The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-29
A New England Bred Guernsey Owned
In Maine

Tho Guernsey breeders of Maine are
tn be congratulated on having the OPP
portunity of owning a young Guernsey
bull that was bred and raised for the
first six months by what has proved
tn be the greatest breeding establish
ment in America as far as production
Is concerned this farm Is the well
known Falcons Flight Farms, located
at Litehdeld, Conn.
This young animal goes by the
name of Falcons Dirigo 1861 and Is
owned jointly by Ralph S. Norton OF
Portland and Josiah French Sons
of Scion, the owners OF Falcons Dlrl-
go 1861 were undecided for while
as to whether they should invest in
the Bell-founder blood or go back to
n son of King Of Chilmach 20798 AK,
whose daughters have and are making
class leader records. After short
time of careful study and investiga-
lions, Mr.. Norton and Messrs French
purchased Falcons Dirlgo 1867 at Il
long price.
Falcons Dirlgo 1867 is without
doubt one Of the greatest bred bulls
OF the breed His sire is Choice OF
Elm Tree Farm 2f007, the only liV-
ing son of the worlds greatest sire
Bell-founder 1861 A II whose five
highest tested daughters made an aver
age of over $40 pounds of butter fat
the dam of Choice of Elm Tree Farm
24007 is Litchfield Maid 24786 AR
She has an advanced register record
of 590.76 pounds Of butter fat. Litch
field Maid 24786 and her dam, Hoop
of Gold 1913 are two OF the great
foundation cows at Falcons Flight.
I.itchfleld Maid is in turn the dam
of Rose of Falcons Flight 45522 AR
with class b record of G33 Il pounds
of butter fat and has recently com
pleted a class A record OF nearly 760
pounds of butter fat. Rose OF Fal-
cons Flight 45522 A. II. is one OF
the great producing daughters of Bell
founder 1861 A. II. and therefore a
full sister to Choice of Elm Tree
Farm 24007.
Great as it Is on the paternal side
of the pedigree of Falcons Dirigo
1867, the maternal side is equally
as good, his dam, Glen of Falcons
Flight 1878 A X. Is a daughter of
Beil-founder 1861 A. II. She has
record OF GAG pounds of butter fat
and on re-test in class A her com
pleted record will be very close to
700 pounds OF butter fat.
1t will be noted that Glen OF Fal-
cons Flight 1878 A. r. is not as
heavy mixer as the rest OF the Bell
founder daughters. Her test for the
month of January was 6.2 per cent fad
and is still the highest testing cow In
the herd. Three other daughters Of
Bell founder 1861 A. X. are just
finishing there class A tests and al
gong over 700 pounds of butter fat
II breeders will carefully study thu
pedigree of Falcons Dirlgo 1867, they
will find that he is a double grandson
of Bellfounder 1861 A. II. Both his
sire and dam are half brother and sis
ter to the worlds champion, Guernsey
COW Countess Pine 437S5 A. r. with
q record OF 1S626.9 pounds of milw
1103.2S pounds of butter fat at
years and II months of age.
Falcons Dirigo 1861 is now al
French Hill Farm where he is being
mated to the choicest females in the
herd There are daughters OF such
great bred bulls as Gipindas Woman
OF Stannox 44785, Countess OF Glen
burnie 43325 and number OF othc'
heifers of Washers Sequel breeding
including granddaughter of ImI
Washers Sequel 1882 that Is now on
official test at French Hill and pro
duced 1093.5 pounds of milk contain
ing 81. 1894 pounds of butter fat for iii,
month of May at only two milkings q
day.