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Part of E. C. Schroeder's Prize Herd of Holstein-Friesians 



Then the grand senior sire of the 

 herd, Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes, 

 was purchased. His dam, Pietertje 

 Maid Ormsby, was a superb animal 

 with numerous records to her credit. 

 Sir Pietertje 's get have won prizes and 

 established records until the Schroe- 

 der herd is now considered one of the 

 few best in the country. 



There are so many high-bred, record- 

 making, prize-winning animals of both 

 sexes in the Schroeder herd that it is 

 only possible, in a limited space, to 

 refer to them as a whole. The herd 

 has been built upon a splendid founda- 

 tion, and the standard has been so well 

 maintained that the Schroeder Hol- 

 steins have a world-wide reputation. 

 Their superiority has been proven by 

 winning prizes over all competitors. 



and by establishing milk and butter 

 producing records. 



Mr. Schroeder's farm is one of the 

 show places of the Northwest. Every- 

 thing about the home and the farm 

 buildings is kept in order. The illus- 

 trations show the park-like grounds 

 and the admirable arrangement of the 

 fine buildings. They do not show, how- 

 ever, the scrupulous cleanliness of the 

 interiors of the buildings where the 

 aristocrats of the herd are housed. 



The Schroeder farm is operated like 

 a well constructed piece of machinery. 

 Here is practiced diversified farming 

 in all of its branches. Potatoes are one 

 of the staple crops, and corn is another. 

 Extensive tracts are seeded to alfalfa 

 and clover, and a good-sized patch of 

 mangel wurzels helps to provide bal- 



Younger Members of E. C. Schroeder's Prize Herd of Holsteins 



