The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-05
HOLSTEIN MEN
PLAN EXCURSION
TO VISIT LATAH HERDS-VIOLET
FAMOUS DAIRY COW, TO BE
H0NORED


Tuesday, June II, will be dairymens
| day in Moscow. The Holstein
breeders of the Moscow section will
hold an excursion to visit the farms
and inspect the herds CO the local
breeders and hold luncheon at the
university dairy barn at noon. "Old
Violet" the famous University of Ida
ho Holstein COW, will be the guest of
honor at the banquet and will be
crowned queen of Idaho dairy cows
by a representative of the Moscow
chamber of commerce.
The excursion and luncheon will be
in celebration of the gTSat record re-
Gently completed by Idaho Violet Posch
Ormsby, familiarly referred to as Old
Violet" and in recognition of the
growing Importance of Holsteins and
dairying in general in the Moscow
community. Old Violet " is the most
celebrated dairy animal in Idaho, hav-
ing held the state record for all breeds
and ages for the past four years. She
has broken her own record twice,
making three records of over 1000
pounds of butter in year, her last
years record being 26,812.5 pounds of
ulllh anu I,UUi.tl pOuuuS Ol ldL,
equivalent to 1,25926 pounds of but
ter. This record makes her the high
est record living COW of any breed
owned by a state institution. This
fact is one over which all dairymen
and livestock men of the state, and
especially Latah county Holstein
breeders, should feel elated, since
many of the local breeders have some
of her descendants in their herds.
Shows Dairying Possibilities
The work of "Old Violet" has
brought recognition of the possibili-
ties of dairying in Idaho to thousands
of readers of the agricultural press,
and the Holstein breeders will honor
Violet by novel banquet at which
she will be the guest of honor. The
idea of holding luncheon in the
dairy barn is very unusual one. The
COWS will all be turned out and the
barn scrupuously cleaned. Tables
will be placed in the feedway be-
tween the rows of stanchions. "Old
Violet will be at the head of the
table. In addition to the dairy cattle
there will be a special
delegation of business men represent
ing the Moscow chamber of commerce
to officially do honor to this great
cow G. p Mix, Holstein breeder and
Moscow business man, will give a
Toast to "Old Violet" and place a
wreath of violets on her horns, crown
ng her queen of Idaho dairy cows.
Other speakers at the luncheon and
heir subjects, will be as follows:
Address of welcome, Dean e. J. Idd
ngs.
I" Future of Holstein Cattle Breeding
w. e. Meyer, field man for
-Friesian Breeders associa-
ion
The Development and Management
If a Purebred Dairy Herd" Prof. F.
" .Atkeson.
The excursion will start from the
arm of G. P. Mix promptly at $50
!. m. Visits will be made at the
arms of the following Holstein
,reeders: G. P. Mix, Ward Gano,
rheo Roster, VIM. Schumacher, Oakley
Iall, Ross Abel, J. R. Collins, and the
of Idaho. At each farm
he owner will discuss the source of
lis foundation stock, family blood
ines, breeding policy since founding
f herd and policy planned for the
uture, methods of feeding, including
ummer and winter feeding, DISPOSE
ion of products, ans a general state
nent on profits from the enterprise
nd the relation of the dairy herd to
he farm as a whole.
The excursion and meeting are be-
ng promoted by o. S. Fletcher, Latah
ounty agricultural agent, and Prof.
:. W. Atkeson, head of the dairy de-
artment of the University of Idaho.
In speaking of the plans for the
ay, Prof Atkeson said: There are
t present a number of high class
airy herds in the, vicinity of Moscow.
'hese herds will form the nucleus of
lore that are to come and will play
leading part in the development of
he dairy industry in this section.
his excursion and the meeting at
le luncheon will give the breeders a
hance to get acquainted with one an
ther and see what the other fellow
doing, and it will also afford Mos
DIV business men an opportunity to
ee the progress that has been made
/ starting the dairy industry in the
icinity of Moscow. We want a large
tendance of farmers and business
len, and will assure them that If they
D on the excursion and attend the
eeting they will spend a pleasant
al ,,rofitoh1o dow