The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
GREAT INDUSTRY
GIVEN AN IMPETUS
Many Local Men Finan-
ciaIIy Interested
MARROW THE MANAGER
Made President of This Large
Corporation
GREAT FUTURE NOW SEEN
High Records Are Achieved By
Gilt-Edge Animals Of
the Concern

Articles of incorporation for the
Mankato Holstein Farms company
appears in this issue of The Free
Press. This we'll known Holstein
breeding establishment is located
two and one half miles north OF
Mankato State Highway No. 5, con-
Meeting Mankato and the twin cities
by the shortest route. The capital
stock of this corporation will be
$500, 900. Many of the representa-
tive business men of Mankato are
stockholders in the company.
This farm was purchased by Mar
low and Randall in April, 1919.
They Immediately made plans to
erect a model dairy barn for the
housing of the high class herd Of
purebred and Registered Holstein
dairy cattle which they propose to
develop. The barn they erected os
one of the very finest in the state,
if not the finest, and most complete,
and the herd of high bred cows that
have ben developed are in keeping
with their surroundings.
High Official Records
Many high official yearly records
have been made on the different
animals in butter and milk pIoduc.
ton, which has established the herd
as one of the highest producing
herds in the United States. The
herd has also been given an oppor-
tunity through the largest show
rings in the country of proving this
superior type. Cattle fom the Man
kato Hoistein Farms being shSwn'
each fall at the largest state fairs
and National Dairy shows, Animals
from this herd have been shipped as
far away for show purposes as Col
.umbus, Ohio. In 1920 two animals
bred on this farm won twenty f1Ve
First Prizes in groups and open
classes at state fairs, the National
Dairy Cattle congress, and the Ma
tional Dairy show.
Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes
14th a massive bull weighing 2750
pounds was the first herd sire used.
He was considered by many the
creates show bull that ever lived,
having defeated six National Dairy
Show Grand Champion winners,
and many other great show bulls
that were undefeated until they
came into the ring in competition
with this great Mankato Holstein
sire.
Won Many Prizes
Last fall at the 1921 shows this
herd was again outstanding in their
prize winnings, six head being
shown at the National Dairy Cattle
congess and winning the following
prizes. Five firsts. one senior,
champion, two grand champions,
third, a fourth and a fifth prize
These high winnings have been un-
eoualled by any exhibitor in the
history of this great show, which
has ben running for twelve years:
The management went on record
with the statement that no breeder
had ever won a like number OF
prizes with a like manner of cattle.
A junior two year old heifer. that
was raised and developed at the
Mankato Holstein Farms was grand
champion over all females at this
show. During this time sne was on
official test as a Junior two year
old and broke a worlds record in the
305 day division, and finished her
years production by making 1051:52
pounds of butter and 2L489.1 lbs.
milk, which gives here the state
championship in this division. and
places her fourth in the world in her
class. However, the fact has been
brought out that no heifer in the
world EQUALS this heifer in both pro-
duction and show ring type as she
was seriously handicapped in max
ing her record by being shipped in
freight trains to and from the shows.
She would have made larger rec
ord had she been kept at home.
Record Made BY Cows
Four cows have made from 1908
to 1871 pounds of butter in year
and have MIXED from 81, 900 to 2S,-
pounds of milk in a year. Two
that are on test at the present time
are running at 1000 pounds and 1900
pounds of butter for the year. Be-
sides this there are other large re-
cords of production under way on
two year old heifers that nave been
raised on this farm. One Of these
freshened at two years three months
and has in her first five and one half
months produced 11040 pounds of
milk and 452.75 pounds of butter.
Another two year old in her first
eighty eight days on test has 5000
lbs. milk and 246 pounds of butter.
Another two year old, a sister to
these; bred at the Mankato Holstein
Farms and owned by E. A. Barthel-
envy of st. Cloud has just been re-
ported as having in her first eight
months over 1900 pounds of milk
and 700 pounds butter. A ten year
old cow milking only on three quar-
tiers has in ten months 1900 pounds
of milk and nearly 800 pounds or
butter.
The Mankato Holstein Farms, I'M
der the ownership and management
of J. G. NARROW and w. w. Randall,
have built an enviable reputation for
themselves and the Mankato Hol-
stein herd in about three and one
half years They have had stock
men and visitors from all over the
United States and many other