Red And White Holstein Association Headquartered In Crystal Springs
BY LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
CRYSTAL SPRINGS (Bedford
Co.) An old timer in Bedford
County once said, “There just ain’t
nothing prettier than a whole herd
of Red and White Holsteins in a
field full of yeller dandelions.”
It was this type of enthusiasm
for the once unpopular breed of
cattle that helped to create the
American Red and White Dairy
Cattle Society. Located in Crystal
Spring, it is the only organization
of its kind with headquarters in
Pennsylvania.
The Red and White Dairy Cattle
Society was started by John
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George in Kansas. Eventually,
“The Red Bloodlines,” a monthly
publication for Red and White
owners, was established and the
headquarters moved to this rural
Pennsylvania community located
near Breezewood.
In September of 1988, an offi
cial open house was held for the
new home of the publication,
which now is headed by John Car
penter. The building, a modem,
comfortable facility, was paid for
entirely by donations from Red
and White owners.
‘The Bloodlines” has six full
time ehiployees and a circulation
of 3,000 delivered worldwide.
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According to Carpenter,
research has shown that the found
ers of the RWDCA were breeders
of Milking Shorthorns. Chief
among them was John C. Gage of
Duallyn Farm in Eudora, Kans.
Most of these early breeders were
acquainted with the ‘ Red Hol
stein” as a genetic color variation
of the black and white Holstein
breed and viewed these cattle first
as a means to infuse needed new
blood into the Milking. Shorthorn
and, later, as a promising venture
in themselves.
For a time, the Red Holstein-
Milking Shorthorn cattle were
entered in an appendix registry of
the Milking Shorthorn Society.
Carpenter stated that it is only in
the United States that black and
white cows are popular. “At least
three-fourths of the dairy cattle in
the world are in hot countries, and
Red and Whites stand the heat
better.
“A Red and White Holstein
occurs due to a genetic recession,”
he explained. “At one time, farm
ers thought it was disgraceful to
have a red and white calf in a Hol
stein herd. Today, they feel quite
differently. On today’s auction
block, a red and white cow will
always be worth more than a black
and white if all other factors are
equal.”
The Red and White Holstein
Association now sponsors sales
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held around the first of October, of 1990, it will be in Syracuse,
will be in Wisconsin. The spring N.Y.
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