The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-10
STATE COLLEGES
TRADE HERD BULLS.

IOWANA Mercedes Homestead No.
14035, one of the greatest bulls
OF the Holstein breed has come to
Montana State College and Aagie on
dine Grahamholm Lad, the former
nerd sire at Montana State College
has gone to the Iowa State College at
Ames, In other days 'Hoss tradin' :"
was one OF the important parts OF
farm operation; today bull trading
has taken its place. When Montana
State College had used its famous
herd bull as long as 1t could and
Iowa State College found itself in
the same position, the institutions
arranged for a swap" on even terms.
Both sires are OF the same age and of
outstanding breeding.
A glance at the history and pedi-
gree OF the new Montana State Col
eye herd sire Indicates that Aagie
Ids place has been filled by worthy
successor. Iowana Mercedes Home
stead was born September 10, 1914.
He was recognized as being one OF the
best bulls in the state of Iowa. Being
sired by Oak DeKol Ollie Homestead.
he is half-brother to Piebe Laura
Ollie Homestead King, the sire of
the American Champion butter fat
producer, May Walker Ollie Home
stead, with $3.50 pounds of milk
and 1885 pounds of butter to her
credit.
Iowana Mercedes Homestead was
second priced aged bull at the Ma
tional Dairy Show in 1919, half
brother to his father being the win
ner Of first prize. In 1917 he was
first in the two-year-old bull class
at both the National and the Water
loo Dairy Congress- His sire, Oak
DeKol Ollie Homestead, was grand
champion at both of these shows IN
1915 and 1917, being the only bull
of the breed to accomplish this high
achievement for two consecutive
years.
Mercedes Herbert Johanna the
dam of the new State College sire
ranks second in the breed in the
number Of yearly tested daughters
and II of her daughters have records
|of 10000 pounds of milk or over in
one year. The dams record is 20,422
pounds of milk and 712 pounds of
butter In one year.
Iowana Mercedes Homestead is a
large bull, weighing about $500
pounds In breeding condition. With
this size, however. he carries great
refinement. perfect top line, with
3 extremely broad, level rump. The
first daughters of Iowana Mercedes
Homestead are just beginning to
freshen and haze started some very
creditable records. Individually
they are the best ever raised in the
Iowa State College.
e. ]. Hazelrude who is in charge
of dairy production at Montana State
College, and who managed Grace
Koningen in her worlds record
breaking test, feels that the new sire
Is worthy addition to the State
College herd. and that the College
is fortunate In being able to arrange
such an advantageous trade.
Aagie Ondine Grahamholm Lad,
the former herd sire at the College,
needs no introduction in Montana. In
1922 he was grand champion Hol-
stein sire at both the Midland Empire
and Montana State Fairs. This bull
is son of the famous show bull,
Aagie Cornucopia Johanna Lad, Jr..
with So advanced registry daughters;
and grandson of Aaggie Cornucopia
Lad with 107 advanced registry
daughters. The grandsire, sire and
half-brother of the bull just traded
to the Iowa State College, each have
a daughter with record of over
$1,000 pounds of milk, a worlds re-
ord combination.