The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-05

ters.
In January, ,9S9S. Mr.. Bottum pur.
chased of Henry Stevens & Sons OF
Tacoma, N. Y, the bull Manor Paul
that ccmbiped in his veins the blood
of Netherland Hengerveld. DeKol End,
Pauline Paul, Trana and Mechthilde,
each of whom at that time he a
worlds butter record. This bull prov
ed very Drepotent sire producing IA
A. R. o. advanced Registry Officially
daughters, all of whom were bred on
the farm, and several high record
granddaughters.
In 1901 lula DeKcl Prince was pur-
chased. He was sired by Homestead
Vernon DeKol, sire of Susie Henger-
weld De Kol (27.62 lbs. butter in Z
days. and Is other A. r. O. daughters.
His four nearest dams averaged "a
lbs. 81 ozs. The bull, lula DeKol
Prince traces three times to Millas
Pietertje Netherland, the grandsire of
Piertertje Hengerveld's Count De Koi
and Henverveld De Kcl. sires of 215
A. r o. daughters-125 having over
20 ID records-and carried in his veins
so percent of the same breeding as
these great sires. lula DeKol Prince
proved an excellent sire having pro.
ducei in Mr., Bottum's herd Ella
Maud Withoorn DeKol 1851 lbs. milk
and 1902 lbs butter in days. and %
other A. r. o daughters.
On 1904 Mr.. Bottum purchased the
sire A & G. Netherland Maud Piebe De
IIol who traces twice to the great
Piertertje family, and who sired for
MIN II A. X. o. daughters averaging
better than 90 lbs, butter each in z
days and two of them making yearly
records of 22,031 IBIS milk and 900 lbs
butter, and II ,942 lbs milk and 61176
lbs. butter
He was followed by King Pontiac
Veeman Mercedes, son of the great
King of the Pontiacs 1852 A. Il. o.
daughters) who has more 40 10, more
80 b., more 20 10, and more year.y
record daughters than any bull OF any
| breed Only five daughters of King
| Pontiac Veemah Mercedes have been
given an opportunity to make A. K. o.
reco rds. AT an average of IL years
they have produced 2l,6 lbs butter in
days Zone Ct them. four year old
making 31.34 lbs. in days.
and another 1862 lbs. milk and $40
90 lbs. butter in 33S days as a two
year old.
Mr.. Bottum points with a 1ustifiable
pride to the fact than an investigation
of the pedigree of the COW. Cream
pot Pontiac Kcrndyke, bred by o. A.
Thomas OF Rutland and now owned by
Cole & Hicks of Pawlet, who has brok
en- tile U. S. butter record for all
breeds by producing S61 lbs. milk cen
tanning 51.31 lbs. butter traces to the
bull Utica and the imported cows
Lueelia. Merdu and Serbia, of his
original purchase, and incidentally to
his herd sire. Manor Paul.
The present herd sire Is Prince
Merdu Korndyke Lad, a grandson 'oi
Pontiac Pet (376S fbs) and Pontiac
Korndyke. the sire of King of the Pom
tiacs. two 40 10 daughters and II 30
pound daughters. Prince Merdu korn
dyke Lad was bred by Mr.. Bottum
his dam an a. II. o. daughter OF
Tua DeKol Prince having produced
.wo A. r. o daughters with records
of 26 lbs. at years and 1885 ms al
2 years. None CT his daughters have
been given an A. r. o test
A recent sale to Mr. Arthur Wyatt OF
Bushkirk, N. Y, of rs head has reduc
ed the herd to 10 young females and
five koung bulls, making total in
GLIDING oxen and herd sire of "
head Seven of the young things are
grandsons and granddaughters of King
Korndyke Sadie Vale the only sire
with 40 lb dam, "A 40 lib sister
and 40 ID daughter.