The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1925-11-01

MODEL PLANT is HOME OF
TWO PURE-BRED HERDS


to be found in Western Wisconsin
or Eastern Minnesota, where the
most scientific and advanced meth
DDS Of agriculture are employed
the year around to maintain ano
develop two exceptional herds OF
pure bred cattle.
This establishment is known as
The Sherman Farms, OF when
Geo. 6. Sherman and Sons are the
nronrietors, with l.. p. Sherman
as manager. Here will be found
snlendid herd of Holstein-tries..
ian cattle and top-notch herd OF
Scotch Short Horn cattle, Whlcn
each wear are very materially aud
mo IN spreading the fame OF the
Ct Cr0ix-Pierce counties territory
&c an important livestock center.
Sherman Farms, containing 5zo
acres Of the choicest farm LANDS 20
bo fopnd in this section of country,
arc located in Kinnickinnic town
Shin EIGHT miles northeast OF RlV-
a. rolls and five miles southeast
If Roberts. with the winding KIN
nickinnic flowing through the
heart of the farms.
Good Location
There is an interesting story
bocI of the establishment OF Shef..
man Farms. Geo. c. Sherman OIL
Minneapolis purchased the site OIL
tbn farms in 1915 after more than
YEARS search for an ideal spot
which took him over a consider
ohIo section Of Minnesota and WIS
consin. His son, L. T. Sherman,
graduate of the University OF Mlh-
1esota School of Agriculture, was
nlaoad in charge as manager.
At that time it was planned that
onofber son. Stephen G. Sherman,
should be schooled for the purpose
and ioin his brother, L. Z. Sherine
an. in the active management VI
fhe nroperty. Stephen G. Shern-
On was enthusiastic for this pro,
Sr1 and was in thorough accord
Iitb his father and brother re-
garding their plans for the farms farms,
The7l fate interviewed. Stephen
q Sherman, while freshman a.
fLeI University of Minnesota Col
80 of Agriculture, enlisted IN the
g re- Marine Tor service. pver seas
The Worlo{ Tie was nlieo
June 6, 1918, at the battle OF Chae
xeau Thierry, on the second Gay %
he Marines offensive against the
German lines.
In Sons Memory
AS a sincere tribute to his mem
o,.v it was determined to retain
tbe name Geo. G.. Sherman and
Sons. as proprietors of the FARMS
and to erect a splendid Short Horn
cattle barn on the property, when
TODAY always is referred to oy
members of the family as "Steph-
ems barn"
There are seventy head of finest
Holstein-Friesian cattle to be
found in Pierce or st. CrolX coun-
flies. at Sherman Farms. The milk
mo herd numbers forty-five eX-
ceptional COWS.
The Scotch Short Horn hefd
numbers fifty head.
Splendid Sires
AS sire at the head of the Hol-
tein-Friesian herd is the widely
known bull, Milford Meadows Rag
Apple Fobes (H. P. No. 212461}
grand champion at the McCloud,
Minnesota, County fair in 1922 and
grand champion at the St. CroiX,
Wisconsin, county fair in 1924. His
sire has a splendid list of tested
daughters and is from 81 ID.
daughter of the famous foundation
sire, Homestead Junior De Kol.
Milford Meadows Rag Apple Fobes'
sire is by Canary Paul Fobes
Homestead, sire of the 1919 Ma
tional Champion bull, while his sire
is the sire of the 1920 National
Champion bull. This outstanding
sire of the Sherman Holstein-Frie-
sian herd has as dam a 31.77 Id.
cow by a son of Dutchland Sir
Pontiac Rag Apple, the sire of four
cows with records of from 81 to
40 lbs. His three nearest dams
average approximately 3112 lbs
for seven days production. His
seven nearest dams average 80
lbs. While Milford Meadows Rag
Apple Fobes is eight years old, the
quality of his calves today war
rants keeping him at the head of
the herd.
Practically all of the milking
herd cows at Sherman Farms have
official records, ranging from Il