Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
THE bLACKsbURG HERD
OF H0LsTE|N-FR|Es|ANs
Noted Cattle Journal Investigates
v. r. LIS Fine Cows, and
Tells All About Them.
BREEDS ON COLLEGE LAWNS
Factors to Be Considercd-Best
Blood Should Be Selected-Vir-
ginia College Gets In the Lead and
Will Hold It.

Hal InakeS II SpcClatty Oh Il DEecQ
Of cattle that has become very popu-
sreoial writer to the Virginia Poly
port upon the famous Holstein herd
there. In the July number Of the
World tho leading article under a
The article VIII interest all Virgin
ians. especially those Interested in Hol-
stein cattle and those who are inter
ested in the Institute. 1t is here CIV
The World says:
The progress and development of
breeds in one Of our great colleges or
institutions OF learning, in respect TO
production. Individuality and improved
great Interest to all followers of the
chosen breed. but It is also one Of vi
tai Importance. The success or fail
lar things unquestionably determine.
to greater or less degree, the future
interest the student will have for the
ated during his college days. Surely.
he appreciates that in all cases the
herd must be and is conducted on
purely practical basis, insofar as ex-
periments will allow, and 1t is simply
natural for him to feel that Success or
failure in the same proportionate de-
the event of his taking up that breed.
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC is
LEADER AMONG COLLEGES
Another factor to be considered in
connection with the building Of a col
Importance. is that In most cases a
college Soat , herd lis, is not founded upon the
ee to INES is only reeenly thae
tions for our colleges and institutions
nav come to respect the agrieTtura
in the measure they do to-day AS a
consequence, such herds as were found
eaTsr from animals to S thee
within financial limit In most cases
this was not large sum and the ma
day, represent striking examples Of
what is possible to accomplish through
judicious selection. and careful devel-
opment of the offspring.
,o a forcelul example Of the results
shown by the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute at Blacksburg. Va. The re
stein Friesians are very satisfactory
A careful review of some charts fur
nished the World by r. e. Hunt. ami
stitution has spelled success before,
the eyes of it's students with capital
letters and the effect of the splendid
certain to be felt for many. many
years to come"
SPREADING THE GOSPEL.
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH
When We understand the present
mails and then to say they hold all
State records for ali ages and ali
ne" tao ths herd has psH
in the South The f true s Sisnieasse esp of
more forcibiy through an analysis OF
the showings of the cows at various
First of all. it must be brought out
that every female member of the herd
to-day was bred by and developed at
this institution, In all, five sires have
herd.
4 grand total of twenty-eight cows
eight COWS show az average prodnc-
total was divided among animals OF
various ages-twelve were two-year-
olds; four were three-yearoi five
mature animals. AS the sixteen mem
bers Of the college herd stand to-day
they vs ayer 1Eh ~ pounds Of butter
dueed better than 100 pounds OF but
ter than $50 pounds of butter. and
eleven COWS COY, average better than 500
OF this. number. four were in their
two were three-year-olds and the re-
naming eight were two-year-olds
SOME OF THE RECORDS
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
The best seven-day record thus far
brought out in this herd Is one OF
Of milk from senior fouryear- old.
Continuing for year, this COW was
forced to take sixth position in the
herd for butter production and nth
brings out most forcibly that our best
seven-day. producers are not always
the best in the longtime work. The
COW holding first position produced 25.5
pounds of butter from IA pounds of
milk. and for the year produced bet
ter than twenty-five pounds Of butter
per week from approximately 400
pounds of milk. This is a striking ex-
ample; of persistency, in production.
selected to carry on the splendid pro-
duction In the Virginia Polytechnic
herd.
There are number Of very much
larger herds owned by State colleges
and representing possibly a greater
line of popular breeding. but In it's
selected sixteen animals from any other