Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-05-19
FLORSHEIM DONATES
TWO PUREBRED SIRES
Villas County Will Receive Fine
Gift from Dairyman of Our
NeighbOring County to
Eliminate Scrubs

Sydney E. Florsheim, owner OF
large dairy farm near Minocqua, last
fall at the Oneida county fair, gave
away five of his pure blood Guernsey
bulls to be placed in different parts of
Oneida county for the purpos of en-
couraging interest in pure bred stock.
AS will be seen from the following
article taken from the Rhinelander
Daily News last week, this year he
will repeat his generosity and will in
clude Villas county in the distribution
as part Of his farm lies in this county
One of the bulls he wishes to place in
the town of Flambeau and the other
in the vicinity of Eagle River Altho
the animals remain in his supervision
and are returned to him at the end of
three years, it is virtually free gift,
as three years is as long as one sire
can be used in the same locality.
1t will be a splendid opportunity for
Guernsey breeders to develop their
herds and denotes an interest in the
prosperity of his neighbors that is in
deed commendable. We wish there
were enough men of the type of Mr..
Florsheim so pure bred sire of some
dairy breed could be placed in every
community in Villas county.
Says the Rhinelander Daily News:
Mr.. Sidney E. Florsheim, owner of
the lockwood dairy farm in the town
of Minocqua, is now making plans to
carry out his very generous offer of
last year to the community.
1t will be recalled that at the time
Mr.. Florsheim donated six pure bred
bull calves from his Guernsey herd of
the Glenwood strain to the people of
Oneida county, three of the animals
went to residents of the town of Min
ocqua where Mr. Florsheim lives, one
to farm in Hazelhurst, one to Wood
ruff and one to the town of Crescent,
near Rhinelander All of these animals
were donated free of any cost what
ever to the persons able ito qualify on
condition only that the animals be Civ
en- proper treatment for a period of
three years. During this period the IT,
tie was to remain with the county ag-
ricultural representative, Mr.. West,
or his present successor in Office.
Should the recipient comply with
the contract entered into between him
and the committee in charge, and pro
perly care for the animals during the
three-year period, it was to become
absolutelu his at the end of that time
A committee was appointed to hafe
charge of the matter, as Mr. Flor
sheim did not care to have any per-
sonal strings attached to his gift.
Mr. FIorsheim at that time stated
that he desired to continue this year
his most generous and worthy offer,
and is now selecting five bull calves
from the same herd, all pure breds,
which will be distributed this year as
follows: One to the town of Flam-
lage of Eagle F.iver in Villas county,
and three to territory adjacent to the
city of Rhinelander. Mr.. Florsheim
feels that Villas county should be con-
sidered this year inasmuch as a part
of his farm is located in that county,
and the further fact that he is very
DESTROYS of distributing these animals
as widely as possible in this Upper
Wisconsin clover region. The three
animals to be given to Oneida county
will be exhibited at the fair in the fall
and the persons to whom they are to
go selected at that time by the com
mittee. The two to be distributed in
Villas county will probably be brought
to the fair at Eagle River, although it
is possible that the one for the town