244 MAIXE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I915. 



this, by correspondence with the -\merican Jersey Cattle Club, 

 and the breeders and various owners of the animals under con- 

 sideration/ 



Let us first consider the registered progeny of these bulls. 

 These are shown in Table 8. 



TABLE 8. 



Registered Progeny of King Melia Rioter I4.th and Blossom's 



Glorene. 



KING MELIA RIOTER 14th (103901) 



BLOSSOM'S GLORENE (102701) 



Sex. Name. NTimberl 



Sex. Name. | Number 



MaleJMarj-s Jolly Raven ... 131203 



Female Sadie Glorence ! 5.96356 



Female ^1 aggie Lambert Blossom! 318687 



Femiale Glorene's Damsel 336348 



Female Rose Glorene 335349 



Female Freda Glorene ■ 335351 



Female Edith Glorene 335352 



Female Glorene's Loretta D. . . . 335353 

 Female Golden Lad's Miss Glo- 

 rene . . ._ 335354 



Female i Queen Ola Bloss \ 335355 



Female Glorene's Burletta \ 33o358 



1 i 



From the table it might appear that Blossom's Glorene was a 

 much surer breeder than King ]SIelia Rioter 14th. This, how- 

 ever, was not in fact the case. The difference in the two halves 

 of the table only means that more of the progeny of the former 

 bull than of the latter "Li'ere registered. I am informed by Mr. 

 S. B. ]\IcCague. who was the owner of King Melia Rioter 14th 

 during the major portion of his breeding life, that he was a 

 sure calf getter. ^Ir. iSIcCague now has a good deal of stock 

 from him eligible to registration, but not registered. 



Regarding the characteristics of the two animals, it appears 

 from the available evidence that both were excellent bulls, of 

 fine conformation and high constitutional vigor. Unfortunately 

 it is not now possible to get a photograph of either animal. 

 Figures 53 and 54 give illustrations of certain of the progeny of 



"For aid in this inquiry we are particularl3- indebted to Mr. R. M. 

 Gow, Secretarj- of the American Jersey- Cattle Club, who in this as in 

 other matters has alwaj^s been most kind in furnishing data from the 

 records of the Club; to Mr. W. J. Hussey, of INIt. Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. 

 S. B. McCagTie. of Coraopolis, Pa., Mr. J. T. Ward, of Rogers, Ohio, 

 and Mr. John K. Kelly, of Kensington, Ohio. 



