General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

A brown wooden base, a metal plaque and a golden coloured metal [tin] plaque mounted to wooden base.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

40.0 cm

Width

32.0 cm

Height

2.5 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Canada Master-Breeder Award. The Central Experimental Farm was established in 1886 to further agriculture research and education so as to make agriculture more profitable, to increase food production, and to encourage families to stay on farms. G.W. Muir was the Dominion Animal Husbandman and received the plaque. C.D. Mackenzie was in charge of the dairy herd. Holstein-Friesians, now often known simply as Holsteins, are the principle dairy cow in Canada. The breed leads in milk production and adapts well to a range of environments. Holstein-Friesians were first imported to North America from Holland in 1881. The breed first arrived in the United States, but was introduced to Canada the same year. The Holstein-Freisian Association of Canada was established in 1901 and was incorporated nationally in 1901. According to its website, it "is the only organization authorized to register Holstein cattle in Canada. The basic purpose of the Association is to improve the breed of Holstein cattle. To this end, it maintains a Herdbook and provides many services to its members to assist them in evaluation, selecting, and improving their herds". Master-Breeder has been awarded since 1929 and continues to be awarded today. The award considers both production and type (conformation). It is the association’s highest honour.

Function

Award presented annually to Holstein-Friesian breeders by national breed association in recognition of an exceptional breeding program.

Technical

The award recognizes successful breeding programmes and thereby helps to shape the breed in Canada.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's plate:"CENTRAL/ EXPERIMENTAL FARM/OTTAWA/ONTARIO." Mfr's plaque:"THE/HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN/ASSOCIATION/OF CANADA/MASTER-BREEDER."

Missing

Nothing missing.

Finish

A brown wooden base, a metal plaque and a golden coloured metal [tin] plaque mounted to wooden base.

Decoration

The outer edges of the plaque have decorative scroll and in the centre of the plaque is an attached raised metallic cow and calf standing on green metallic grass.