THE AAGGIE FAMILY. 



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Those families most widely known to American breeders would probably 

 be included in the following enumeration, which is given without reference 

 to their relative importance: Aaggie, Aegis, Alexander, Artis, Billy Boelyn, 

 Captain, Clothilde, Carlotta, De Kol, Empress, Empress Josephine, Gerben, 

 Jewel, Koningin Van Friesland, Hartog, Johanna, Hengerveld, Pel, Pietertje, 

 Mooie, Keyes, Promoter, Pauline Paul, Queen of the Hill, Mercedes, Opperdoes, 

 Zuider Zee, Wayne, Mutual Friend, Netherland, Texelaar, Tritomia, Twisk, 

 Rijaneta, Florence Herbert, Violet. 



One of the earliest families to attract especial attention among breeders 

 was the Aaggie, which was brought before the public by the proprietors of 

 Lakeside. 



Aaggie, 901, was imported by them in September, 1879. 



The following year, and while carrying twins, she gave 18,004 Ibs. 15 oz. of 

 milk in a year surpassing all records, of all breeds, up to that date. 



About the same time, Messrs. Yeomans & Sons imported her daughter, 

 Aaggie 2d, which, as a two-year-old, surpassed all records of her age, by giving 

 17,746 Ibs. 2 oz. of milk in a year. As a cow she gave 20,763 Ibs. 3 oz. in a year. 

 She also made 304 Ibs. 5| oz. butter in ninety days surpassing all records of 

 that time for butter. 



NETHERLAND DUCHESS, No. 2498 H. H. B.; ADVANCED REGISTRY 130. 



Imported. Milk record, 12,770 Ibs. in one year. Butter record. 16 Ibs. 15 1-4 oz. in a week; 

 22.34 Ibs. of milk making one pound of butter. 



The wonderful showing made by this cow and her daughter induced Messrs. 

 Smiths & Powell Co. to make a special trip to Holland, for the purpose of 

 looking up the family and securing all the choice representatives thereof. 



They found that Aaggie was sired by Rooker, a noted prize winner, and 

 that his descendants had proven enormous milkers, the best of which they 

 secured, and imported to this country. 



This family is so extensive that it is not practical to go into details regard- 

 ing the various individuals, but twenty-eight cows, all closely related either 

 daughters of Rooker, or his son Jacob, or grandson Jacob 2d have made milk 

 records which average, for the whole number, 16,560 Ibs. 13 oz. of milk in a 

 year. 



As butter makers they also hold a high position about twenty of the cows 

 referred to above having made butter records which average 20 Ibs. in a week. 



BUTTER RECORDS, AAGGTE FAMILY. ALL MADE AT LAKESIDE. 



Idene Rooker. . 

 Lady Griswold, . 

 Aaggie Beauty 2d, 

 Cecelia Rooker, . 

 Aaggie Rosa, 



Yrs. Lbs. Oz. 



3 21 10 3-4 



4 21 8 1-2 

 4 21 5 



20 9 

 20 5 



