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two sons head first-class herds. This is rather a local but very 

 interesting family that has been little affected by outside influences. 

 The ten leading Holstein-Friesian sires, based on Volume XXIX 

 of the Advanced Registry records, are the following : 



NOTE. T. D. = tested daughters ; P. S. = producing sons; P. D. = proved daughters. 



1. King of the Pontiacs 39037 . . . T. D. 236 P.S. 145 P.D. 68 



2. Pontiac Korndyke 25982 . . . . T. D. 147 P.S. no P.D. 90 



3. Lord Netherland DeKol 22187 . . T. D. 127 P.S. 37 P.D. 157 



4. DeKol 2d's Butter Boy 3d 23260 . . T. D. 118 P.S. 95 P.D. 85 



5. Hengerveld DeKol 23102 . . . . T. D. 116 P.S. 66 P.D. 85 



6. Colantha Johanna Lad 32481 . . . T. D. 109 P.S. 86 P.D. 52 



7. Homestead Girl DeKol Sarcastic Lad 



32558 T. D. 107 P.S. 44 P.D. 61 



8. Aaggie Cornucopia Johanna Lad 32554 T. D. 106 P.S. 73 P.D. 79 



9. Paul Beets DeKol 22235 T. D. 105 P.S. 49 P.D. 96 

 10. Sir Veeman Hengerveld 361 58 . . T. D. 101 P.S. 10 P.D. 51 



In addition to the above bulls, there are many sires famous 

 for the great records of their descendants. Sir Pietertje Ormsby 

 Mercedes 44931 has a wonderful record for his daughters, 22 

 having yearly records averaging over 1000 pounds of 8o-per-cent 

 butter, and 8 having records ranging from 1023 pounds to 1389 

 pounds in a year. King Pontiac Champion 53418 is not only 

 the sire of 101 A. R. O. daughters but n have made yearly 

 records averaging 23,082.6 pounds milk and 923.57 pounds butter. 

 King Segis Pontiac Count 93909 sired 1 1 daughters with average 

 yearly records of 22,661 pounds milk and 977.73 pounds butter. 

 Pontiac Aaggie Korndyke 38291 has 6 daughters that average 

 1214.9 pounds 8o-per-cent butter. 



Prices for Holstein-Friesian cattle have reached figures that 

 surpass those of all other breeds of dairy or beef stock. As a rule, 

 good examples of producing cows will command a satisfactory 

 price. For many years $500 has not been regarded as a phe- 

 nomenal price for a good, plain-bred cow of the breed. Prior to 

 the World War some remarkable figures had been reached. In 

 1907 D. W. Field of Massachusetts paid $8000 for the four-year- 

 old cow Pontiac Rag Apple 56980, and in 1911 Mr. Field sold 

 the bull calf Aaggie Cornucopia Sir Colantha 102991, a son of 



