The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-21


are still increasing in number. Mos
young COWS and considerable is ex-
pected Of them when they reach the
proper age Of maximum production.
A Great Sire Is Proven
During the first six or seven years
the university leased the service OF
four different bulls, although most
of the animals In the present herd
trace their greatness to the two
foundation cows and the very prepo-
tent sire, King Segis Matador Walker
This bull, another factor in the re-
markable development of the herd
was leased from G. D. Hodge, of Mos
COW, who operated a farm near Lap
wal. King SegiS Matador Walker was
used for about two years, but due to
the small number of females Of breed
ing age in the herd at that time he
left only 13 daughters, of whom II
are still in the herd. King was with
out question one of the greatest
breeding bulls In the northwest and,
although his daughters are very
young COWS, none having had more
than two calves, their records already
give him a place in the hall of Hol-
stein fame. He has IL advance re-
gistered daughters, of which seven
made yearly records as two-year-olds,
with an average increase of 115
pounds of butterfat over the records
of their dams at the same age.
Advantage of Good Bulls
| Here is where the university Hol-
stein herd shows the benefits of good
breeding. If these seven COWS con-
tinued to produce for five years their
total increase in production over that
of their dams would be 1925 pounds
of butterfat, which, figured at 35
cents per pound, would mean an in
crease in revenue of $1408.75, directly
attributive to the transmitting power
of the sire. This is an outstanding
example of the economic advantage
of using high-class bulls for breed
ing. These COWS are making even
better records with their second
calves than with their first.
These seven daughters, at the aver
age age of three years, three months
and five days, had an average produc-
tion of over 1880 pounds of milk and
$50 pounds of butterfat, equivalent to
over 500 pounds of butter. Among
the seven is a junior four-year-o1d,
who has just finished record Of ap-
proximately $4,000 pounds Of milk
and SIS pounds of butterfat, equal to
1920 pounds of butter. A senior three
year-old, also numbered in the seven,
has record of 23,300 pounds of milk
and 1926 pounds of butterfat, equivaI-
ent to 1881 pounds of butter Another
a junior three-year-old, gave 1886
pounds of milk, 6O8.6 pounds of but
terfat, equal to 760 pounds of butter.
Still another produced 19,039.1 pounds
of milk, 614.8 pounds of butterfat,
or 770 pounds of butter. All Of the
above records rank first in the state
in their respective classes by wide |
margins. The junior three-year-o1d |
has freshened again and in one day !
recently gave 103 pounds of milk. Her |
production record for the first four
months of her test indicates that she
will break all previous records for
this state.
Bull Had to be Killed
Many have asked the university re-
garding the whereabouts of King Sc
gis Matador Walker, whose services
in building the university Holstein
herd will never be forgotten. After
his two years at the university his
proved to be infected with tubercu-
Losis and after contracting it he was
slaughtered Thus came the un-
timely end of one of the greatest bulls
ever known in the northwest.
The university herd now has 20
females Of milking age and of this
number II are daughters of the fam
1us old King. Practically all of the
producers can trace
heir descendancy to some crossing
between the blood of the two great
COWS and King Segis Mata-
1or Walker or one of the other bulls I
lsed at different times during the ]
years.
A "FamiIy Affair.""
In the present herd Alaska Yukon ;
has one daughter, five '
rand-daughters, and three great .
oosch Ormsby has two sons, three
daughters, five granddaughters, and
me great granddaughter, making the 7
lerd real family affair." Three !,
# old Colantha's daughters have been :
.iven advanced registration, one hav- .
ng made over $4,000 pounds of milk :,
nd 1000 pounds of butter as a senior :
hree-year-old. Several of her grand
aughers hold state records. AL
hough this old COW was never given
n opportunity while in her prime to 4
stablish any records for herself she L
aid long ago all debts against her n
y giving the herds such high-class e
fspring. p
Old Violet has become a household e
'ord on dairy farms throughout the II
tate, as this venerable COW has been Il
onstantly in the limelight for the Il
lst three or four years. She started 8
ut on the road to fame by breaking d
he state yearly production record s
ith 1901 pounds Of butter. The next
ear she beat her own achievement
18th production of 1907 pounds. She r,
now nearing the end of test "
hich may pass the 1200-pound mark Fl
his last test was started at nine "
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