Show c I t- t kf T t t I J I I Jersey Aristocrats on on U Utah tahl p parm Farm arm i f a f I- I r II III J Sm Sm I Smiths sLI Import 1 Animals f From m Isle isie 1 I T UE E WET w wE c OF IMPORTANCE AT IS THIS DAIRY FARM Stream of Running Water In n Barns Helps Keep A At All t Cool and andI Pu Pure rei Z I Utah bC beasts many herds of or Jersey I i cattle that trace their lineage direct to th the Isle of ot Jersey but until recently she uhe he could not lay 18 claim to a shipment of or blooded tto lt direct from the Is Is- Is lands land The first direct importation of or Jerseys from the Isle of ot Jer Jersey e was 11 I made trade this week when the Smith Bros 1 Jersey Terse farm Fourteenth South and Sixth West Yest rec hed a shipment of ot j twelve Head Even among cattle there Is some to aristocracy and th the J Jerseys erses erse's f are as mindful of or good blood as 88 an any J I of or tho standard breeds Moreover er th the Isle of ot Jersey Jerse is ie II conceded to be the hone home of ot the aristocracy so 80 far as the I Jerseys Jerse's are concerned As a n. result Battle attle tr transplanted d from this point find finda int a commanding position among herds of American cattlemen nh n. n h While 11 13 the state Is dotted dolled with I Jerseys Jerse's that trace their thell pedigree di direct dlf dl- dl i here heretofore the they have hse made their f 8 appearance Into the state from the farms of or eastern importers The Importation Importation Im tm- of ot the Smith farm tarm Is first firsten en cn record in Utah where the tho shipment was s made mede direct Tun elve Head of Gown Cows Tho The initial shipment consisted ort of or t r twelve head of ot mulch mUch cows with records E Each ch Individual member of or the shipment shipment ship ship- ment bears her own distinctive e name and the marks s of tho the American Jersey Cattle club with ith which there pedigree has been officially recorded Ever Every member of the Smith mith h herd rd carries the chain of the American Jersey Cattle Cattle- club locked about her het horns The The key to the lock is held by th the club and amI the lock bears the number under which the animal was re registered with the asso asso- In addition to this the register register register regis regis- ter number of or the animal is cd In her ear and burned in her hoof The Th official mark of or the club Is In Inthe Inthe Inthe the other ear of ot the animal The Smith farm is operated by President President dent Joseph JOEeph 1 V. V Smith of or the Mormon church and lInd four sons son Joseph F F. Smith Jr David A. A Smith George C. C Smith and E E. V W W. Smith The farm is under the direct management of or Georgo George C C. Smith Three years CArs ago they began their farm w with tb thoroughbred Jerseys In that brief ef period the herd has hils grown 11 until n now cow It n numbers three sixty head hend in- in T y v vAC AC Jh f 4 Y r k y 4 W Y i f u t rt J-rt 4 Xi r d 3 T Tr z t r ko r 4 4 M y t S v JS r e h 4 t I b fi I Iv v l b C re F Fi y i to 3 w a r at rt's r t b Z r h f Golden Lads Lad's Gy Gypsy sy and Spotted Blossom are two thoroughbred Jerseys with re records They are two of the prizewinners prize prizewinners winners included in the Smith herd Wesley Smith is at the head of Spotted Blossom farm under the present management special attention has lias b been cn given to the sanitary features of ot the farm tarm Cleanliness Cleanliness Cleanliness ness narks marks every branch of ot the farm from the barn harn to the bottling house A modern barn with cement floors ant and Iron stalls has been erected on the premises Equipped with the tho fundamental fundamental fundamental funda funda- mental facilities for cleanliness aid and gl given il 1 the thra a attention of a modern hotel kitchen the barn presents a spotless appearance at all times In fact tact It t Is the proud boast of ot the owners that the they would be willing to eat cat their meals In the structure that houses their cattle Pure Water nt r Runs nun Through The barn has accommodations for tor thirty cows fifteen on either side The center of or tho the barn provides pro a driveway entered from either elthor end of the barn arn Cement troughs the full run length of the Patent combination milking stools and receptacles are used Tho The bod body of or orthe the receptacle made of or heavy hL tin tin Un Is equipped with an air tight lid which is used as a stool The Tho milk is milked Into a funnel tunnel connecting with the hod body of or the receptacle through h a strainer which is al also o fitted ClUed with with absorbent cotton thus preventing all aU foreign n substance from being mixed v with the milk mUk As soon as one cow Is milked tho the combination bucket and stool is s weighed with the contents In order to keep a close check on the production of ot each member of the herd It is then taken to the flow lIou Milk Is Handled At the door of or the tho milk house tho the milk is h. received ed b by the manager himself himself him him- self the not being allowed ed to enter the tho in their milking uniforms The rhe funnel of the receptacle t lr r r. r ty i 1 F- F t c 4 v if v A v ff V-t V d. d l d Y RA H r e 4 b bl l 1 r I J f fr f fr r r 4 S t 9 r 4 k f I t i f Il l b Y I t The Smith farm was one of the first in Salt Lake county to be equipped with a silo This one has a capacity of tons and adjoins the rear roar of the dairy barn The silo furnishes green food for the entire herd throughout the winter waiter eluding the tho Importations Hons and the in in- in crease The herd on tho the Salt Lake county farm blood from of or practically ctr every prominent family J Jerseys erse of ot Gr Great lt Animal Animals Fairy Boys Boy's Golden Jolly heads the Smith h herd rd He Is the only bull In the thes s world combining th the blood bloot of ot these two worlds world's renowned bulls Violas Viola's Gohl Golden n I r Joll Jolly sold for and i Fairy Bo Boy soUl sold for fOl His Isis parental Sam dam is Is Peerless Lady Viola sold in 1911 1811 for tor lunettes Unette's Golden Joll Jolly Is 15 also a a. member of the Smith herd lie Ile lieIs Is hi the son of or Golden Epaulet and Joll Jolly Swe Sweet t Thing two prize winners The pedigree of ot the cows cOW In the herd conS conforms conforms con con- S forms to that o of tho the bulls hulls r Since e th the tho establishment of or the tho Smith barn are located in front and at the rear of or the cattle These rhes are connected with flowing wells and a a. constant stream of ot pure cold water Is kept running through the barn burn adding to the sanitation and keeping the temperature temperature temperature tem tem- at a low point at all times Umes The entire floor of or the barn Is 18 scrubbed dally daily In addition to this thle the barn Is s fumigated and whitewashed at rc regular ular Intervals Inter The Tho employed on tho farm must also conform to the sanitary re requirements requirements requirements re- re of the tho management They must bathe three times a a. week wel and are requited required to manicure their thell nails naUs and andt t wash ash their hands thoroughly before milking The wear white uniforms uniforms uniforms uni uni- forms and handle tho the milk only between between be bo- tween tho the barn and tho the milk house i 6 4 f z z T Tr 0 l- l li i r r d r bit astl y r f tt t tr r S 4 f is T i v Fairy Boys Boy's Golden Jolly is the head and pride of the tho Smith Jersey herd hard He traces his pedigree direct to and and has a a. listI list t j I of ot blue ribbons to his bis credit David A. A Smith is holding the tho animate animal Pl 1 A i 7 1 f i c is 1 removed and tho the milk is 19 poured Into a a. patent straining device going through a a. wire strainer and eight cloth strainers rs Into an airtight ht cooler cooler The cooler Is s then submerged cd in flows flowing ing rag ragis water until cold when it Il t Is bottled for far the tho trade The bottles bottle are placed In patent carriers packed with ith cracked Ice In this manner th the tho milk Is kept at a low Jow temperature from the time It reaches tho the milk house until delivered delivered ered at the tho homo of the patron of ot the tho dairy Less than twelve hours elapse from the tho time the tho milk mills Is taken from tho cow until It reaches the tho patron The IB is also a model In sanitation One half is devoted to the spaces for washing and sterilizing the milk vessels The other half halt Is occupied occupied occupied oc oc- by the tho cooling cooling- and bottling equipment A constant stream of ot water flows over th the th cement floor of or the cooling room in the washroom every evry yes vessel eel used In the handling of ot milk Is thoroughly washed steamed and cooled leaving it in a fresh tresh and sweet condition for tor the reception of ot the next supply The Smith farm was one of ot the first in Salt Lake county to make use of tho silo sUo for tor providing green food for their cattle during the winter months A Asilo silo allo with a capacity of ot tons ad adjoins ad- ad joins the barn on tho the north end E Every rY fall faU this js Is filled with choPPed corn the entire stock and oar ear cut Into Inch bits being used This ferments In much the tho same manner as sauer kraut and furnishes green food for tor the herd throughout the winter months |