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A. B. Brubacher, Bridgeport, can recall hearing Mr. Hal‘man at cattle sales before his death saying the breed would im. â€"ove in type and butterfat production The next year the Waterioo Holstein club was formed with Mr. Hallman as president to proâ€" mote the breed. Early Holsteins were a far cry from today‘s cow both in type (body conformation) and butter.at nroduction. Mr. Hallman was killed in 1918 in a fall from a silo, his dream unfulfilled but his faith in the Hoistein unwavering. Development of the Dutch Holstein cow into today‘s milk producer did not happen overâ€" night. As late as 1914 a directory of purebred breeders in the county showed that the majority of Waterloo farmers were feedâ€" ing steers and keeping nb pureâ€" bred stock. The cow which gave milk to the Roman legionary has become the world‘s most efficient proâ€" ducer of milk. Today she is reâ€" turning to Rome to establish new herds there. They laugh no more. In the past 85 years, Holstcin cattle have brought Waterloo when Mr. Hallman imported si Hoisteins from New York Stat County to international promiâ€" nence in the world of agriculture. others who worked just as bard the history books portray them, boo County to turn an untoucized 50 The Watericoe Chronicie, Wednesday, September 27, They Dreamed and Holsteins Became Big Farmers scoffed at the dream ADULT EVENING CLASSES To A. C. HaBman and his faâ€" Y M.C.A. CENTRE FOR ADULT EDUCATION Get More Out of Life at the Y.M.C.A. INTERIOR DESIGN BUYING A HOUSE BRIDGE LESSONS SOCIAL DANCING SPEED READING HUMAN RELATIONS WORKSHOP Bill VanGorder, Director For Information Call 57 Queen St. North 743â€"5201 Kitchener It was Henderson‘s dream that AI would make available to the average breeder, the great bulls of each breed which few farmers could afford to own. It was another dream which gained slow acceptance and even today is not approved by some purebred beef organizations. "In the fall of 1942 an ambiâ€" tious group of Waterloo County farmers decided to start an artiâ€" ficial broeding unit â€" the first of its kind in Ontario," the fate Dr. Playing a major part in this development was the introducâ€" tion of artificial insemination by another dreamer, â€" William | J. Henderson, a prominent Jersey breeder in the Galt district. In their place stand a dairy machine, deepâ€"ribbed, straight on top with an adder big enough to produce heavily but strongly allached to stand the strain of heavy milking year after year. The progress has been incrediâ€" ble. Gore are the poor rumps and the pendulous udders of the origin:l ‘mpeorts, can Holsteir >es been developed without the importation of new blood with the emphasis on milk production. A thriving *rade in Holsteins between North America â€" and Hoiland had been established by the early 1900s but imports were cut off in 1905 when foot and mouth disease was discovered in Holland. Others in the county included the herd, of C. R. Gies, St. Jaâ€" cobs; Gordon Peterson, Henry Beckner, and Aibert Loch, Eimiâ€" ra; Henry Knell, Bridgeport, and Meanno Shantz, Ayr. i and would some day bring as much per pouid as beef cattle. Already convinced were such breeders as William A. Rife, Nelâ€" son Bechtel and Arthur Panaâ€" backer of Hespeler; A. B. Mcâ€" Phail, Galt; John Howling, New Dundee; Andrew Zoelier and Warren Bean, New Hamburg; Arthur secker and J. W Witmer, Petersburg; and J. H. Sherk, John Steckle, T. L. Kolb, Samuel Brubacher and A. L. Shantz, Kitchener. "The ball is back in the court of the cattlemen and the animal breeder," said Dr. Joseph Edâ€" wards, prominent British agriâ€" From â€" the â€" early _ makeshift equipment, | the â€" technique _ of freering and storing semen has developed into a highly specialâ€" ized field using storage tanks of liquid nitrogen at minus 230 degrees Fahrenheit. Semen can be stored i ‘~finâ€" itely to presorve the .« .uities of the superbulls of the past for the supercows of the future. a Jersey cow in the college herd at Guelph, Experimental results paved the way for the Waterâ€" loo AlI unit to become the first in the world to use frozen semen exclusively. In 1953, Frosty, Canada‘s first frozen semen calf was ‘born to Early in 1952, Dr. J. A. Herâ€" derson of the Ontario Veterinary ested in work in England on preserving semen at low tempâ€" eratures. ~ It was more than 10 years later that a development in sterâ€" ing bull semen was to revoluâ€" tionize _ artificial _ insemination and bring the technique to its J. E. Johnson wrote in 1951. "The most significant drawâ€" back was the complete absence of any enlightening â€"literature as to the artifical insemination." 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Hallâ€" man‘s wildest dreams to the point where one in four of these great blick and white cows are sold for export, mainly to the United States but also to 33 other naâ€" tions arourd the world. methods and posibilities at hand as yet undreamed of." world to the cattlemen 48 King St. South THE WINDMILL SHOP We have a carefully selected collection of gifts and china. Your headquarters for Original Hummel Figurines. We are the distributors for the world famous 4711 Colognes and Perfumes. Beersteins. We hope to serve you for many years to come. Serving Waterloo The right spot to find the original German LIMIT ED Since 1959 745â€"5451 with Mr. and Mrs. W. Young and their two children, 294 West court place, from Windsor. Mr. Young is manager of Indiana Steel. Mr. and Mrs. J. Coomey and their two children, 66 McDougal road, from Don Mills Mr. Cooâ€" mey is generalâ€"manager of Hoke Canada Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. J. Bright and child, 318 Westcourt place, from Willowdale. 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