‘Iht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Names of Holstein Cattle 
A number of readers have asked why 
breeders of Holstein cattle select such 
long and “jawbreaking” names for many 
of their cattle? Would not plain and 
shorter names answer as well—or do their 
names in some way indicate the pedigree 
or breeding of the animal? 
You ask us for an opinion about the 
long names given to Holstein cattle, and 
we must admit that your question is a 
“stumper.” Doubtless to the beginner 
the present names are veritable Chinese 
puzzles, but to the man who has made a 
studv of Holstein history they mean 
something. On the other hand, why 
should it be necessary to incorporate the 
entire pedigree of the animal in her 
name? If a buyer who knows Holsteins 
is interested in an animal he will ask 
for the pedigree, and from that can get 
all the information regarding the breed¬ 
ing and records in the ancestry, and it 
would make no difference in the sale of 
the animal whether she was named “Deg” 
or “Hesseltje’s Alties Pietertje Korndyke 
Pet.” Perhaps it is just the custom, be¬ 
cause tfie other fellow does it. .We un¬ 
derstand. however, that there is some 
sentiment among breeders to shorten the 
names. Our custom is to use the firm 
name initials M&P as a prefix, and name 
our animals in this fashion, M&P Model 
Maud, M&P Model Freda, etc. In this 
way you have the animal identified with 
our farm and one .Holstein family. We 
haven’t really answered your question, 
but this is the best we can do. 
New York markiiam & puffer. 
Being a native of Holland it is very 
simple for me to explain to you. the origin 
of the “jawbreakers.” Holsteins origin¬ 
ally came from a province in the Eastern 
part of Holland, namely, Friesland. 
Hence, the “Friesian.” These cattle, ac¬ 
cording to custom with the registered 
stock, were named for either the owner or 
a relative. If you could know, as well as 
I, the names of the inhabitants of this 
province of Friesland, you would not be 
surprised at all. and here are a few ex¬ 
amples: Iebeltje Weirenga^ (female); 
Anne Mensinga (male) ; Wiedse Kan- 
minga (male). Most names end with 
“ga.” LOUTS VAN KOERT. 
Massachusetts. 
A name is supposed to be a combina¬ 
tion of the sire and dam. with or without 
the farm prefix, thus: We will select that 
grand old foundation cow, Nancy Burn¬ 
side. She was bred to Spruce Dichter 
Mercedes DeKol; the calf was named 
Spruce Dichter Nancy. She. in turn 
was bred three successive times to Tidy 
Abbekerk Prince Jewel. The calves 
were named Spruce Tidy Abbekerk Nancy, 
Spruce Tidy Nancy Burnside and Spruce 
Abbekerk Nancy Burnside. Tips seems 
verv simple to me, also very sensible. 
New York geo. E. iiowell. 
MJany of the names given Holstein cat¬ 
tle are handed down from the original 
imported animal from Holland, and are 
used in some combination to denote that 
her descendants are from some particu¬ 
larly desirable animal, beause of her per¬ 
fect conformation or high butter and 
milk yield Another reason why some 
undesirable names have been retained 
was because it is difficult to find differ¬ 
ent names for every animal registered. 
The practice of using farm or herd names 
will simplify matters considerably. 
New York w. g. comstock. 
Breeders of Holstein cattle usually like 
to incorporate in the name which is given 
to a certain animal, something which will 
identify that animal with its family. We 
find that it is a great convenience to be 
able to recognize the family to which a 
cow or bull may belong, witfiout in every 
case going to the trouble of tracing the 
ancestry in the herd books. No doubt 
certain breeders carry this idea too far, 
and inflict upon the poor beast a name 
which is almost too heavy for it to 
carry. The association limits the num¬ 
ber of letters in the name to 30, and 
that ought to be enough for most breeders. 
In Holstein herds, animals are usually 
numbered, and names are not used except 
in buying or selling, so that a long name 
is not a disadvantage in the barn of 
the average breeder. We think it a very 
great advantage to have the family 
names incorporated and believe most 
breeders take that same position. If we 
were obliged, on all occasions, to call an 
animal by his or her name, it would no 
doubt lead to a decided change in the 
present custom. 
New York cloverdale farm. 
Holstein cattle were first imported 
from Holland, and brought with them to 
this country many or all of their “jaw¬ 
breaking” names. As some of these ani¬ 
mals with difficult names to pronounce 
and spell proved to be great producers, 
and their progeny followed in their train, 
it was but natural that anyone possessing 
some of the “Pietertje” blood, for in¬ 
stance, wished to have the fact known, so 
retained that name when having animals 
registered that had the Pietertje blood 
coursing through their veins. Almost all 
the difficult names of the Holstein are 
Dutch, but it seems to me that the 
breeders of Holsteins are in these latter 
days working away from those old Dutch 
appellations. And the reason for this 
seems plain: The American breeder of 
Holsteins has so improved upon the size, 
conformation and productiveness of the 
original imported stock that to my know- 
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HOLSTEINS 
Holsteins are the Most 
Profitable of Dairy Breeds 
The purebred registered Holstein cow is 
an economical investment, for she pro¬ 
duces more milk and more butter per year 
and per lifetime than any other cow, and 
her physical fitness, organization and di¬ 
gestive capacity are such that she is able 
to turn the roughage of the farm to the 
best advantage. She is not fastidious, 
and with ordinary farm care will astonish 
her owner. It is by no means uncommon 
for cows of the Holstein-Friesian breed to 
produce upward of 100 pounds of milk per 
day and 1.000 pounds of butter in a year. 
You owe it to yourself to read our vari¬ 
ous free booklets. Send now. 
THE HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION 
1 Hudson Street 
Brattleboro, Vermont 
^S^GUERNSEYSrm 
r^Products 
400—Cortland Co. Cows For Sale-400 
HO Fresh cows. Try a load of these if you 
want milk. 
150 Cows due to calve this month and next. 
Good size, the best dairy type you 
ever saw. 
70 Registered cows, fresh and due to calve 
soon. 
10 Registered Bulls, with a lot of good 
breeding. 
60 Heifers. They are extra high grades. 
Mostly due to calve this spring. 
Cortland Holstein Farms. £» 
HOLSTEINS 
8tock assembled under exacting requirements as to 
individual quality and sold under truo 
representations. 
We sustain current offerings of approximately 50 
large, high class grade cows, fresh or soon due. 
Also some 20 head or more, with always more avail¬ 
able, of registered stock of advanced breeding. De¬ 
scriptions of offerings upon request. 
DAVIS & HAYWOOD. Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., N.Y. 
King Segis Both Sides 
Here is a show bull born March 31, 1919, bred along lines 
that produce world's champions. His sire is one of the 
bust bred sons of King Segis Pontiac Alcartra, the famous 
$.50,000 bull. His d m is out of an 18-lb. daughter of Jo¬ 
hanna King Segis, the 40-lb. grandson of King Segis. In 
four generations he t aces three times to King Segis. We 
also have a few heifers whose sire is out of a 35-lb. daugh¬ 
ter of King Segis. 
G-. G. Burlingame, Cazenovia, N. Y. 
HOLSTEIN Bull Calves 
One fine calf, five months old, nearly all white, large 
and in good flesh; a bargain at $75, with pedigree 
complete. Another, 2-weeks-old, Jf black, a beauty 
for #50, with pedigree. 
B. E. MILLER, Hudson, N. Y. 
Registered Holstein 
875 HEIFEK CALVES 875 
Bred Helfer», 8150; Male Calves, 835. 
$50 000 Breeding. Fine individuals. We also offer 
Hampshire Pigs all ages; well bellied; very prolific. 
ELITE STOCK F*BM, F. H. Rbunburgh, Prop., R. 1, ONEIDA, N.Y. 
Reg. Holstein Bull Calf Good breeding. Reg. 
Heifer Culves. $50 upwards. Grad.* Holstein Heifer 
Calves, $15 to $35. HENRY K. JARVIS. Port Byron. N.Y. 
H olstein Friesian Heifer and Hull Calves. Pure 
bred registered and high grade. Splendid individuals 
and breeding. BR0WNCR0FT FARMS, McGriw, Cartland Cl.. N. Y. 
Holstein-Friesian Bull Calves writffof 
special offer. GATES HOMESTEAD FARM. Chittenantjo, N.Y 
For Sale~ Pure Bred ,IOMTE,N 
Nine months old. 
HULL CALF, 
E. 0. LP.VN'T, Era.rf Mills, M.is, 
For Sale—Pure Bred Bulls Wawayanda Fauna, Huntsville, N. J. 
HEREFORD 
Prince Real 
Champion ol New England when shown and Jr. Cham¬ 
pion 1913 International, continues to produce the best. 
BONNIE MADALINE 
Champion 1919 cow ol New Eng¬ 
land Is in our herd of 45 head. 
BOTH SEXES. BOTH AGES. PRICED RIGHT. VISITORS WELCOME. 
SOUTHERN ACRES FARM. Shelburne, Vermont 
J. WATSON WEIR. 0«««r ALU. MORRISON. Herdimai. 
MILKING SHORTHORNS 
Walgrove 
MILKING 
Shorthorns 
At the three hi" Eastern Fall Fairs. Syracuse, Wor¬ 
cester and Springfield, we won 8 Championships, 
28 First Prizes, 15 Second Prizes. 6 Third Prizes. 
Inquiries solicited. 
WALNUT GROVE FARM, Washlngtonvllle. N. Y. 
MILKING SHORTHORNS. Everett Fox, Lowell. Mass 
HORSES 
QUALITY 
DISTINGUISHES GUERNSEY PRODUCTS 
The highest natural Golden Yellow color, delicious individual 
flavor, and high content of butter fat—combine to make 
Guernsey milk in greatest demand by discriminating consumers. 
Write for free booklets. 
THE AMERICAN GUERNSEY CATTLE CLUB, 
Box R39 Peterboro. N. H. 
The Home of the Best in Guernseys 
Anderson T. Herd, Prop. Louia McL. Merryman, Mgr. 
NEW HOPE, PA. 
Young Bulls always for sale. We can also offer a few females with 
bulls of superb individuality and suitable breeding to mate with them. 
ALBAMONT GUERNSEYS 1 
Superior voung bulls two to twelvejmonths old, rich in May Rose Blood. \ 
Several are sons of 
DON DIAVOLO 
Send for Sales List *i 
J. C. HAARTZ, 10 High St., BOSTON, MASS. < 
Exceptionally fine bull calves for Bale. Good 
every way. Bred for steady production. 
Write for full information. 
VINCENT PHELPS, Snpt., 0,.loins, N.Y. 
$400.00 Fisherman of Oaks Farm 
Na. 53575. born April 20. 1919. Sire Ay Lanjwaler fisherman. 
No. 21673, Dam, Nora of Glenburnre, No. 37533 
A calf hard to fault in anyway, handsomely marked 
straight on the back, long body and well grown: His 
sire is a son of King of the May and out of Langwater 
Pearl with a record of 12763 lbs. milk and 689 lbs. fat, 
and was sold for $5<X>0.00. The dam of this calf is a 
grand-daughter of Glenwood’s Mainstay on her 
sire’s side and of King Masher on her dam’s side. She 
is a wonderful cowand carries a perfect udder. Calf 
is tuberculin tested and a bargain. 
THE OAKS FARM. Cohasset, MASS. 
Two Grandsons ^ e pj us Ultr a 
Out of Imp. Dams 
523 and 513 fat respectively. 
PRICES ON APPLICATION. 
EDGEWATER FARMS, Canandaigua, N. Y. 
The Farmer’s 
Opportunity 
A few choicely bred bull 
calves sired by Langwater 
Cavalier No. 21012, whose 
daughters average 608.34 lbs. 
fat at 2 % years. For sale at 
reasonable prices. 
Upland Farms .'. Ipswich, Mass. 
Harbor Hill Guernseys 
Send for Sals List of Bull Calves from 3 to 
12 nios. old. A. R. breeding with size and 
tonstitution. 
C. H. HECHLER, Box 60, Ro*lyn, N. Y. 
Suburban Farm Guernseys 
HERD HCLLS, King’s Vanguard, son of Xe Plus Ul¬ 
tra. Preakness Warrior, son of Langwater Warrior. 
FUR SALE— Bull and Heifer Calves—Bred Cows. 
JAMES II. SEAMAN, Gleiie Fall., N. T. 
Wedgemere Farm Guernseys of Langwater breed¬ 
ing carrying May Rose blood. From good producing 
dams. Also a 2-yr -old Bull, sou of 1-angwater Fisher¬ 
man. Fine Individual. For I'edigrees and prices ad¬ 
dress L. E. PALMER, Mgr., N. B. 2. Pr»mlnrl>»n>. »•••. 
Sunnyside Guornsoys ducingdams 
8. Bureau of Animal industry's Acer 
8. 
Ja mss 
E. VAN Al-STYNE, 
Bull calves from high pro- 
and one of U. 
Accredited Herds. 
Kindbrhook, X. Y. 
STANNOX FARM 
May Rose Guernseys 
offers a few bull calves from hign testing A. R. 
dams. Pedigrees and Prices sent on request. 
P. F. Staples, Manager 
EAST H0LUST0N, MASSACHUSETTS 
B. A. Mackinnon, 
Westview Guernseys 
We offer a few choice May Rose bull 
calves at Quirk selling prices 650 to 
•200. One of these bulls will increase 
the production of your herd. They 
are all sons of our senior sire 
LANGWATER ULTIMAS 
His two nearest dams average 
11,367.2-lbs. of milk and 563-lbs of 
butterfat. Address all correspond¬ 
ence to: 
WESTVIEW FARM, PAWLIRC, N.Y. 
Owner. F. E. Wurat, Mgr. 
FORESTDALE guernseys 
Excellent young Bulls of serviceable age, sons of 
JETHROE’S MASHER FORESTDALE 
out of A.K. Dams, also 5 A.R. Cows and two Heifers, 
five and and two months old. 
Send for Seles List 
Richard D. DeForest Amsterdam, N. Y. 
TARBELL FARMS GUERNSEYS 
Bull calves. A. R. breeding. Golden Secret strain. 
EXCELLENT VALUE 
Smithville Flats., Chenango Co., New York 
JERSEYS 
15 JERSEY HEIFERS 15 
15 BEAUTIES 
ALL by a Register of Merit sire. 
ALL out of Register of Merit dams. 
ALL with grnndams in Register of Merit. 
Write now for descriptive list to 
BRIGHTSIDE FARMS E. W. Mosher 
Aurora, N. Y. 
Thirty Weanling PONY COLTS large size'in spotted 
and solid colors. Also broken ponies, all sizes. Price 
list for a stamp. SHKNANUO PONY FAUMS, Fipyvlllf, P». 
HAMILTON I17ir>Cll?VC 
farm O LK 9 L I 9 
Several Grandsons of 
FERN’S OXFORD NOBLE 
P 5012 HC—Out of R. of M. Dams. Priced to 
SELL IMMEDIATELY 
HAMILTON FARM. GLADSTONE. N. J. 
ForSale-Reg. Jersey Heifers calves, some 
from tested cows, $40 each. GEO. 1. FERRIS i SON, Atwaters, R.Y. 
Qrn* lapaau Dull yrs.. $150. Also 76-lb. dam. 
Klgi Jersey HUII BKILAH HHM, Woat Hartford, To rmmnt 
Feeds and Feeding now $2.75 
This standard work by Henry & Mor¬ 
rison has been advanced to $2.75, at 
which price we can supply it. 
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