The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-12
COW HONOR GUEST
AT BIG LUNCHEON
HOLSTEIN BREEDERS EXCURSION
FEATURED BY EVENT HONOR
ING IDAHO VIOLET

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Forty people ate dinner with COW
at the dairy barn of the University
of Idaho college of agriculture today
noon. This COW was Idaho Violet
Posch Ormsby, the COW with the
highest record for butterfat produc-
tion of any COW owned by state
institution in the United States.
| Violet's fellow-diners were Hol-
stein-Friesian breeders of Latah
county, together with representatives
of the university faculty, including
President A. H. Upham and Dean E.
J. Iddings of the college of agricul-
ture.
AS the meal progressed, Violet
stood at the head of the table and
modestly munched punches of fresh,
juicy alfalfa, green from the field
Milk and milk products figured
prominently in the menu for the
other diners.
sGive EN- MILK
"Give them milk whether they like
it or not" was the instruction shout
ed out to the walters by a director
of ceremonies. Milk was Labeled out
from huge cans and passed through
the stanchions to a waiter who pass
ed it along in tin cups at the long
table which extended down the cen
ter of one wing OF the dairy barn.
The barn had been scrubbed until it
shone. Diners, as they slipped their
milk, feasted their eyes on printed
charts which bore the names of the
purebred COWS that ordinarily occu-
pied the stalls. Each chart carried
columns for records of butterfat and
milk production, day by day, together
with an index to the cows pedigree.
Cream, guaranteed to be pure Hol-
stein cream, was served in the coffee,
and other dairy products which were
eaten with much gusto were cheese
sandwiches which melted in the
mouth, and strawberry ice cream.
Idaho Violet Is Crowned
Before the meal was over, Violet
was crowned with a wreath by Gain
ford Mix, first agricultural graduate
of the University of Idaho, who is
now developing Holstein herd from
the King Segis blood line which is
the same blood line as the university
herd
81 crown you, Violet" he said,
queen of dairy cows owned by edu-
cational institutions of the world
Violet neither blushed nor turned a |
hair, but went on calmly eating al
falfa as the wreath hung over her
horns.
"Old Violet" as she is known |
around the university, produced &c.
312.4 pounds of milk, containing L.
D07.41 pounds of butterfat, equivalent |
to 1,259.26 pounds of butter, in her
asst 365-day test This was the third
time she had made years record
If more than 1000 pounds of butter.
She is the only COW in the United
States, owned by state institution,
which has three such records
Features Breeders Excursion
The luncheon with old Violet to-
lay was feature of an excursion
conducted by Holstein breeders, un-
Ter arrangement by County Agent o. +
J. Fletcher of Latah county and 1
Prof F. w Atheson, head of the L
larry department at the university
The excursionists this forenoon
listed farms of dairymen who have
lerds of purebred and grade IIol-
teins and who are gradually work.
ng into the purebred business They
ooked over the herds of Gainford
1ix Ross Abel, Theodore Roster. M. II
" Schumacher, and j. R. Collins, 4
nd this afternoon they inspected the /
erds of Ward Gano and of Washing i
on State college. An inspection of d
he University of Idaho herd followed
he luncheon
Fletcher Is TOaStmaster
For the speaking which followed {
he luncheon, County Agent Fletcher I
yas the POSTMASTER. He called first {
n President A. H. Upham, who ex- t
ressed his pleasure at being able to ]
Din in paying tribute to a dairy j
ueen. Dean E. J. Iddings welcomed {
airymen to the institution. Mr.. i
fletcher then introduced four mem !
ers of the Moscow Holstein club, in
oys' and girls club work-Albert .
-oster, Ardie Gustafson, George
-ompf and Dale Kompf 4
Professor Atkeson then talked of 1
le development and management of I
dairy herd, pointing out the excel 1
mt opportunity there was for start
lg a cow-testing association, which I
e hoped might be the outcome of 4
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