The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-10-07
CATTLE ON
COTTON FARM
G. B. WOOLSEY FORMS ALLIANCE
AGAINST WEEVIL.
Has Pedigreed Herd.
Breeze Hill Plantation Boasts Many
Potential Prize Winners-Ex-
tension Service Raised.

tension Service Raised.
. Aiken. Oct. 2.-Breeze Hill planta-
ton, the home Of G. B. Woolsey' s
herd double standard polled Here
fords, is primarily cotton planta-
ton but pedigreed cattle are raised
there as we'll as pedigreed cottonseed
Mr.. Woolsey believes that cattle help
the cotton and that cotton helps the
cattle, and that, together with some
hogs, they make the best combina-
ton to meet boil weevil conditions in
this section.
To raise cattle, however, he says
you must have, besides cotton, good
pastures in summer and fenced fields
to Craze in winter, with peas and vel
vet beans in your corn and grain
crops as cover in your cotton and, last
but not least, silage to carry them
through the late winter and early
spring.
Last year he showed two polled
heifers that won the two year old
and junior yearling classes and a
junior champion, and this year will
have a larger herd on exhibition at
the state fair.
Like so many other pure bred breed
ers, he started with grades and, find
ing them a success, two years ago ne
bought at auction his first registered,
double standard, polled female, a
yearling heifer, and since then, has
bought eagerly whenever polled Here
fords have been offered at auction
in the southeast, as well as at pri-
vate sales, but he prefers to buy at
auction.
He says that he has always found
the extension service men the farm
ers' best friends in all farming opera
tions, but that in the purebred cattle
business, which is rather new to this
section, their advice is especially
needed, and that the present quality
of lis herd is largely due to the as
sistance given him by the extension
service beef cattle expert, W. J. Shee-
ly, who has been his 'Fguide, philoso-
pher and friend" in the cattle busl-
ness and has assisted him in picking
out the bulk of his herd.
Among his purchases are included
"Sunfower" (6713) 4948S0, the top
priced female at the association sale
held in Atlanta in March, 1919, and
a show heifer by "Polled' Victor
which he bought at the Chandler dis
persion sale, going there last Decem-
Der after the international party
from South Carolina dispersed at
Chicago. He paid $1,125 for this
heifer but an unfortunate injury re-
ceived in shipping home will prevent
her being seen at the fair. She has
a. bull calf by the s14,500 Marveps
Pride that looks like worthy son OF
an illustrious father.
Mr.. Woolsey's herd includes almost
all the principal strains of polled
blood, and every animal is strongly
"anxiety' herd, very large through
Beau Donald
Among his exhibit will be found
his winning two year old of last year
Belle Mapleton" (17569) 62544s
now a mature COW with calf, and a
full sister showing as junior yearl'
ing. These two will be shown to-
gether as produce Of COW. They are
grandaughters of the famous EDO
minion.'
One of the most interesting fea'
lures of Mr.. Woolsey's exhibit will
be heifer owned and fed by his son
Convers K. Woolsey. The heifel
weighed 422 pounds when received
December 81, 1919, and she will
probably be sold at auction with the
calves of other calf club boys after
the Judging.
Last but most important OF this
herd is the herd bull "Prince Charm
ing" (19554) 797945, whose breed
ing combines the blood Of "Perfec
ton Fairfax" through the grand
champion "Fairfax 18th" and the
great polled bull "Tony" on his sire:
side, while his dam is daughter O.
bright Stairway" tracing on he1
dams side to 'Beau Modest" This
bull is truly a remarkable combina
tion OF famous blood lines. He is {
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