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sire was Sir Mechthilde Jewel." While having a long list of first honours in the principal shows in America, he also had the honour of being brother to the world-famous cow Colanthea 4th's Johanna," which, as far as milk records are known, was by far the highest producer at that time in any part of the world. This cow was much talked about. Every agricultural paper in existence reproduced her photograph and gave her yield to be over 27,000-lbs. of nearly 4% butter fat in one year. The Company have received many other bulls from America, besides several shipments direct from Holland selected by the well-known breeders and judges, Messrs. N. K. Kuperus & Sons. Females have been largely imported and probably one of the best is No. 92114"Helena Pietertje Netherland," bred by W. H. Davis, Washington Hollow, N.Y. This cow was imported into Japan, where she was champion of her breed, and was purchased from there at a long figure. "Helena was a very fine cow but did not live long in Hong Kong, where rinderpest claimed her. But ten days before she died she gave birth to a fine bull-calf "Monarch," by "Sir Ida Lotta Pontiac," whose dam had a record of 105-lbs. 4% butter fat milk in one day. Monarch is probably one of the best bulls the Company ever owned. Amongst the stud cattle three other bulls were sired by "Sir Ida Lotta Pontiac."
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The Company owned and have many descendants from the following well-known cows whose names point to relationship with the most fashion- able Holstein families in America:
ELLEN PIETERTJE OF EDGETOWN CLOTHILDE FRENISTA DE KOL CLOTHILDE FRENISTA DE KOL 2nd BUCKEYE RAMONA MAID
BEAUTY PITERTJE PAULINE BURK
HELENE PITERTJE NETHERLAND IDA LOTTA PITERTJE DE KOL JOHANNA ETHEL MECHTHILDE Plebe JOHANNA REgis Wayne
It would be tedious and uninteresting to enumerate in these pages more animals. Enough has been said to show that the Company possesses the most fashionable strains of Holstein blood. Milk from Holstein cattle has been proclaimed by scientists to be the most easily digested, owing to the fat globules in the milk being of a smaller size than in the case of any other breed of cattle. In many towns it is specially advertised as being most suitable for children. Well-bred Holsteins the world over have been commanding very high figures for some years past. Not long ago a five months' old bull calf at a public sale in America fetched the remarkable price of over £10,600 sterling.
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