Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-04
"Chdn,p" HOIstein
to Be Sold Here
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Fat their tables. I'VE must convince the
!. women that it matters great deal what
!. we eat as we'll as how it tastes" he
!: concluded.
II A feature of the sessions here will be
q public auction sale of prize cows and
Il bulls at which will be offered Rolo
!, Mercena De Kol, champion COW. with
L record of 93 pounds of butter week
Ito her credit.
/. About eight hundred members of the
!. association were present today when
I, the meeting opened with an address by
II the president.
l. Mr.. Aitken pointed out that Penn
:.sylvania as a state has long occupied
gan important place inc the history of
n Holstein cows. The first Hostein in
.h.tthis state, he said, was a pure bred
''ssbull brought from Massachusetts in
Iis1s6s.
Y Early fanciers of the Holstein breed
Tin Pennsylvania, Mr.. Aitken said, were
|; Edgar Huidekoper, of Meadvile, aud
::sWilliam NJ. Singerly, of Philadelphia.
:...Each served as president of the associa.
;.tion.
Mr.. Aitken traced the work being
i,aecomplished by the associations ex-
port department, and said interest in
..the breed is being awakened in Central
land South America. He commended
:sfennsylvania as being one of the nine
iEteen states which have statutes aimed
Nat fraudulent pedigrees.
\. The Importance of dairy products in
human nutrition was emphasized by the
.:::association' head. Many cities, he
said, are now. conducting experiments
I'm their schools which couclusively prove
1.-THE great nutritive value of milk.
NJ Two Of the principal figures at the
!. :.meeting, who have been long identified
4 with the progress of the association. are
Z Frederick L. Houghton, Brattleboro,
= VT, aud William e. Matteson, Utica
IN. Y. Mr.. Houghton has been secre-
I. tary of tie association for twenty five
sayears. Mr.. Matteson for eighteen years
has been chairman of the executive COM
/. mittee.
!. An important part of the associa-
;.tion's work is the registration of pure
!. bred cattle. Associates of Mr.. Hough-
;.ton attribute to his unremitting effort
:::much of the success of that and other
!, Not only are breeders and dairymen
..tinterested in the Holstein breed. Mr..
sHoughton declared today, but milk con
lllsumers as well.
Where Holsteins Excel
L the economic Importance of the
sHolstein.' he said, "lies in its great
!. productivity and the high quality of
;:its output. Holstein milk has small,
!: fine, fat globules. 1t is more like
;:mother's milk than that produced by
.any other breed of cattle, both in its
liproportion of fat globules and its pro-
sportion of sugar."
I! President Aitken's address this morn
ling preceded one by Prof. f. V. Nc
sCollum on the Newer knowledge of
f.Nutrition." -'
Reports are yet to be presented by
..R. r. De Bergh, auditor; Wing R.
aSmith, treasurer; Malcolm H. Gardner,
lisuperintendent of advanced registry {;
sMr. Houghton, the secretary. Other
,.reports will be offered by the literary
1committee, the committee on special
xprizes and the finance committee. An
address will be made by Prof. W. NJ.
:.Rider, director Of the associations ex-
stension service.
Governor May Attend
Il Governor Sproul has been invited to
lattend the associations annual ban
Duet, which will be hold tonight in the
sBellevue -Stratford.
Tomorrow morning the members will
.take boat ride down the Delaware
sriver to Wilmington, viewing Hog
aisland and the rest of the recent indus
:trial developments of this city and its
;kpvirons. visiting Winterthur. the es-
tate Of II. F. du Pont in the Greenvile
VALLEY, the rich farming country in the
4neighboring state, and returning in time
for the opening of the sale in the after
moon. Mr.. du Pont Is one of the impor-
stant advocates Of the breed in the East.
III. Coleman du Pont, of Greenville, is
another stanch supporter of the
claims TO superiority Of the Holstein-
tFriesians.
The sale is to be held at 37So Market
tetreet. Starting tomorrow afternoon, il
l;wili continue through Friday and Satur-
iday. 1t is expected that 225 of the
breed will,'b sold here and that the
I&rerage price will range from $500 to
<200e per head. In other words. be-
:fween 1887 800 and $3.50, 900 worth of
&affls will be sold here, marking the
n,ost important sale OF the year.
The meeting of the association in this
bly, Is a recognition Of the Importance
PENNSYLVANIA as a dairy state. aud
e compliment 10 the owners Of
iF,6z u Holsteins IN this section of the
l<<f< Three of the largest in this