The Coolidge examiner., 1940-08-01
Arizona Jersey Cow
First Transit. S.
"Test Tube" Mother

first time in animal breeding his
tory, a calf has been born as the
result of a transcontinental artifi-
cial dissemination. A purebred
Jersey bull calf, product of the
aerial union of the sire in San
Francisco and the dam in New
York City, was born at F. L.
Chesneys farm in Glendale, Ariz.,
on July %.
A plane had raced 5000 miles
eastward for sixteen hours last
October to link a n Harents of
Americas first "transcOntinental
test tube calf" The precious germs
of life were carried in a refrigerat-
ed glass tube.
Today, the product of the expert
ment. a healthy, strong calf or
solid color, like that of his sire,
was entered upon the official herd
register of The American Jersey
Cattle Club as "Patsy's Fair Flight
Count 4122OO."
Dairy scientists and livestock
breeders watched with interest
and some doubt of the chances for
success-when the cross country
breeding attempt was made as
practical test of methods evolved
in the laboratories of agricultural
experiments stations. Experts
from the colleges of agriculture on
both coasts, air transportation
agencies across the nation, and
veterinarians at both ends of the
historic flight were coordinated In
to a chain that established artl-
ficially the link between the
animals.
Success of this experiment
dramatically demonstrates to the
American dairy pure-breeder the
practical possibilities of artificial
breeding" said Lewis w. Morley,
executive secretary of The Ameri-
can Jersey Cattle Club, which
sponsored the demonstration with
the cooperation of agricultural col
1ege scientists and their agencies.
"Our real interest is not IN
spectacularly long flights, but
rather in the practical application
of the principle demonstrated on a
neighborhood, county, state and
regional basis. Thus we can dis
tribute the seed Of outstanding
sires over a relatively much larger
number of dams than is naturally
possible, and, through their pro-
geny, improve the great American
dairy herd"
The name Of the offspring,
"Patsy's Fair Flight Count" Is a
combination Of his family names
and the circumstances of his
breeding. The PATSY" derives
from his mothers name, Riverside
Oxford Patsy 1126SS5. At the time
of the breeding attempt, she was
appearing in an exhibit at the New
York Worlds Fair. Count" is in
herited from the name Of his sire,
Golden Blonde Count 371471, owned
by Falklands of Schellsburg, Pa.
The sire was in San Francisco, ap-
pearing in the National Dairy
Show at the Golden Gate Inter
national Exposition, when the
long distance breeding effort was
made. The Fair Flight part OF
the calls name is taken from the
aerial link between the two great
fairs.
Aside from the unusual circum-
stance of his birth, the test TUBE
calf" is deserving of note because
of the famous bloodlines in his
pedigree. A paternal grandsire.
Golden Blonde Volunteer 337055,
won first for junior get of sire at
the 1884 National Jersey Show, re-
ceived a silver medal for his pro-
duction-transmittin ability, and
had 13 daughters whose production
average $50 pounds of butterfat.
The calf's dam produced 679.24
pounds of butterfat on a mature
3e5-day equivalent basis. "Patsy's
Fair Flight Count" is her third
calf.