The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-28
Island Farm Stock
Wins National Awards

Press dispatches from Columbus.
Ohio, tell of how sixteen head of
Island Farm Guernseys owned by
G. G. Hartley of Duluth. Mimi, have
cleaned the boards in that breed at
the National dairy show here. When
this h erd ships out tonight it will
carry to northern Minnesota the
senior and grand championship on
females and the greatly priced pre-
awarded to the exhibitor who wins
the greatest number f prizes. In
addition there goes home with this
famous bunch of cattle. wot silver
cups, a second baner, FIVE first priz-
es, six second prizes and five thirds.
together with a large number of less
important placings and seven hun
dred and twenty six dollars in mon
ey.
Bella econd du Grand Fort is the
new National grand champion
Farm. Coming undefeated from nine
previous shows this season. she has
met new competition from the east
ern and middle wester n states but
outclassed them all with her re-
markable type and quality. She is
daughter OF Princess Jewel and
therefore a direct descendant Of the
great English COW Rose of Gold. a
noted prize winner over England in
the nineties.
Competing breeders are shower
ing congratulations on the repre-
sentatives OF this middle western
herd which has made so highly sue
cessful an initial entrance at the
National, the court of last appeal
for the season winners on all the cir
cults in America.
The Island Farm herd has been
on the r DAD continuously since July
Is when it began its circuit at the
North Dakota state fair and has
scored important victories at nine
shows before coming to the Nation
al, including Missouri. Iowa Mime
sofa. WISCONSIN, and Indiana joint
fair and the Watrloo dairy congress.
Particular credit is reflected on
the farm management by the fact
that II of these 16 prize animals
were bred at Island Farm. proof Of
constructive breeding of high order.
Another interesting fact is that ~
of the herd are the product of the
two leading herd sires. z being sons
and daughters of the Noted May
Rose. sire Bedas May King and
fne get of of Gold Lassie's Julian,
the young Glenwood- Starlight bull,
bred at Island. who has number Of
this seasons grand championships
to his credit. The first foud daugh-
tiers of this prize winning 5-year
old to come into milk are making
production records which are at
tracing wide attention and runor
in show circles here today has it
that the Island Farm has refused
a very handsome offer for Gold Las
sizes Julian but has agreed to his
rental for six months to prominent
Illinois breeder. Beda's May King,
admittedly the greatest living son
of Imported May Rose King, pur-
chased from the Delaware state ag-
ricuItural college by the Island
Farm. was not included in the show
herd?, being IA years old, but his
seven sons and daughters, conspic-
uously uniform and of excellent
type, took several hundred dollars
in prize money. Bred in the purple
of MAY Rose blood as they are,
these winnings make them largea
assets for Island Farm.
With a total of nearly $4,000 in
prize money for it's show season the
herd shipped to Minnesota in charge
Of the young veteran of the Ameri-
can and English show circuits.
Walter D. Jones and his assistants.