The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
NOTED BREEDER
VISITED MANkATO
c. H. Westropp of England
At HoIstein Farms
MAKING TOUR COUNTRY
Much Pleased With the Herd
Here; He Looked Over
Rochester

G. II. Westropp, noted English
breeder and former chairman OF the
English Friesian association OF Mel
ford Place Long Melford, Suffolk
England, paid visit to the Mankato
Holstein farms. He has made an ex-
tensive trip through New Zealand.
Australia, Canada and the United
States, visiting the most prominent
herds in these countries. securing da
Ia and information in the develop
ment keeping and handling of Hol-
stein cattle in the different countries.
He is securing this information for
the British Government.
Having bred and raised Holstein
cattle for the past thirty five years,
Mr.. Westropplis very capable man
to be sent out on this mission. He is
taking notes, securing all information
possible from the owners of each herd
where he visits, taking down infor-
nation regarding the various animals
their records and the methods of
handling that are being used etc.
He entered the United States from
Canada at the Western coast, visiting
lie prominent herds in California,
washington and Oregon. His first
stop in Minnesota was at the famous
schroeder Farms at Moorhead. Be
lore coming to Mankato he had Wis
Ted several herds in this State, some
Of these being around the twin cities.
Pleased With Herd
Mr.. Westropp expressed himself
while here as being very much pleas
ed with the Mankato herd, the indiy-
iduality and quality of the animals
and the RECORDS this herd is making
He stated that some of the animals
in the Mankato Holstein Herd were OF
the very finest he had seen on his
trip. .
He stated there were more high
record cows in America than there
were in England ,and that Holstein
cow that produced. 10000 pounds of
milk in year was scarce, and was
considered rather extraordinary, there
being only about 20 head at this time
that have performed this feat, but in
America he found that the 10000
pounds of Holstein COW was rather or
binary among the high record ami
mails.
Impressed With Old Cow
When at the Mankato Holstein
Farms Mr.. Westropp was much i'm
pressed with the old cow, Olathe Tir-
ania De Kol, that has just finished a
record at nearly thirteen years OF
age. When informed that she had
just recently broken a worlds record
with 1871 lbs butter and over $4,000
pounds OF milk in one year, and in
$4,000 lbs milk, and 20S5 pounds of
butter, he marveled at this great rec
ord and said that 1t would be hard for
his people to realize that. COW, at
this advanced age, was turning out
such high production. He secured
a photograph of this cow, and of sew
eral others stating he would use
these with the information he had OBJ
tanned regarding tina production
records, which he would use in pro-
noting the dairy industry in his
country.
Went To Rochester
From Mankato Mr.. Westropp went
to Rochester to visit DR.. Charles Ma
yo's Holstein herd, as we'll as the
herd of DR.. Graham of that place.
From there he will go into Wisconsin
and visit several of the prominent
herd, there, dropping down into I'LL
nois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and then in
to New York State and will sail for
Europe about the 9Th of January.
While here Mr.. Westropp met sew
eral Of the business men Of Mankato,
and was much impressed with the
very courteous and pleasant way in
which he was received. He remark
ed that he would always have pleas
ant memories of his visit to this city,
and would always consider it one Of
the most pleasant and profitable Wis
its on his trip. \