The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-06
BOYS IN IREDELL
FORM BULL GROUP
Association Reports Crafty
ing Dividends From The
Cooperative Effort

After a year Of operation, the Ire.
dell Al Jersey Bull association
with an outstanding Jersey sire as
its sole asset, is proud to report
gratifying dividends from the cooper.
atve enterprise, ]. w. Pou of States.
vile, assistant farm agent for Ire
dell county, announced today.
Stockholders in the bull are highly
nleased with the animals sired bv
him. and they are convinced he is
well worth the trouble and expense
they put forth in securing him.
Morrocroft Designer, bred by Nor.
~rocroft Farms at Charlotte, is the
name of the bull. He is out of an i'm
ported COW, Imported Semares Royal
Interest, and sired by Royal Design
er. one of the outstanding bulls on
the Isle of Jersey. Both sides Of the
pedigree of Morrocroft Designer
show unusually good records in pro-
duction and at the Parish shows on
the Island.
Aided value is now attached to
the priced Morrocroft imported breed
in North Carolina because the Isle of
Jersey is occupied by Germans, who
reportedly, are slaughtering cattle in
invaded territories.
The bull association is the offshoot
of 10 years of active Jersey calf club
work in Iredell under the leadership
of County Agent A. r. Morrow. A
large number of calf club members
had fine registered Jersey females
which they had raised or purchased.
With a herd of only two or three
good females. none of the club men,
bers could afford to buy or keep an
outstanding Jersey sire.
They decided, related Pou, that the
best way to improve the good heif-
ers they owned was to secure an out
standing Jersey sire, with the club
as owner and with all members hav-
ing an equal chance to use him. By
pooling their service fees, the club
members We're enabled to pay more
for a sire, thus getting a better ami
NAL, than it would have been prac-
teal Tor any one member to pay
individually.
Their first step was to form an as
ISOLATION, with a constitution and
bylaws. The % charter members
banded themselves as the Iredell All
Jersey Bull association, and chose
a board of five directors, consisting
Of the officers and two additional
members.
Elected officers were Edgar Trout
man OF Route 8, Statesville, presi-
dent; Charles Tomlin of Route 4,
statesville, vice-president; Marvin
Houston, of Troutman, secretary
treasurer; and James Vanstory and
Troy Brawley, directors. The board
Of directors was charged with hand
ling all details and business transac-
tons connected with the bull.
The charter members decided to
allow other All Jersey calf club
members to enter the association up
on application, with their member
ship contingent upon the quality OF
the Jersey females owned by them.
In proportion to the number OF
females they owned, the charter
members took stock in the bull, with
each share of stock emitting the
holder to one service fee. Shares
were sold for IS each, and 100 shares
were sole in order to pay for the
bull.
After looking at several individual
bulls which were considered good
prospects. the group decided 20 Sc
lect Morrocroft Designer, 399O92. The
bull was only IA months old VIII :
the club members purchased him.,
and it was necessary with such a
Ia ee number of shares of sto> to
confine his services to the stockhold-
ers. Later, the association intends to
permit other club members havin'
good females to use the bull for the
regular service fee.
Fred Morrison, who lives on a
farm four miles west of S~tatesville,
was appointed custodian of the bull.
Club members decided it would be
more convenient and practical to
keep the Sire at a central location,
rather than move him from farm to
farm.
The bull was insured for his value,
SO zone of the stockholders would
risk losing shares in case of accident
or death.
Within a few days the stockhold-
ers will meet to hear a full report
on activities of the association; TO
elect officers for another year and
to consider new membership tppll-
cations.
The association expects to use
Morrocroft Designer for sc vera
Years, depending upon the results DID,
taiEed. Then they will sell him and
put the money in another bull or, IL
the association is large enough at