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took the care and management of a large and fertile farm and a choice dairy 

 of cows. 



The laws of heredity and environment have their influence upon the man, 

 and Sylvester Burchard has been a successful dairyman for over forty years. 



He commenced breeding Holsteins in 1879, and in 1882 he was sent as an 

 expert judge of cattle to Holland, to purchase stock for parties in the United 

 States. He selected 217 head and brought them to this country. The high 

 character of stock purchased by him is sufficient evidence of ability to select 

 the best. He has probably adjudged Holstein stock at more fairs than any 

 other man in this country. 



Sylvester Burchard has been a member of the Holstein-Friesian Association 

 since its organization, and has attended all its meetings and has been deeply 

 interested in its work. 



The high standing and popularity of Mr. Burchard among Holstein breeders 

 was never better attested than by his nomination for the presidency of the 

 Holstein-Friesian Association at its annual meeting in March, 1894, when he 

 received a unanimous vote for that position. In his annual address as president, 

 delivered at the meeting of the association in March, 1895, in speaking of the 

 great work carried on by the Holstein-Friesian Association, Mr. Burchard said: 



" We have a powerful incentive to stimulate us in this great work, inas- 

 much as the cow we represent laid the foundation of all dairy industries, and 

 taught the generations that it was her mission to nourish and bless the world. 

 We may well boast of her ancient lineage and the blue blood that courses through 

 her veins, and also feel proud of the purity of her pedigree and the great anti- 

 quity of her origin, for long before the stately Shorthorn chewed her cud on the 

 banks of the Tees, or the beautiful Ayrshire cropped the grasses on the bleak 

 hillsides of Scotland, or the golden Jersey became queen of the islands of the 

 Channel, the black-and-white cow was feeding in the green pastures and lying 

 down beside the still waters of Holland. 



"In the land of her adoption she has helped to make picturesque the land- 

 scape, and added to the contentment and happiness of the home, has helped to 

 keep the boys on the farm, and has opened up to our people such possibilities 

 as had never been dreamed of. She has added much to the welfare of our 

 country, and her unprecedented performances at the churn and pail have stim- 

 ulated many a poor dairyman to a triumphant success. Her gentle disposition 

 and kindly nature have taught us many a lesson in patience and forbearance, 

 and if there is a place for the cow among the immortals, we shall find the 

 Holstein-Friesian happily feeding in the green fields of Paradise." 



He has been inspector of imported cattle, and also an inspector for Advanced 

 Registry since the association was formed, and is now a director and member 

 of the executive committee. 



Sylvester Burchard is a man of perfect integrity of character ; he has large 

 ability, quick perception, good judgment, and his past experience has fully 

 ripened his powers. 



FRANK H. BURKE, San Francisco, Cal. Possibly no one on the Pacific 

 coast has had more experience with Holsteins than Mr. Frank H. Burke, of La 

 Siesta ranch, Menlo Park, Cal. 



Prior to investing in Holsteins he had practical experience in butter dairy- 

 ing on the largest scale in the world, at the Shafter ranch, in Marin county, 

 Cal., where 4,000 cows are milked daily during the season. Before establishing 

 a herd himself he examined the best herds in the United States, no matter what 

 the breed, and though from past experience he leaned toward the Jersey and 

 Shorthorn cattle, this careful inspection demonstrated to him, as a practical 

 man, that the blackLand-whites would be the money-makers. 



Nine years ago he purchased largely of these in the East, and the following 

 year so greatly was he pleased with the pecuniary returns that he sent orders 

 for seven carloads, and from time to time has given other orders for "the best." 



His herd, notwithstanding numerous sales all over the Pacific coast, from 

 British Columbia to Chili, consists of over sixty head of pure-breds, mostly Clo- 

 thilde Sth's Clothilde heifers, out of King Aaggie Clothilde cows, with founda- 

 tion crosses of Aaggie, Netherland, Artis Twisk and Mercedes blood. 



Mr. Burke's success in the show ring in the past seven years has been phe- 

 nomenal, over 700 prizes, including every sweepstakes in the past 



three years, 



