Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
1ioISrEIN BREED SELECTED
FROM RuSNYMEDf; rAHN

citation OF Richmond was tod of the
pan o. ne Chamber OF Commerce and
ommiitee from this association was an
pointed 10 assist Mr.. Kirby i'm select
ing the first fifteen hcifers to be sold
10 the club members Oh the terms men
toned above.
rms committee found the calves or
neilers they were looking for on the
Runnymede stock Farm. on James
and owned by wcll-known Richmond
Gentlemen. Fifteen pure. registered
Holstein hcifers were selected. and
ircSlnent Warner Moore and Edward
-, Schmidt. secretary and treasurer or
NC Avondale Land Company. owners
o! HuhilEincdc and the magnificent herd
,hor ,,o,sIHin cattle thereon, becoming
looking to the better stocking of Hem
RICO county with pure bred dairy cat
re. offered the committee most liberal
terms, that is. required them to nav for
only ten OF the heife-s wanted and
Simply gave them the other 1--WE.
CLUB ORGANIZED AND
FIVE ANIMALS DRAWN
On Friday night the fifteen thorough
cred heifers that had been barcained
apr r,eached the city from Runnymede
ing the iftcen charter members Of the
c.uo were on hand to complete the
orrSnhl@atlon and to sec and take charge
OF the animals hat had been providoJ
or them - 'ueu
The meeting was held at the Cham
her OF Commerce rooms at - o'clock
trs.srnay morning. and the club duly
organized with the following mem
ncrs: Miss Anne Martin Lewis, Hcrhnr,
~: liiler j. j.. Miller. Jr Earl !AyseiI
W. X Tompkins. Jr.. Odcll TiIInr
Ger I;cr hsr, G 6; Tiiler, Clyde p Palmore
iledrick. George Brittle, Claude Rcc.
and Vernon Woebse.
Nf'cr organization the members
crew for their heifers by the numbers
each animal bore. but really there va c
IL" choice. for all were alike and all
equally valuable. The members then
proceeded TO the vacant lot on Broad
Ind capitol Streets, known as tho Ford
iictei place, where the heifers had
been taken, and a more delighted gam
OF Youngsters was never seen in Rich.
thohu. quite crowd of Richmonders
assembled TO see the calf distribu-
ton and, or course there Just had Ia
he some. speeches. Mr.. Sands. Edward
q. Schmidt. Mr.. Kirby and Mr. Russell
OF the Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
made short talks TO the boys and the
assembled citizens.
FATHERS AND MOTHERS
OF THE CLUBS CALVES
1t will interest cattle raisers. farm
crS and dairymcn to know that mos,
of the heifers distributed yesterday
were sired by true son Of King
Pontiac Haneen and the others by Il
son OF lflncc Pontiac Pet Cornucopia,
whose dams have q thirty-two pound
record. The mothers of the fifteen.
now at Runnymcdc are: Scgis Pontiac
Nevada. AagSie Urmagel Duke, Meta
Clothlde De kol Henriette Calamity
Clothlde II. urmera uillijc II. High
land Buttcrcup korndykc, Columbia
Pontiac DE kol, Pietie Woodcres;
Queen, Highland Queen Pietertie
Ahh.c Mercedes De Eol H. Wyninna
Arts Pontiac, Kate Allenvail De Kol
Gem liengerveld Netherland, Lady
Manor Karl Belle and Kathryn Segis
Count De Kol IL.
This lot OF hefcrS represents, per-
haps. one Of the finest argregations OF
young stock 10 be found in Virginia
ana ii was through the cooperative
spirit Of The owners of Runnymede
that the club selected pure Hoist Elm
as their breed To be spread over Hen
rico County.
This is said to nc the first pure
/ ircd llolstein calf club 10 be organ
lied south of Pennsylvania. The mem
bcrs OF il are peculiarly we'll started
, and IL is not in the least doubt ed
! that the wonderful showing produced
/ by this club that in the future the
/ calf club membership will be valu-
/ able asset to the boy fortunate
enough to have his name accepted