~}o @======@ THE AMERICAN KERRY AND DEXTER CATTLE CLUB BULLETIN TWO. MARCH, 1912 II

A MODEL DEXTER COW, a prize winner at the Royal Agricultural Society Show. Photograph by . courtesy of Mr. A. J. Hickman, Egerton, England.

OFFICERS OF Amencao Kerry aod Dexter Cattle Club, President ..... G. M. Carnochan,Xew City, New, York. Vice Pres...... C. H. Berryman, Mgr. Elmendorf Farm, Lexington, Ky. Sec'y-Treas. . . . C. S. Plumb, Columbus, Ohio Executive Committee:--G. M. Carnochan, C. H. Berryman, C. S. Plumb, and Maurice Malloy, Agt. Castlegould, II Port Washington, N. Y. ~======® KERRY AND DEXTER CATTLE AT THE 1911 FAIRS

Exhibits of these two breeds were made at the New York State Fair and some of the minor Eastern shows. There was also an exhibit at the Virginia State Fair that was shown at Syracuse. Cattle in this . exhibit at both shows were ruled out as not fair r~presentattves of the breed, the judges being C. S. Plumb at Syracuse and. J .. H;. 1\fm;gan, of Elmenoorf Farm, Lexington, Ky., at the Vtrgm~a Fatr. .The one real notable show of 1911 was at the N atwnal Datry Show at Chicaao. Excellent exhibits were made by Howard Gould of Castle­ gould, Port \Vashington, X ew York, and Elmendorf Farm Lexington, Kentucky. '

~f6 k D G~~! DSUNBJAM 2nd. 24(2285 E) Imp. Sire Gort Sam Howa;d Goui ' am, ort Sunbeam [2204 R. D. S.], winner of the years at the ~a~~alljnfie. Cu~hs the best individual Dexter over two Irish Shows IOna E~Iry d ow, 1911. A champion in the leading · 0 wner, men orf Farm, Lexington, Ky. D·. The following are the Dexter awards at the National atry Show, C. S. Plumb, Judge: Bull 3 years oldor, over (l entry). 1st, Howard {_yould on Tom Thumb Bull 2 years old and under 3 (-± entries): lst, Elmendorf Farm on Gort Hero 3d; 2d, Howard 3 Gould on Castlegould Di_plomat. ... (3') Any ·animal "is ·eligihle Ior en'try as ·a Dexrer w"hith Bull 1 year old and under 2 ( 1 entry). :is the produce o~ ~ sire and dan:, both of which are duly 1st, Howard Gould on Castlegould Comrade. .entered. or are eltgtble for entry, 111 the Dexter Herd Book; Cow 3 years old or over (5 entries). . _ :-in the iatt-er .case the sire and dan1 must also be entered. 1st Elmendorf Farm on Gort Sunbeam 2d, 2d, How ·• ( 4) Any anim~J is eligible for ~ntr_f in the Herd Book ani Gould on Gort Queen. _ •of its breed i:f the stre :alnd l{:rre dam s ·stre, ~nd the grand~ Cow 2 years old and under 3 ( 4 entries). ·dam's sire .are .il.ll entered, or ..are eligible for entry .in the ] st. Elmendorf Farm on Gort K egress 4th; 2d, How­ ~Herd Boo'k, hut the dam and sire must be of one b.reed. The ard Gould on Castlegould Duchess. ;sires not already entered must ;also be entered. . Heifer 1 year and under 2 ( 6 en tries). . . " (;) ') A cross b.etw.een a Ker.ry a.nd a D>exter lS -eo~ 1st Howard Gould on Castlegould Mtlhner; 2d, :sidered to be 'a haTif-breed .and cannot be entered."' Ho'ward Gould on Castlegould Blanche. Exhibitors' herd: Howard Gould. 'BRITISH KERRY AND DEXTER CATTLE Champion bull: Tom Thumb. ASSOCIATIONS. Champion cow: Gort Sunbeam 2d. The lrish Association. The Irish Famre-r:s' Gazett~ :undertook the publication of a Regis:trer, and in January.., THE HOWARD GOULD SILVER CHALLENGE CUP. 1887, pnblished the first issue of their "Register. of Pure ~f r. Howard Gould offered a silver challenge cup, for the Kerry Cattle and Dexters."' This Register comprised three best Dexter specimen over one year old shown at the N ?-­ -volumes, including 46 Kerry bulls and 100 Kerry ·cows. It tional Dairy Show. It must be won at least three y~ars m -did not indude any Dexter bulls and only 10 Dexter cows. all bv the same person or firm for permanent own~rshtp, and The Royal Dublin Society acquired Irom the p·ub1ishers of must not be WiOn more than twice by the same ammal. The the Farmers' Gazette their rights in connection with this cup was awarded Elmendor~ Farm on Gort Sunbeam 2d. Register, -and the cattle, with the numbers originally assigned 2-:J.(228.1E.) This cow was tmported by Blmend?rf Farm to them, were included in volume one of the Kerry and and was an undefeated prize winner on the other stde of the Dexter Herd BDok, published by 'the Royal Dublin Society \\'ater. . in 1890. Up to January, 1912, this So-ciety has published The cup has been delivered to Elmendorf .Farm, an~ It fourteen volumes, Vol. XIV being dated 1909. The tota~ is hoped that there will be an active contest for Its possessiOn registration shows, of Kerries, bulls 678, cows 3565; of Dex~ ters, bulls 565, "Cows 234'9. at the lfl1'2 show. . The English Association. In 1892 there was organized FOUNDATION AND PEDIGREE STOCK IN IRELAND. m England the English Kerrv and Dexter Cattle Society. The following are from the rules and regulations of the This was form-ed from the fact~ that not much h~d been done Roval Dublin Society's Kerry and Dexter J:Ier~ Book! de­ to show the value of these breeds outside of Ireland and it fin(ng Foundation ~nd Ped~gree Stock. . Thts ts published was. fel~ that a ~ociety in England could render irn'portant here as impoftant mformat10n to Amencan breeders, and servtce m promotmg thes-e breeds. Volume on-e of the Herd is as follows: Book was published la-ter on, volume two appearing in 1902. ~Ieven volumes of the English Herd Book have been pub ... Foundation Herd. ltshed up to January, 1912, Vol. XI having been issued in "(1) All animals entered in the first, second, and third 1910. T~ese volumes show the following number of ani~ issues of the Kerry Register, .as published by the Farme~s' n;_c:Is registered. Kerries, bulls 238, cows 1334; Dexters, bulls Gazette, shal1 be accepted as the basis of the Royal Du.bhn 4<><>, cows 1820. The headquarters of the Eng-lish Kerry and Society's Kerry a!ld Dexter Herd Book. The number gtven Dexter Cattle Society are at 19 Bloomsbury Square London to each animal in the Register shall be the Herd Book num­ \Y. C. ~ ' ) ber of that animal. RESIGNATION OF MR. B. NASON HAMLIN. Pedigree Stock. . "(2) Any animal is eligible for entry as a !dairy cattle He long held the position of. ammal .not only produced a large yield of milk, but when Prof. of Agriculture in · the Royal Agricultural College at tested m the month of J ulv that milk contained 3.89 per Cirencester, and has been an agricultural and live stock cent of fat. Two Kerries in' the herd averaged during the author of eminence. The following article from his pen was year 21% pounds of milk per dav while the cream yield published in the _Agricultural Gazette. (London) , .A_ugust 21, reached 11 I/. p t • ' · · Sh. · / -1- er cen • or more than that obtamed from the 1~5, and is of Importance as commg from dtsmterested . or~horns and the Red Polls in the same herds· indeed the sources: K ernes · d · h' f ' ' a' erage , Wit tn a ew decimal points, as much milk 6 7 as tne Red Polfs, more tnan the A.yrsfiires; ana onfy 4· pound~; instances are on record of yields of 20 to 22 quarts per day. per day less than the Shorthorns, which, as may be supposed~. : 11 r. Robertson regards the Kerry as a general-purpose cow, were of high class. suitable alike for a three-acre allotment or a 300-acre farm­ Since that time the Kerry has gone ahead. A society in a word, as a cow for the poor as well as for the rich man, has been foFmed for the promotion o} Kerry breeding, classes. especially as their re.lative cost of feeding is considerably are provided a.t numbt:n of the best ~xhibitions, amateurs. less than that of feedtng the larger breeds of cattle. have taken up the variety in large numbers, and public and. 'fhe type of Kerry cow is being improved materially. (i)ther tests have shown that the Kerry cow is a pt:oducer out~ It is not long since she was vastly different in form, more Gf all pr0portion to her size. If we take the milking trials. at the National Dairy Show at Islington, and. travel over a number · of years, we find that in one year eight Kerries. averaged 3& pounds, or more than 3j'i gaHons of milk per· day, this milk containing 3 1-3 per cent of fat. In another· year twelve Kerries averaged 25 Yz pounds of milk per day,. this milk containing the large proportion of 4 1-3 per cent. of fat, while the solids not fat reached 9.Z per cent. Again,. in a third year, seven Ke.rries averaged 33}-i pounds of milk,. eontaining 3.69 per cent of fat. In two other years the aver­ ages c f ten cows in each year were 27;4 pounds of milk and. 33 pounds of milk, the fat percentage being in one case 4.36, and in the other 4.26; while in every instance but the first­ named the solids not fat exceeded 9 per cent. In the first place, I would notice that taking the whole series the Kerries very nearly approached 3~ gallons of milk per day, while: in three different years thirty-two cows gave milk exceeding -l ;4 per cent of fat, which practically means that although: some of the animals must have yielded less, others probably reacht-:d nearly ... or quite 5 per cent. Here, then, is material for building up a strain or herd of deep and at the same time­ rich milkers. Surely the Kerry is worth supporting under such conditions. The figures point to possibilities which are great, ·while quite apart from the fact that good pric-es are now paid for selected stock, the size is such that the Kerry Is practically placed within the reach of the smallest and poorest of cow keepers. . I am afraid the data with regard to butter production is not so prolific, but in one year at the London Dairy Show two Kerr1es averaged 1 pound 7% ounces, the butter· ratio Fig. 2. GORT HERO 3d. 6[578 R. D. S.]. Sire, Gort Hero 2d [274 being almost as good as that of the average Jersey, for it was R. D. S.]: dam, Gort Sunbeam 2d. 24[5285 R. D. S.]. 1st prize two only 21.28, that is to say a pound of butter was produced year- old Dexter bull at National Dairy Show, 1911. Owner, Elmendorf trom slightly more than 2 gallons of milk, whereas in five Farm, Lexington, Ky. years 126 Jerseys yielded an average of I pound 10_74 ounces of butter, showing a ratio of 19.15. This remark is made, ~~tund, coarser, and less like the typical dairy cow than she not to depreciate the s~lendid powers of the Jersey, but to ~s today. I have for many years noticed the changes in the show the relative capactty of the Kerry. If we go further lrow~r ard, and today _a really fine cow is beautifully fo~med, and see what has been accomplished by individual ·cows, we ~ht tn appearance, wtth a handsome head white horns ttpped finrl that Babraham Belle, the property of Mr. Adeane, pro­ '''tth black, which are cocked, a black coa't on which a small duced some 1100 gallons of milk in a year, while we are told arount of white is permissible on the' udder and tail­ by Mr. Tait-Robertson, who has evidently inherited the pas­ though, I believe, Kerry men prefer to see a bull absolutely f 1 ,;ion for the Kerry entertained by his late father, that many ) aek-an actiYe temperament, and a gentle disposition. 8 9 That there should be any determination on the part of Kerry REGISTRATION OF KERRIES AND DEXTERS. men to eliminate the white on the points nam~d is incon­ ceivable. Given a solid black body ,it appears to me that the Since this Club began busines~ Kerry or Dexter cattle wisest, as well as the most economical course, is to breed have been registered by ~he foll_owt~g: . ~ , for type and milking powers, those powers being regarded G. M. Carnochan, CatrnsmUir, ::\ ew Ctty, 1\ ew York. in relation to both quantity and quality of milk. The Kerry, Elmendorf Farm, Lexington, Kentucky. . ~ as a small animal, has comparath·ely small legs, and this Howard Gould, Castlegould, Port \Vashmgton, :\. Y. gives an incipient plumpness and squareness to her body, Oak Hill E state, Cniontown, Pennsylvania. while thev do not detract from the svmmetry of her form. Ohio State Cniversity, Columbus, Ohio. \V e must ·not, however, confound the form of the Kerry with \I bert N. \Vhite Greenfield, ~ ew Hampshire. F. J. Rodg ers. ~Iill s Building, San Francisco, California. F. E. Stevens, Glens Falls, X ew York. Persons receivin cr this bulletin are advised not to pur­ chase Kerry or Dext~r cattle unless registered on the books

Fig. 3. A DEXTER COW. Photograph from Mr. R. Tait-Robertson, The Hutch, Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland. This great little cow Mr. Robertson writes is making 22 quarts of milk a day. Fig. 4. A PRIZE WINNING KERRY COW at the Royal Agricultural Society Show. Photograph by courtesy of Mr. A. J. Hickman, Egerton, England. A fine type of the breed. the form of the Dexter, which is essentially short, thick, mas­ sive, and square. The Kerry breeder is clearly aiming at of this Club. It should be made a rule of purchase, that the form of the very best type of Jersey and Guernsey, but henceforth cattle of these breecl.s on sale must be accom­ we must not forget, again, that there are two types of the panied with certificates of registry and tr~nsfer. If persons Tersev which respectively have their admirers, the show contemplating purchase will consult the Secretary, he. will be Jersey, fawn-like and delicate in form, and the working pleased to advise correspondents as to whether the animals Jersey, with a larger body, bigger digestive apparatus, greater 111 • question are registered or not. In this day, unregistered room for the play of the vital organs, and a strength of body antmals have no standing as a pure bred proposition, unless character which adapts it for the production of large quanti­ ~s young calves that will be registered at a suitably early ties of rich milk. ate. 10 11 A SALE OF KERRY AND DEXTER CATTLE AT l\Ir. R. T. Robertson's "Duv Tit Bit" (Dexter), calved May 5· 1906. Sire, Little Fool. Hon. J. Ward .. 100.00 READING, ENGLAND. ~Ir. R. T. Robertson's "La Mancha Darkie" (Kerry), calved 1907· Mrs. Ratcliff...... 8o.oo The Live Stock Journal of London reports the following sale of Kerry and Dexter cattle at Reading, England, in ~Ir. R. T. Robertson's "La :Mancha Friendship" (Ker- October, 191 I. This is given in this Bulletin in order to ry), calved 1907. J. L. Ames...... 8o.oo show American buyers something of prices abroad. The sale ~Ir. H. J\lartin Gibbs' "Barrow Daisy" (Dexter), was at T ompkins' Repository, Reading. Messrs. Hammond calved 1907. G. Habgood .... · ·. · · · · · · · · · · · ·... 77.50 and Crawfurd, Secretaries of the English Kerry and Dexter ~Ir. R. T. Robertson's "La Mancha Molly" (Kerry), Society, conducted the sale, under the auspices of the Society . . calved 1907. ]. L. Ames...... 70.00 The catalogue contained forty-two head, amongst which were l\Ir. R. T. R obertson 's "La Mancha Polly" (Kerry), some very desirable animals, some being prize winners and calved 1908. ]. . L. Ames ...... • 75.00 cows in or near profit. There was a good company of breed­ l\Ir. L. Currie's "Minley Maid" (Kerry), calved 1908. ers present, including Mr. George Habgood and Mr. T. Waite G. 1-labgood ...... &:>.oo (Past' Presidents of the Society), the Hon. Claud and Mrs. ~Ir. L. Currie's "Minley :Matron" (Kerry), calved Claud Portman, the Rev. Lingard Simkin, Mr. C. \Vilkinson, 1908. J. Hales ...... 6o.oo Captain Palmer, :Mr. Patrick Taaffe, Mr. R. Tait-Robertson, l\1r. H. J\:fartin Gibbs' "Barrow Musical" (Dexter), and representatives of Mr. H. Martin Gibbs, Lord Haversham and the Hon. J. H. Ward, etc. The sale commenced soon calved 1910. R. Brydon ...... r6.oo after one o'clock, and a ready market was found for anything Forty head average 12 pounds, 1 shilling, 6 pence: $6o. in or close on profit. Lord Haversham, the Hon. John vVard and :Mr. George Habgood were among the purchasers. 1\tir. J. L. Ames (from Northumberland), M r. Owen Williams (from South Wales) and Mr. S. Ashley were large buyers, and two lots were purchased for Italy. In all forty lots were sold at an average of $6o, a very satisfactory result when it is considered there were a good many animals which would not come into profit during the coming winter. The total of the sale amounted to $2415. The chief prices were as fol­ lows. The prices are converted from guineas into dollars as a matter of convenience: Bulls. Price . . ~1r. L. Currie's "Ard Caien Duke" (Kerry), calved February 19, 1910. Sire, Carton Beau. G. Hab- good ...... $ 85.00 ~1r . R. T . Robertson's "La :Mancha Old Dick" (Kerry) , calved October 10, 1910. Sire La Mancha Tip and Run. W. Vicary ...... ~ ...... '42.50 Hon. J. H. \iVard's "Lucifer" (Dexter), calved :March 30, 191 I. Sire, La Mancha Prince of Peace. R. Brydon ...... 70.00 Cows and Heifers. Mr. R. Tait-Robertson's "Gort Princess" (Dexter), calved 1901. G. Long ...... :. 6s.oo Mr. R. T .. Robertson's "La Mancha Orphan Kate" (Kerry), ca,ved 1904. ]. L. Ames...... 90.00 13 12