Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-05-05
SOME GUERNSEY RECORDS
PAPER READ BY BECK BEFORE
GUERNSEY MEETING
Wonderful Come Back Records Made
By Guernsey Cows and Famous
Sires' Daughters

I Vet there are over 5000 r. A. cows
/ in the u. S. with an average milk pro-
duction of 9036 pounds, and an aver
age of 45SA pounds butter fat per
! year. The 10 class leaders of the
breed average 1927 pounds. of milk
and 700 pounds fat in one year Ey-
lery Guernsey record is based upon
yearly production, and no record is
permitted under years of age. This
I is done as a protection against UNI
/ dersize In the individual and against
deterioration of the breed as whole.
One of the remarkable characters
/ tics of the Guernsey COW is her abil-
/ ity TO make large butter fat records
and come back and do it again and
again. To those interested in Guern-
seys, the following instances will be of
interest, and are typical of thousands
of others not mentioned.
Dolly Dimple made 70S pounds of
| fat as two-year-old, then IN her next
milk period she came back with 900
pounds, and in the next S76 pounds.
These were three worlds records at
the time thcv were made and they
have never been equalled.
Dolly Bloom, dam of Dolly Dimple,
made 433 pounds of fat as two-year-
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then $50 pounds.
Dolly Frianon's record was 3IS
pounds, then she came back and made
in turn 449 pounds, 4S9 pounds, and
479 pounds.
France 1Sth's Daughters first re-
cord was els pounds. Then she came
back three more years in succession
and made 701 pounds, 734 pounds, and
CAT pounds.
Froome's Queen made 500 pounds
in one year, then came back four more
times and made 551 pounds, 715
pounds, $50 pounds, and 465 pounds.
Pandora's Valentine of Rich Neck
made 532 pounds as a two-year-Old,
then came back with four more re-
cords, 612 pounds, 7S4 pounds, 673
pounds, and 403 pounds.
Selma of Pinehurst made four re-
cords as follows; 544 pounds, 6l5
pounds, 644 pounds and 762 pounds.
| Her daughter, Selma of Pinehurst 4th
began at two years of age and made
| 497 pounds. 476 pounds SOP pounds,
and 485 pounds.
Bessie Renee began at two years Of
age and made 800 pounds, 603 pounds,
1888 pounds, and 763 pounds.
Murine Cowan, champion butter-fat
cow Of the breed, made 845 pounds of
| fat, then came back with 1893 pounds.
then returned with 79l pounds.
May Rilmas first record was $50
| pounds. Then she almost doubled it
with 1918 pounds.
Nellie Jay 4th began at two years
and made 726 pounds, then came back
with 769 pounds and returned again
with 1919 pounds.
To me Langwater Nancy's record
is the most remarkable of all She
started IN as a 2-year-old and made
63O pounds Of fat, then she came back
with 734 pounds Of fat. She return
ed again and made 1862 pounds Then
lat 2 years Of sge she easle heeF
again with 1911 pounds, ana her bull
calf dropped at that time was picked
up at $4,000: the highest price ever
paid for a Guernsey up to that time.
Langwater Hope made 773 pounds
as a 2-year-old, then came back with
1908 pounds.
Yeksa's Tops Of Gold Fannie made
57r pounds, 803 pounds and 9Sl
pounds.
Spottswood Daisy Pearl made 572
pounds, 957 pounds, and $50 pounds.
This list could be extended almost
indefinitely, but this will suffice to show
the "come back" ability of the Guern-
sey COW.
But no article on Guernseys would
be complete without mentioning some
thing of the great bulls of the breed.
There are so many of them one scarce
ly knows where to begin. Imp. May
Rose King is considered by many
American breeders as the greatest of
his breed, not so much on account of
what his direct progeny was able to
do, but because of his ability to trans
nit his greatness on down through
generation after generation with in
creasing force He has % AR. daugh-
tiers ranging from 308 pounds of fat
to 1852 pounds, and averaging 577
pounds. Imp. King of the Way is his
greatest son. He has Is A X. daugh-
tiers who averaged COL pounds, Of fat,
and his son in turn, Dolly Dimple's
May King of Langwater, has 8 A. R.
daughters who averaged 623 pounds
of fat Langwater Ravitan and Ne
Plus Ultra, sons of the latter, are con-
tending for honors to still increase
this average production May Rose
! King has a daughter who made 852
pounds Of fat His son, King Of the
May, produced a daughter who made
/ 1908 pounds Of fat His son in turn,
! Dolly Dimple's May King Of Lang
water, produced a COW with 10ll
pound record.
But then there are hundreds Of
other great sires. Charmante's Rose
King has } A. r. daughters producing
as rigF AZ 81 pounds of fat Clara's
Sequel has "a A. r. daughters who
produced as high as $50 pounds Of fat
/ Cora's Governor of Chilmark has 40
! A. r. daughters who produced as high
/ as 7G8 pounds Of fat. Fanny's Sc
quel has "a A r. daughters who pro-
duced at high as TIA pounds of fat.
/ Galy's Sequel has 40 A. R. daughters
who produced as high as 716 pounds Of
/ fat. Glenwood Boy Of Haddon has 26
| A. R. daughters producing as high as
/ $50 pounds Of fat. Glenwood's Cham
pion, a son Of Glenwood Boy of Had
| don. has p A. r. daughters producing
/ as high as 802 pounds of fat. Glen
woods Mainstay has 20 A. R daugh-
ters producing as high as S25 pounds
of fat. Governor Of the Chene has
Sc A Z. daughters producing as high
as g53 pounds. Washers Sequel has
/ IA A K. daughters who averaged 465
pounds fat each and 169 grand daugh-
+. tiers who average 442 pounds. His
son, Sequels Monogram has "A A. K.
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