Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-13

leading surgeons as well IS med
ical practitioner OF the Forest city.
One thing we are compelled to do
and that is to acknowledge his cap
abilities as q stock man.
A few years ago he had q good
sized Ayrshire herd that he was
showing at the Maine fairs with
good success and then put on test
securing records in butter fat pro-
duction that attracted attention.
Final result the selling Of the en-
tire herd to 70 to Andover, Mass,
at a very satisfactory price and put
ting In the herdsman to go with
them. Then he embarked in breed
ing of Herefords but SOLD them ere
| long as / fancy he found more of
pleasure in the dairy breeds.
! Then he started with Jerseys
securing heifers containing the blood
of oxford Fairy Boy and bred to
| Oxford Kathaboy, son OF that bull
that was out Of a daughter OF Fon-
taine Caiest, bull long in the herd
of the late DIR. H. M. Moulton of
| Cumberland and her dam was by
that other great dairy bull OF the
Moulton herd, Flying Fox Victor.
Fontaine Caiest was by Mabers
Poet at the head of the Jersey herd
of J. l.. Robinson of Windham, who
had the best Maine herd at one
time.
| DIR. Files has his cows on test
and one of the matters noted in the
official records Of the American Jer-
sey Cattle Club Is the fact Of his hav-
ing three yearling heifers by Oxford
| Kathaboy that produced individually
| over 40 pounds of butter fat for
July and 1 think one of these was
right at so pounds earlier in the
season.
| Oxford's Kathaboy was an outside
bull-that is he was not under DR..
Files ownership, but the Doctor
successfully putting him on the map
| will lead to the establishment of an
| other Jersey farm with this bull at
| the head and should any cows from
| other breeders be sent there, it will
| be at a fee which most of our Maine
| breeders would deem p hibitive.
/ DR.. Files is now using in his herd
Willoh's Gypsy Boy, the bull before
mentioned as the property OF Mr..
Phinney. There is quite a stable
bunch Of cows and heifcIs and they
are producing well in official test.
The cow I fancied most was by a
! double grandson of Oxford Fairy
| Boy and out of a daughtcr of Mabels
| Poets Brown Sultan, VINO as one
would expect was by labels Poet.
At the Gorham Fair where Will
loh's Gypsy Boy was made grand
! champion, his get won as junior
calves. First on Magn olias Gypsy
Boy out of Victors Magnolia, 301
lbs fat in $50 days. bull calf and
first on Gypsy Boys May who was
, out of Oxford Kathaboy's May, this
a junior heifer calf. 1t rather looks
as if DR.. Files had them going and
coming on show ring type and pro-
duction and it is interesting to note
the executive ability which can car
ry along a business of this sort out
side of business hours as a sort of
recreation at the same time putting
it on g. paying basis. He made a
success with the Ayrshires and is
hopping right along on the way with
his Jerseys.
The six heifer calves spoken Of as
coming from Lone Tree Farm, the
home of Fauvic's Prince, are the
joint property of DR.. Files and Mr..
Phinney but I think they will be di-
vided, as l noticed Mr. .Phinney was
building for the accommodating of
stock.
The Jersey interest is booming along
the line of staid old Gorham and we
may see a good show herd for our
larger fairs heading out from there,
anyway the town will ,as for the
past two years. be found to have
one of the warmest Jersey shows to
be found in Maine.