The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11

countries, including Hawaii, Japan,
China, Ecuador, South America,
Italy. France, England and Canada
Last fall Dr.. Mills from the Hawai-
ian Islands corresponded with the
Firm and made trip to the United
States coming directly to- Mankato.
He purchased three yearling heif-
ers from NARROW and Randall at So
10000 and exported them TO the Is
lands.
VIII Show Herds
Plans are under way at the pres
ent time to show the herd at the
Minnesota state fair. National Dairy
Cattle congress and the National
Dairy Cattle congress and the Nat
ional Dairy show.
The first herd sire used, Sir Piet-
critic 0rmsby Mercedes 14th is a son
of Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes,
one of the only two -sires' of any
bred in the world that have fifteen
daughters that have made over 1000
lbs. butter in a year, and up towards
80, 900 lbs milk. Many of the -femal-
es in the nerd are direct descend
ents of this great sire.
The present senior herd sire is a
son of Ormsby Korndyke Lad. the
only other sire OF aay breed in the
world who has fifteen daughters
that nave made more than 1000
pounds Of butter in year. This
Young sire is dsv6fopfng INTO great
animal. He is twin. His dam after
giving birth to pair of twin bull
calves, as two year old, made over
1000 pounds of butter and 2S497
pocnds of milk. .r..'
The Junior herd sire now being
used is son of Ruby Karen Mer-
cedes, she being a daughter of Sir
Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes 14tn.
This COW was purchased by Mar
low and Randall at the National
Holstein sale in 1920 at cost Of
$9100 She has four year records,
two of which were made in heifer
form, that average over 900 pounds
and is making over 1000 pounds Of
butter and 10000 pounds of milk.
This young sire is a line bred
Ormsby, carrying four crosses or
that grand old sire, Sir Pietertje
Ormsby Mercedes. Seven yearly
tested dams back of him average
1043 pounds of butter and $4,000
pounds of milk in year.
VIII Carry on Work
The Mankato Holstein Farms
company is being incorporated to
carry on the work as started by
NARROW & Randall, and it is the
plan of those interested to expand
and develop this great herd even
to higher plane in individuality,
size. type and production by scien-
tific breeding methods.
The stock of the company has
been divided into three classes. 8
per cent Cumulative Preferred.
Common A, which draws Is per
cent before common B participates,
and has preference over the Com
mon B. After Common B. partici-
and Common B. will share and
share, alike in any additional dtvi-
dends to bexdeclared.
The preferred and Common A
stock are an excellent investment
for the stockholders. There is still
an opportunity for people of Man
kato to obtain some of this stock,
which will be of natural benefit to
the company and those who are as
ISOLATED with it. r. .
Officers and Directors
The following are the officers
and directors of the company ana
these will hold Office until the first
annual meeting in January: J. C..
NARROW, president: L. Salet Jr.,
vice president; c. w. Fisher, vice
president; Harry K. Cain. secre-
tary treasurer; L.. M. DePuydt, as
sistant secretary treasurer; w. w.
Randall, A. H. SLIDER and Henry H.
Fuller all of Mankato, F. w. Schaf-
er, manager of the dairy division
of the Sioux Falls Savings Bank,
Sioux Falls, So. OAK, and c. D.
Stevens President of the Samels,-
Stevens Live Stock Investment Co..
and State Representative OF the
Nebraska Live Stock Insurance
company, Minneapolis. The gener-
al management of the company
will continue under the efficient di-
rection of ]. c. NARROW.