in one year. Beau
ty is the world champion Red Poll
cow and was the first Of the breed
to make over 1000 pounds of butter
in one year.
Three Times Grand Champion.
Pilot Lee, sire, has a record Of
being three times grand champion
in 1917.
Lady Golden is the. worlds cham
pion Swear old Red Poll cow with
record of $50 pounds of butter fat
with first calf. During the year 1917
she was awarded grand champion
prizes four times.
The Guernsey herd, valued at many
thousand dollars and which is at
tracing considerable attention from
the state fair spectators, won more
first prizes in 1915 and 1916 than
any. herd in America.
Starlights Excelsior of Jean Du-
Luth has the distinction Of being
champion IL times at two years of
age. In 1916 he was prize winner at
the National Dairy show, Spring.
field, Mass, and has won from coast
to coast and from Alberta to New
Orleans, La.
Four Times Grand Champion.
Golden Noble of the Lakes took
four grand championships, in 1917,
having been shown at only four
fairs. Golden Noble is a grandson
of May King of Linda Vista, which
sold for the record price of the breed
in 1915.
Daisy de la Fargo produced 615
pounds of butter fat in one year, and
is a dam of Marathon Rose Queen,
junior champion at North Dakota
State fair held in Grand Forks last
week and also of Marathon Rose
King, first prize senior calf at ma
tional dairy show 1916 and grand
champion at Wisconsin over 4S
bulls.
Chenis May Rose and Grees May
Rose are both members of the first
prize national dairy show calf herd
1917 and winners in their classes
wherever shown.
May Rose Searchlight, son of Star
lights Contrast, is a Minnesota
state champion, with a rec
ord of $4,000 pounds of milk and 81
pounds of butter fat. is also shown
in the Guernsey herd. r.
The Jean Duluth herd is owned
by Prof. G. p. Grout and John G.
Williams Of Duluth, MINI. The
prize winning herd is in charge of
F. F. Miller, who takes as much
interest in the animals as the own
srs.
Visitors to this exhibit in the live
stock pavilion no doubt have won
lered at the uniqueness of the set
ting. In the barn are comfortable
chairs for 1le men and
women admirers of livestock. In
the front Of the pavilion is a
which provides the
for the rosters.