Langwater King of the Meads 196128
Guernsey Bull
Photo: Harry Strohmeyer ~ June 14, 1935
Born March 19, 1931
Sire: Langwater Pharaoh
Dam: Langwater Queen of the Meadow
King of the Meads was the foundation bull for Darwin Morse's prize Guernsey herd from the 1930's through the 1950's. He was produced from stock of the US premier Guernsey cow producer, Frederick Lothrop Ames (1876-1921) at his Langwater Farm, Easton, MA. Mr. Ames was also famous for breeding Clydesdale horses. |
" {Harry} Strohmeyer and Carpenter, recognized as
the foremost photographers of livestock in the
United States and Canada, have played an
important part in the advancement and improvement
of the dairy industry. Recently,
in honoring Mr. Strohmeyer, The Ayrshire
Digest stated :
"Accurate, uniformly posed, and unretouched
photographs of successive generations of
dairy cattle are a primary aid in noting
progress through breeding and identifying
features which have proven common in animals
of high production. Through the use of such
photographs, breeders have been able to formulate
ideals of dairy cattle type and more
successfully achieve those ideals through selection
of breeding stock." ~ Journal of Dairy Science