The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 16 January 1956 — Page 4

Erie Robson Mrs. Kri< - Horson

IN WHICH WE TAKE PRIDE! The Boesen herd has longest contlnuous clean bill of health of any herd in the State of Indiana. * T, B, Accredited Since £930 • Bangs Ceriified Since 1939

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE'

Mr. and .Mrs. J. E. liorsen In 1905, Roesen Dairy was founded bv the late Mr. and Mrs. •J. E. Boesen in Indianapelis.

TRENT li, years oil, owner of one registered Holstein heifer.

BRIEF HISTORY At thr age of 15, J. E. B'.esen left >iis native country of Dermarit to p irsne Ins chosen vocati. n of dairying. He worked on Wisconsin Dairy Farms to finance his further education. Aft r graduation from the University of Wisconsin, he returned to Denmark only Icn^ enough to hrirj hack to America his 19 year old bride, Helene Peterson Boesen. They chose Indianapolis to start their dairy operations. Times have changed in the capita! city sin-e these times when Mr. Roesen drove a large herd cf cattlr' down West Washington Street in that city. In these early days, Boesen Dairy furnished milk to the Indianapolis City Hospital for eight year . In 1914, th- Bocscn’s moved their ferry tf Cloverdalc, and to its present location on the Boesen Koad in 1921. DePamv University was furnished with milk from the Boesen Dairy for 23 years before th ou'.outs was turned over to wholesale <dianncls.

The Boesen children, consisting of Richard, Victor, Wallace, Marie, Harold and Eric, were introduced into the routine of dairy operations at a very early age. “Baby Sit.ers” were no problem for Mrs. Boesen, she merely took her children to the barn with her while sh^ did her share of the milking. The older children doing their respective chores, whip the little ones, too srrfall to t die or carry a milk pail, sat in cardheard boxes and look 'd on. In those days, hand milking being the only method available, it took (juite s -nctime to milk their 39 to 40 head of Hcisteins.

liiXA CniiiSBY PfcPOGSE

Bred and rais d <>n the Bo s>n Dairy Farm. Purchased as a five year old b\ ( . M. Bolt na. dr., of Bridgi'port, Ind. Production record at 10 years of age. 3«5 days lbs. Milk. 3.8". test. 693.2 lbs. Butterfat. This great cow i» the <«ran dam <*f C’ash->Iar Ormshy Jerry (Excellent) who in 1951 won first prize and grand championship at the Indiana. Ohio and Benin k\ state l airs also International Dairy show In the aged ball class. Jerr\ is owned by (’. M. Bnttema, -Ir.

Left to right, other than two inmatrs holding Fayne Shiawana Grandmaster. Xo. 1157418. classified very good, are Doyle Clover, in ehaige o f dairy herd- E ic Boesen. who raised and £-old the animal to the Ind : ana Ita'c Faim. Guv Terry Bos en, 7 years old; Thomas Tiffee, Superintendent of Indiana State Farm and Cant. Ralph Howard, f ormer superintendent and now a member of the Board of Corrections of Indiana which controls t he various state prison institutions. It was under Capt. Howard as superintendent of the State Far m, that the great Holstein herd which now is owned .by the Farm, was started. The original stock came from the Boesen herd in 1918.

IN WHICH WE TIKE PRIDE!

We attribute the longevity ot the Boesen herd health record to these factors - an extreme amount of good fortune - a conscientiously followed program of Livestock sanitation; and equally important, we are endebted to Dr. T. A. Sigler for his guidance of our animal health program since the early 1920s, until his retirement.

The Boesen herd produced the larges* calf ever bern alive - weighing 155 pounds - the Boesen herd has cows producing as rnixh as 96 lbs. of weighed milk per day on two-time milking. This is in excess of 11 gallons per day. The big calf on the right, h two days old, while normal Sai? is i ^ r ( sL !

Former herd Sire, Hidden <iol! Papoose (Mint — f irst ;> d/.o senior yearling in 1937 at Indiana State Fair — sire of Inka Ormsbv Papoose — Several great granddaughters in the Boesen Dair\ Herd.

BOESEN DAIRY LOOKS FOBWABD TO THE FUTURE AND THE HMKTI09 0? THE SEST DAIRY STOCK OF THE HOLSTEIN - FREISAN BREED OF CATTLE

CREENCASTLE INDIANA

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