Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-14
Guernseys Form Foundation
For Herd Planned For
Polk County; Four Far
/ Sighted Young Farmers
Organize To Promote
Dairying.

Dairy herds of the Red River val
ley were augmented this spring by an
important addition when the England
Guernsey Cattle club was organized
by -four young farmers in the western
part of Polk county. This great agri-
cultural section seems likely to be-
come famed for it's Guernseys before
many years just as it has already eS-
tabhshed it's reputation in Black and
White.
The England Guernsey Cattle club
was organized in March, 1922. by four
Of Polk county's most forward-looking
young farmers. Its members are all
officers as well, and include Ole Flat,
secretary; Ralph Moe, president: AL
fred Linden. vice president, and Gun
uf Moe, treasurer. The purpose of the
organization was of course to promote
dairying in the England country, and
especially on the three farms on
which these young mel are working
out their destinies. h secretary, MIR.
Flat, told the why's and wherefores
of the whole affair to The Herald Wis
ttor last week
This country must have dairy cat
tie. We four needed good cattle on our
farms if they are to continue to pay
us for our labor. So we decided to
form a club and all introduce the
same breed-of course it had to be
pure bred stuff, enough money has
already been wasted on poor cattle
and scrubs. We wanted to get the
best our money could buy for us, SO
we decided to get 'Guernseys of the
best breeding we could find. The
I Guernseys on the Jean Duluth farms
have the finest reputation of'any in
this part of the country, so we decid-
ed to try to buy our foundation stock
from hat herd. We started with a
herd sire and heifer each.
Our young herd sire is May Rose
Cleon, sired by Florhams Maximum.
His dam, Cordelia May Rose, is now
on test and gives indications of go
ing over 600 pounds. Her'first record
| was incomplete, but she has a great
deal. of class to her for h was the
first prize COW in the Montana state
fair: She is a half sister of Jean Du-
Luth Coronet' 52S16, the worlds
champion Guernsey. COW. Both these
cows were sired by the famous herd
siresMay King Of Linda Vista. 'Cleon'
/ wiI1"be IL months old on August 9.
He. weighs $50 pounds and is a re-
lmarkabiy wen-developed fellow"
Daisy Moons May Rose of Jean
DuLIuth is the heifer Mr.. Flat chose
for his herd foundation. h is a
beauty She Will be three years old IN
December, Sired by Craigamoor May
King. whose first nine tested dams
averaged 7S6 pounds Of butterfat, she
has a splendid opportunity to make
some good records herself. Her sire is
three-Quarters brother of Golden No
BILE of the Lakes, who was II times
q champion. Gold Medal prize winner,
and headed the unbeaten Breeders
Young Herd at seven fairs. including
the Minnesota State fair in 1917. In
1919 he was senior dad grand cham
pion at the Spokane, Vancouver and
Yakima fairs, and sired the grand
champion bull at the Western Royal,
Spokane, Northwestern Live Stock
Show. Lewiston. Idaho, thus demon
strating his ability to transmit his
greatness. Mr.. FLATS heifer's dam has
good breeding, too She was May Rose
Pride, dam of Marathon Rose King
III, first prize at the Barnam fair In
1918, She is an exceptionally high
testing cow.
Ole Flat is a son of A.. K. Flat of
Grand Forks, who bought the farm
of 800 acres in 1895. The son pre-
pared himself well for the big job he
has on hand by studying at the North