Beginning in 1984, cattle breeding historian and author Doug Blair began to interview legendary leaders of the cattle business. By 2011, he had tape recorded interviews with 60 of the cattle industry’s most notable leaders. These recordings remained dormant in a file cabinet until recently when they were transcribed by Bonnie Cooper, formerly with the Holstein Journal. The first seven interviews have been formatted, photographs added and the words of these illustrious individuals compiled and published by Ronald Eustice in the book titled, “Legends of the Cattle Breeding Busi-ness.” This is Volume I of what will be a continuing series.
Legends of the Cattle Business: In Their Own Words (Volume I) includes interviews with the following:
* Ray Brubacher, Klussendorf Award Winner, Manager of Lakeside Farm, Elkhart, Wisconsin, sale manager of Guelph, Ontario.
* Jacob Chardon, International Holstein breeding expert, geneticist and manager of Holland Genetics.
* Lowell Lindsay, Holstein expert, sire procurement manager and world famous cattle judge of Guelph, Ontario. Lowell Lindsay has judged more than 215 major dairy cattle shows in 14 countries worldwide.
* Roy Ormiston, illustrious Holstein breeder and owner of Roybrook Farm, Oshawa, Ontario. He bred world famous sires including Roybrook Telstar, Roybrook Tempo and hundreds more.
* Bertram Stewart, Klussendorf Award Winner, mentor, leader and all-around “great guy” who led 16 Grand Champions of three breeds at the Royal Winter Fair and hundreds more at fairs throughout
the world.
* Dr. Gustav Wilke, long-time manager of the Osnabruck, Germany AI Center who arranged the importation of Pabst Ideal, the bull that revolutionized Holstein cattle breeding in Germany and Europe.
* Dave Younger, Klussendorf Award Winner, and long-time manager of Hanover Hill and Hilltop Hanover Farms of Yorktown Heights, New York.
*200+ Pages *Highly Illustrated; Hard Cover