MOFFETT, Stephen - letter to American Guernsey Club - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Source: Lafayette Journal-Courier 27 Aug 1927 Sat p 11

Club Boy Writes – Stephen Moffett, wrote the following letter to the American Gurnsey Cattle Club who appreciated it so much that they published the following, taken from the Guernsey Breeders’ Journal – “This Hoosier boy is going to show a young bull out of his club cow at the fairs this fall. Hope Flossie has a fine heifer for you next time, Steve!” … I  was very glad to receive your letter yesterday because I lost my blank to fill out to sign up and join the big club. I think it will be a big success. My cow is doing fine. I have been in the club two years. She is nice and fat. She has had one calf; it was a bull. He is a very nice one, too and he is growing like a week. We had his horns clipped off about a week ago. He was a year old the 12^th day of September. I have been working on my cow and calf for two months, getting them ready for the Covington fair next fall. Enclosed is my application blank all filled out for membership in The American Guernsey Junior Club. I am hoping to help you all that I can, and I hope the whole thing will be a success. We are milking nine cows now, but Flossie, my club cow is not in milk yet. She will be in about 4 months. We had disease among our cows that kept her from having another calf. Again wishing you success. Stephen Moffett, Yeddo, Indiana.” - kbz