Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-13
A Jersey Stir
In Western Maine
By G. M. Hatch

Wnen one mas not the OppOrtunity
of viewing the highest class speci-
ment of livestock 1T first hand, then
Photographic representations of the
animals become at once a source OF
pleasure, of information and of in
spiration and the a. has reached
such a stage that one has little
chance of forming incorrect impress
s1ons, when following the work OF
Hildebrand and Stronmeyer.
For several years, probably FIVE
this writer has been attracted to the
great Jersey sire Fauvics Prince
lO7,961 and the great work of his
daughters in the high production OF
milk and butter fat and when we
learned that a double grandson OF
this bull had won the Grand
Championship at Gorham Fair in
1926 over bull that had been
practically invicible for several
years at our l. ger Maine fairs, we
thought a personal inspection of the
winner might well repay the time
and trouble.
The bull in question to win al
Gorham is Willoh's Gipsey Boy
233,645 by Fauvic's Willoh full
brother to Fauvic Mic Mac, 5S8 lbs
| butter at two years old, and his
dam, Fauvic Baroness, made COZ lbs
butter at two years Of age both
! Fauvic's Willoh End Fauvic's Bar
oness being by Fauvics Prince
Willoh's Gipsey Boy, shown this
year as a two year old, is owned BY
M. NJ. Phinney of Gorham, who has
saabbled more or less in light har-
ness horses of the better sort both
in Maine and in other states, where
his business had taken him for ex-
tended periods. learned the fascina
ton OF tracing blood lines and O,
their Importance.
1t is claimed that there is no such
thing as perfection but Willoh's
Gipsey Boy would certainly be HARD
to fault. Almost perfect as to tor
line. he has length of body ON legs
rather of the order that would be-
called short, fine head with a horn
of the right sort, good depth OF
body, strong at the heart girth, and
the parts joined together in a
blending which may be described as
style, shape and symmetry.
When Fauvic's Star, by Fauvics
Prince, came out with her then
worlds record, 20,616 lbs. milk and
also zoos lbs. fat, fancied her a
good show tyne, but when his
daughters. Fauvic Ruth had 1,047
lbs. fat and Princess Xenia. 1.021
lbs. of fat, l began to wonder if
show ring type and butter fat pro-
duction might not be bred in the
same animals.
Fauvic's Prince was grand cham
pion at New York fairs, Pough-
keepsie and Mt. Kisco, at Brockton,
Mass, ard at Eastern States Elk
position in 1919 and he is a Medal
of Merit, a gold Medal and silver
Medal bull, which his daughters
have five medals of Merit, four
gold Medals and % silver Medals,
and while there are II COWS in the
Jersey breed (to July 1920 to have
produced over 1000 lbs butter fat,
three Of this are by Fauvic's Prince
and his get, the get of his sons and
the produce of his daughters make
their influence felt at any show
where they are exhibited.
On the paternal side Fauvics
line to Noble of Oakland's and
Fauvic Baroness to Combination of
st. Saviour's through Financial
Baron.
Mr.. Phinney has but a small viii
lage farm and has but just begun
breeding. He has a few cows and
heifers but one of these is a
Broadmoor Farm bred one which
means George Blanchard the dean
of Maine Jersey breeders. This one
is a double grand daughter of
Darling's Interested Owl, whose
daughters have been producing so
well at Boardmoor and she is
Moonshinede Normandie by Nocturn-
al Owl out of Full Moon Owl that
made COZ lbs. fat at five years of age
which is pretty good evidence of his
ideas as to the value of the con-
centration the best lines.
Willoh's Gypsy Boy was bought of
Col. A. V. Barnes of Lone Tree
Farm, New Canaan, Conn, presi-
dent of the A. J. c. c., and within
few weeks there have been bought
from the same farm six heifer calves
which carry from 25 to 37h per
cent the blood of Fauvic's Prince
and 1t Is to be presumed that these
will be mated with Willoh's Gypsy
Boy This is a course totally at
variance with the Maine farmers
ideas of breeding and no doubt
there are many who will put up
both hands at the idea but Mr..
Phinney is started on a little tour
of investigation, has seen the good
results Of inbreeding thus far and
has the courage of his convictions.
Fully half of these calves are of
show type and one as l recall is a
grand daughter of Fauvic Ruth.
They should AL develop into fine
cows.
Just outside Gorham a matter of
two or three miles are the Home
land Farms of DR.. E. w. Files of
Portland. whom I can hardly tabu-
late but will call him one of the