The Penn's Grove record., 1923-07-20
ANNUAL CALF CLUBDAILYTOUR

For the last three years the Calf
Club members of Salem County have
been holding a summer Dairy Tour,
when they visit a number Of the pure
breds in South Jersey, studying dairy
types and herd management.
This year the tour was held on Tues
day. July 10th. and started at the farm
OF Mrs. Joseph S. Bill, at M~onroeville.
Mr.. Bill has one of the outstanding
herds Of Holstein-Friesian cattle in
New Jersey, all Of his animals being
big producers and true foundation
stock. During the past winter Mr.. Bill
has done considerable advance regis
try testing and made a record of 36
pounds OF butter in 7 days with one
of his individuals. From Mr.. Bits
herd a class of four animals We're
selected and Mr.. f. j.. Perry, Dairy
Specialist, from New Brunswick. first
gave the embe a talk on the selec-
ton and Judging of dairy cattle. Next
the members were then allowed to
Judge the class. After fifteen minutes
they passed in the written places Of
the class and Mr.. Perry went over the
work, giving the correct placings and
his reasons.
From Mr.. Bits the party visited the
Colson Estate, at Daretown, where the
club members had an opportunity to do
Judging work with a p%urebred Guern-
sey herd. Most of the stock was i'm
ported from the Guernsey Island and
are the true type of Guernsey cattle.
Mr.. Perry had charge of the judging
work here and after the placings had
been made. Miss Jessie Colson gave a
very interesting talk on the Guernsey
breed and its possibilities.
The interest in Guernseys is steadily
increasing in South Jersey and it is
Salem County's good fortune to have
such a herd within it's boundaries.
Mr.. Frank Coleman's farm at Shirley
was the third stop made where the boys
wanted to look over the young stock
about which they have heard so many
good remarks. Here they also had an
opportunity to see Mr.. Coleman's Herd
Sire. Alfred Rag Apply Korndyke,
looking him over as an individual and
studying his pedigree which shows
many 80 pound records or better.
At noon the party stopped at Leroy
Harris's Marlboro, at the home of one
of the club members, where everybody
enioyed the lunch. After lunch a pc
tato race was staged which offorded
the members considerable enjoyment.
The Marlboro Club members had as
sembled all of their calves at Leroy's
where Mr.. Perry and the visitors hac
an opportunity to see the type of ami
mails the boys were raising in theiI
club work. At his time county cur
Agent Gronwoldt introduced Mr.. w. w
Wetmore, Secretary of the New Jersey
Holstein-Friesian Association. Mr.. Wet
more gave a short talk in which he
gave the boys some worthwhile points
to consider. He cited a case of a boy
in Ohio who had bought a calf ter
years ago and had continued on will
the work and raising only her worth
while offsprings and today had a hero
of II head which he value at three
thousand dollars. This, Mr.. Wetmort
said. was simply an example of what
a boy could do and the possibilities Of
the work. Mention vas also mad
about the coming fairs this fall a
Bridgeton, Trenton and the Nationa
Dairy Show at Syracuse, where thu
club members plan to send a show
herd from New Jersey and also {
judging team.
From Leroy's the party went to the
farm of Mr.. Eber NJ. r. Davis where
they looked over Mr.. Davis's young
stock and had a chance to see the Hero
Sire, Winterthur Pri1ly Segis Marmagel
Mr.. Davis also gave a talk on how III
got started in purebred business anc
started with his present Herd Sire