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TABLE XII. 



Shewing the Age of the Sires of some Leading Holstein Cows at the 

 Time of Service. 



Name of Cow. 



Sire's Name. 



Age at 

 time of 

 service. 



Banostine Belle De Kol 90W1 . . .Jan. 2, 



Pontiac Clothilde De Kol 2d! 



69991 iDer,.26, 



High-lawn Haitog De Kol 84319 Apr. 17, 



Colantha 4th .Johanna 48577. . . jOot. .30, 

 Daisy Grace De Ivol 98228. . . . Dec. 10, 



Creamelle Vale 73357 Feb. 13, 



Aralia De Kol 55194 I.Jun. 26, 



Caroline Paul Partbenea 77784 Sept. 21 

 Belle Netherland Johanna 62304 Oct. 11, 

 Woodcrest Meta Vernon De Kol 



75866 I Jan. 4, 



I..unde Korndj-ke 75838 April 6, 



I 

 Spotted Ann Daughter 100270.1 Oct. 23, 



I 

 Riverside Sadie De Kol Burke 



70708 ; Nov. 24, 



Pontiac Artis 61114 Julv 11, 



Beauty of Plum 6th De Ivol 2d, 



1008S9 Feb. 13, 



Sadie Vale Pietertje 79740 Oct. 29, 



K. P. IJlith Clothilde 110228 . . :Nov. 17, 



Vale De Kol Elliston 87448 Sept. 26, 



Pauline Queen Johanna 89407. .!Dec. 14, 



K. P. Manor Kate 326416 'Feb. 18, 



Queen Juliana Dirkie 97608 ;Dec. 12, 



Maple Crest Pontiac De ICol 



Lady 100410 iFeb. 14, 



Spotted lizzie 3d 91567 j Apr. 18, 



Alma Kuperus De Kol Pietert'e 



72609 I Oct. 23, 



Pontiac Jewel 56976 ! July 24, 



De Ivol 



1906 Friend Hengerveld 



Butter Boy 29303 j 



1903 Pontiac Korndyke 25982 ! 



1905 Friend Hengerveld De Kol 



Butter Bov 29303 



1898 Sir Johanna 2.3446 



1906 Friend Hengerveld De liol 



Butter Boy 29303 ; 



1904 Paul De Kol Jr. 24762 ' 



1900 Ignario De Kol 23538 



1903 .\aggie Parthenea Byronia 29775 

 1902 Johanna Rue .3d's Lad 26939 . . . 



1905 Prince Johanna De Kol 31168. .! 



1904 Ivornd<-ke Queen De Kol Prince 



26025 



1906 Friend Hengerveld De Kol 



Butter Boy 29303 I 



1903 De Kol Burke 22991 



1902 Hengerveld De Kol 23102 . 



1907 The Milk and Butter King41114 



1904 Onions De Kol Paul 31.341 



1907 King of the Pontiacs .39037 



1905 Onions De Kol Paul 31-341 



1905 Johanna de Pauline 2d's Lad 



28301 



1909 Kins of the Pontiacs 39037 



1906 Juliana Iving of Riverside 38446 



1907 Pontiac Aaggie Ivorndyke 38291 

 1906 Johanna de Pauline 2d's Lad 



28301 



1903 Duke De Kol Pietertie 29365 . 

 1901 Hengerveld De Ivol 23102. . . 



The facts in regard to Holsteins, if somewhat less strik- 

 ing than those for Jerseys, are still widely different from the 

 conditions found in the cattle breeding industry of Maine. 

 Four (or i6 per cent) of these 25 leading producers of the 

 Holstein breed were sired by bulls under i4- years old at the 

 time; 11 (or _]4 per cent) were sired by bulls under 2^ years 

 old; 14 (or 56 per cent) were sired by bulls under 34- years 

 old. All the rest (44 per cent of the total) where sired by 

 bulls 34- or more years of age at the time of service. 



It is doubtful if there is .any one thing which every breeder 

 could do if he would, likely to work greater improvement in 

 the average quality of the live stock of the state or nation than 



