Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-16

United States that 400 lbs. of fat
Is noteworthy.
Here is one that has done some
thing. She is Converts Ultra Queen
Rose bred and tested by Paul Moore
of Convent, n. j., is as her name
would indicate to the initiated a pure
bred Guernsey; is the second highest
COW of her age for the breed and
the New Jersey state champion in
class D-three' and one half to four
years. In 365 days she gave 1858
lbs. milk containing 1852 lbs. butter
fat. Starting at two years or in class
G she gave 1927 lbs. milk, 724 lbs.
that class. She is a grand daughter
of Ne Plus Ultra being by his son,
Ultra Select and out Of Imported
| Queen Rose Of Pine Grove, who has
three good records Of her own and Is
also the dam OF two Advanced
! Register sons.
! At the recent Pennington falr l
! noticed "Cliff" Blanchard driving a
! pair of dark red Durham" oxen
! that pleased me by their motion and
| general appearance seeming like
! pair of good workers and they were
! colored nearly enough alike and OF
similar build so they looked like a
! good match. They looked sort of
familiar and it was either that or
| their good appearance that made me
! inquire of some q week later as 10
| where they came from and then L
! found out. Two years ago. riding
! from kingfield up to the Bray Farm
! in Ben Lander's car, his man driv-
| ing, | saw a few rods away a pair
| Of red oxen that looked good and
was told that they were for sale.
| told Oscar Ranger about them but
| imagine my~description was not en-
thusiastic enough to attract; anyway
! I wrote Henry Parlin of New Shar-
! on q little note and he went up,
found them two inches larger than
had guessed and held at a reason
able price, bought them, worked
! them enough to nearly or quite pay
! their keep and sold them for q profit
of something like $50. l imagine
they have done the Blanchard fam
lily a lot of good and they are sell
! dom accused of not getting value re-
ceived in any purchases.
/ 1t seems entirely probable that u
few exhibitors of real cattle at the
fair received hardly the mention
/ due. My plan has been to get a
! good line on those arriving on Mon
( day and then pick up the new COM
ers of Tuesday, to see a little of the
! judging and then get down TO the
racing after a heat or two. as that
! is where | am supposed to he when
racing is going on.
! | am sure Bert harrington. OF JAY
! had some good steers and oxen, the
| prize list shows that, but there are
lew who object to a little item tell
/ ing something as to quality 1t is
not possible to mention 700 head of
cattle individually but when a man
goes TO the trouble of exhibiting and
i 1t is lot OF trouble, too, as any one
( who ever tried it knows he certainly
! should be entitled to a line or two
Ernest G. Eaton of Harrington, is
/ a real Jersey enthusiast and his ex-
! hlblt though small was meritorious
the judge said so, and said it with
money. The young men were out
with some miniature oxen in more
than ordinary number and real show
/ quality and they carried away
/ blues and reds and some other
coiors, among these Warren Voter
and Chauncey Sawyer of Farming
: ton, the son Of Trustee Ralph Hall
! OF Wilton, a little Robinson lad of
/ Chesterville, etc.
NJ. A. Clark & Son of SKYLINE
! Farm Wilton, biggest winners OF the
| Ayrshire money at the late Frank
! lin County Fair by about two to one
are announcing an. auction sale OF
tHelr entire herd on October q, The
Messrs. Clark have built UP a great.
producing herd in the few years and
/ according to report are not quitting
/ the game but will import others in
/ the spring. They have the produc
lAS QUANTITIES and it is to be pre-
sumed that they intend to secure
| animals a little more on show rino
/ type than those they now have. pre-
suinably with the purpose Of wadine.
out into deeper water, in the ex-
. nlplnon and maybe in the line of
} butter rat production. A really high
I class Ayrshire herd in Maine nov
! could win all the money"
am often amused to hear some
breeders when asked If their cattle
are milking" Shorthorns reply in
the af1lrmatiVe. 1t seems as If some
OF them think that the name milk
ing Snort horn" is a term that AL
! lows the turning of them to pasture
without the giving Of any grain ra-
lion whatever and the need of very
IlttIe care. Some day there NAV be
some one who will show real herd
OF the breed and then the others will
! slt UP and take notice. I do NOT
mean that there are not good cattle
OF inns division Of the breed but that
lhere Is no particular type and also
Llucn absence of uniformity. a
quality which when present is the
making Of herd The wise selec-
tlon OF sire will do much to assist
IN Improvement and a general vigil
ance as to cullinc and strict at
ttentlon to keeping within the herd
! the desired quality, will be found
absolutely essential to success. This
I WIZ not be accomplished without
/ rigid culling.