Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-07-14
Train Is Greeted BY Many
of Our People
A BREED FOR
ALMOST EVERYONE
Wisconsin Dairy Experts Bring Cows
and Bulls For Purpose of Arous-
ing Interest in Better Dairy
Cattle - Fine Talks

The Wisconsin Dairy special, tour
ing Idaho under the direction of tn
Union Pacific railroad, visited Noun
tain Home Friday evening of las
week, and was greeted by a larg'
number of men and women wht
showed by their undivided attention
the interest they felt in the exhibit
The men in the party had with
them some of the top liners in dairy
animals. Indeed, as one of the dairy
men stated, there was a breed o.
COW for almost every nationality.
Upon the arrival of the train
which included six cars, the cows
were unloaded and lined up in front
of signs giving their pedigree, rec
ords and general descriptions.
The speaking program was held
in the railroad park and the crowd
stayed right through to the end
The men who spoke were introduced
by Judge Watts and they had the
facts right at their finger tips, en-
abling them to tell the story with
out using up too much time. Those
who spoke were:
w. L. Baird of the Holstein-Frie-
sian association spoke on "The Flu
ture of Dairying in Idaho"
Barney Sheridan, the only Irish
dairyman in captivity IN the state OF
Wisconsin, told something about the
Guernsey cattle in snappy manner.
John Robinson, president of the
Livestock association of America
gave some good pointers in his short
talk.
Mr.. Shepherd of Jerome explained
how it happened that the state of
Idaho was turning to dairying. Many
of the ranchers felt that the produc-
tion program of the state was not on
a firm foundation, and they had
been helped to this conclusion by the
many bank failures here. Dairying
was the answer to the problem.
Mr.. Reeves, general freight agent
of the o. S. L. maGe short talk stat
ing that the railroad was back of any
constructive program for the state
of Idaho
Reid Murray of the Wisconsin Ag-
college, who was in charge
of the special, also made an interest
ing talk.
The children were all greatly in
terested in "Dairy Special" the lit
tie Guernsey calf born since the spe-
cal started on it's journey.
At the conclusion of the speak
ing the cattle were all taken before
the bandstand, where there records
and points were explained.
During the evening the Duck VAL
ley Indian band rendered music to
enliven the proceedings.
Among the animals on the special
IRE the following:
"Aaggi," grade Holstein, world
champion grade in long time produc-
ion. Her record at six years was
'1,106 pounds of milk and 4056
pounds of butterfat. The six-year
Lverage is 81 pounds of milk or II
Iuarts of milk, day.
Golden Master" milking Short
lorn, 2 years old. Her dam is James
lille Rose, with yearly record of
2,9SS pounds of milk.
"Luxerin Celia" purebred Guern-
ey, born January 19, 1923.
"Pabst Pontiac Aaggie," purebred
Iolstein, daughter Of King Pontiac
Hampton. Her records at Z years
re as follows:
In seven days, 1885 pounds of
and $3.50 pounds of milk.
In S65 days, 944.4 pounds butter
at and -25,915 pounds Of milk.
Average milk per day, II pounds, ,
pualling 80 quarts.
Acme Homestead De Kol, pure
red Holstein, double grandson of {
he famous old sire, Homestead Ju-
ior De Kol'
Beauty" grade Holstein, years
( age. She shows the result of grad {
lg for a period of years with pure v
red sires. 4
"Aaggie Homestead Canary De [
.ol," one and one-haH years old. A O