Legendairy Holsteins & Swiss

06/19/2026

It's been awhile. I retrieved the "Old D" drawer of photos and found this nice black cow. Da-Lyn Spike EX-92 b. 7/25/1990 was sired by To-Mar Blackstar and out of Southhill-View Mandy Bell 107 VG-86 (Fisher-Place Mandingo) x C&C-Vu Treat Bellringer 281 GP-80. Spike had a daughter DOUGHTY-VALLEY OSCAR SPRING VG-88 GMD DOM by Art-Acres Ned Boy Oscar. Spike was bred by David Depaulo, OH.

06/11/2026

Stopped in to see Dave Gietzel and his impressive dairy memorabilia collection today.

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

I thought this was a pretty nice Get of Sire from 1973. Placed second at the Penn All-American Dairy Show. The back of the photo says that it is sired by Rosafe Citation R.
L to R: C Mervel Citation Petite EX-93, Dandy-Lea Citation Anna EX-91, C Howes Citation Maisie EX-91, C Allangrove Citation Dee EX-92. They were named Reserve All-American Get of Sire in 1973.

06/08/2026

Who remembers these outstanding cows that Dreamstreet had in their show string in 1985? FAIR-HILL ROE DULSI EX-96 GMD DOM and HOWARD-HOME VALIANT EVA EX-94 GMD DOM.

05/22/2026

Remembering Matt Bychinski on his birthday. How many people did he call to chat and talk cows? He usually had a positive thought to share each morning on Facebook. Hard to believe he has been gone 2 years already. His favorite bulls included Arlinda Commander, Willards Telstar Viking and Gray View Crisscross. How many of you got a call or letter to discuss cows and bulls or cow families?

05/20/2026

I think this photo is of Tallcorn Pabst Leader EX-92 b. 1/04/1956 was sired by Wis Leader and out of TALLCORN TRANSMITTER KAY BURKE VG-87 (PABST SIR REGAL FOBES). He was available at Piper Bros. Farms AI Service. He was the Grand Champion bull at the Wisconsin State Fair in 1959 and 1960.

05/16/2026

Dae-Py Whirlwind Lady Tornado EX-90 b. 12/01/1971 was sired by Forest Lee Centurion Rocket and out of GYPSIE ROBURKE INKA WHIRLWIND GP-84 (SMOKY HILL WHIRLWIND MARK). She was bred by Dale R. Engelman, NE.

05/14/2026

I get a lot of requests for information on this page. Today a friend wanted a picture of Bess Skylark Ormsby Dora EX-92 the All-American Three-Year-Old Cow. I had to look her up and I went down a rabbit hole finding the story of George F. Walters and son who had great success linebreeding to the Ormsbys through the blood of Spring Brook Bess Burke 2d and Sir Pietertje Ormsby Mercedes 37th. Bess Skylark Ormsby Dora EX-92 was sired by Sir Bess Skylark Ormsby Fobes and out of Dora Bess Burke Fobes VG-87 (LINDEN LAWN SIR BESS ORM FOBES). Dora had a son by Sir Bess Ormsby Fobes Blood named Sir Bess Ormsby Burke Fobes who ended up being the herd sire at Osborndale Farms. Dora and Blood were both sired by Sir Bess Skylark Ormsby Fobes who had SIR BESS ORMSBY FOBES 73RD as his double grandsire. Dora was also the National Champion fat producer with 1,065 pounds as a junior four-year-old. This pedigree also produced Whirlhill Kingpin who was out of Osborndale Ivanhoe's sister Osborndale Gay Fobes VG-85 GMD. Quality Fobes Abbekerk Gay was the dam of both.