The daily star-mirror., 1923-06-18
BIG UNIVERSITIES
TRADE HERD SIRES
IDAHO AND NEBRASKA MAKE
YEARS EXCHANGE OF NOTED
HOLSTEIN BULLS

A noteworthy bull exchange was
made recently when the University OF
Idaho shipped their Holstein herd bull
Metador Violet Idaho (273447), to the
University of Nebraska and brought
back to Idaho the Nebraska herd bull
King Piebe Pontiac Segis (174303.) In
way, these bulls are taking post
graduate courses, since they have
each spent several years at their re-
spective institutions and will now
change places for year.
Metador Violet Idaho is now four
years of age and has stood at the
head of the University of Idaho herd
for two years. He was bred by the
University of Idaho and it is felt to
be quite an honor to breed and de-
velop bull of such quality that he
will be used ON the great Nebraska
herd. The sire of Metador Violet Ida
no was King Segis Metador Walker
sQ72052), the Oldest and best proven
son of the great Carnation Stock Farm
herd sire, Metador Segis Walker.
King Segis Matador Walker increased
the production of his daughters over
their dams by 81 per cent of milk and
So per cent of fat, as tWo-year-olds.
His daughters are some of the greatest
COWS in the University Of Idaho herd
Out of eleven tested daughters he has
two with over a thousand pounds Of
butter in one year and six over 600
pounds of butterfat, all made with
first or second calf His seven-day
record daughters include one over 34.5
pounds of butter; two over 81 pounds;
three over 80 pounds, and five over
27 pounds He has had two daugh-
ters milk over 100 pounds of milk In
one day and only one daughter has
been tested with third calf. AS his
daughters mature they should make
some great records
On the dams side Matador Violet
Idaho's pedigree is just as good, since
he is out of Idaho Violet Posch Orms-
by (337275), the champion COW of Ida
ho, and the highest record living COW
owned by a state institution She
mas three records of over thousand
pounds of butter in year, ranking
ninth among all COWS of the Holstein
breed with over three such records.
Her best record is 26,812.5 pounds of
milk and 100741 pounds of fat, equi-
yalent to 1259.26 pounds of butter. In
addition to being a good producer she
S a great breeder having three tested
daughters, one Of which will finish
n July with about HOO pounds of
1utter and another with about 900
pounds of butter.
Matador Violet Idaho is not only
we'll bred but he is a good individual
)eing undefeated in his class in the
Pacific northwest for three years and
Winning many championships. He
1915 pounds on the show cir
uit as a three-year-old. His calves
n the university herd furnish the
,roof for the greatness which his pedi-
,ree forecasts.
Fortunate to Secure Segis
The University of Idaho feels that
hey are fortunate, says F. w. Alike /
on of the department of dairy hus-
landry to be able to obtain such a
,reat bull as King Piebe Pontiac Sc
lis to cross on the daughters and half
listers of Matador Violet Idaho. King |
'iebe Pontiac Segis was sired by Pie |
e Laura Ollit Homestead King, who |
ad become known before his recent |
death as The Present Day |
because of the fact that
e is the only bull in the world that
ad five -year-old daughters that |
made over 10000 pounds Of milk in |
ne year He has seven that average
8 900 pounds as two-year-olds and I
Q that average $4,000 at the same /
ge. He is the sire Of May Walker /
lille Homestead, the present Ameri- /
an champion with 31610.6 pounds of
lilk and 371.6 pounds Of butter, ten
1onths' record Of 21496.5 pounds of
lilk and 97092 pounds of butter, and I
year record of 24,ee47 pounds of
1ilk and 1112.91 pounds Of butter, all I
ecords made at three years and three
1onths of age. His daughters have
roken more worlds records than
hose of any other sire that ever lived.
n fact 1t is futile to attempt in the
pace available to tell Of the many
hings which have made Count
amous. The Count y" Piebe cross