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HOLSTEIN CUTTLE HERErNEXTnlgiMembers of Buying Partv 107 Si’Pleased With Stock Pur- :*« chased in Wisconsin. 'isMississippi county’s first big ship- aim^: . lit mrnt of Holstein cattle, headed by 0ja 2.200 pound bull, half brother to tl.an animal that recently sold for 1 n$15,000. will arrive in Blythevillev.ithin a few days and will shortly nlt; be distributed to local farmers, pros- nlt; pective patrons of the new Blythe- ; ville cheese factory v iC. G. Smith. J. Mell Brooks. R .E ftJones and C. If Iuecke returned hato this city Wednt alter a i we ek’s trip to Plymouth. Wis . wherethey bought 06 head of cattle, de- rlt;: r;bed ;is the fin*\'t stock ever to v lt;be brought into this community 1' !,i thlt; re is no di iv en i ite thlt; tie uill arrive here over the Cotton tn H* 1’ at 3 25 Haturda. afternoon and ' arrangements may be made to parade them down Main street to give local re; id* tits a ulunpse of the .‘■lock at 11 help provide then for Mississippi lt;ouiv 's^B dairy industry. jStock of Fine Quality IAll the members ol the purchasing party returned to Blytheville i tilled with enthusiasm by the sue- j lt;lt;of their trip and confident th it J | x» step Is being taken which will j mean H new measure of agricultural I prosperity in this connnunm J Among the *6 head of cattle, they point out, are two registered bulls |it., It |' ■tin- i.l.t .n.d • ■ 1 en registered ( u ... exceptional quality These will be foundation ;J®* lUxIc lor the establishment here ot ’ a strain of Holstein cattle equal to j any In the country. The balance ~(f *he • lupment is made up o ' ade j . cows and heifer-, *^'*eter* , urytyp^ and production records. '(JaA number of tie registered am- ‘jmals, including the senior bull, were jolchosen from the herd lt;f John Z b- ,u,erlin. winner of national dairy show tltland numerous state fair champion- j(ships. Mr Zoberlin's herdsman and slt;rSanother young man Interested in the nodairy farming jh).- ibilities of north- tin • ad Arkansas are accompanying ’ the shipment south. sollians l*ure lired Herd of'I hr Zob' l Itli bui! -a ill b. the prop- Muerty of Mr. Jones, who made the Co trip north to select foundation eh; stock for the pure bred Holstein tin herd which he intend to develop ^r upon Ins farm near Yarbro. The an animal, large even for a Holstein, is pic said to be the son of the largest J**'olstein cow on record, and will tip ■ .ale :it better than 2 200 ** pounds. The bull bears the disting* co* lushed title ot King Homestead US Longfleld. He is a son of DodgfljjB County Homestead Bov . twice a winner at the natiofial dairy how and his dam. Jo:*. :e Longfleld Pine- “j] hurst, niade 22.172 9 pounds of milk w# and 991 92 pounds of butter fat in a year, under official tlt;st Mr. Jones is ;iNo acquiring a numb* r c{ ?*-g:s- j tered cow - besides a few grades fl intends ultimately to have pure on b ds exclusively. ofAH of the cows e. [uprising the cla shipment are described by the pur- sir chased as large animals, conform- of ing to the Holstein type No rna- I ture cow in the lot will weigh lota Ai than 1.300 pound wl.ne son,. (re op| as heavy a.s 1.700 pounds. Most heof them will produce GO pounds of prlt; milk per da\ m the flush slt; a.-on. 1 which In Jlolsteins is equivalent to Co about 60 pounds of butter fat per ,thi mlt; h #Mi issippi county farmers who1•• never seen well bred Holstein f' ‘ cattle will be amazed at the size ' of the cows in the local shipment, j Mr Brooks predicted, declaring that --itof elephants. Mr, Brooks pointed out that at prevailing prices the ws are ve rth $100 oi m : e on thebutcher s block 1--------instoemth*fer
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Blytheville Courier News
Blytheville, Arkansas, US
Fri, Nov 16, 1928
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