Virgin Island Bulls

The Virgin Islands are governed by the Navy Department. Present Governor is Captain Waldo Evans, U. S. N. retired, who distinguished himself while Wartime commander of the U. S. S. New Orleans and St. Louis by transporting and escorting troops and supplies to Europe. He is round-faced, square-shouldered, out spoken. Virgin Islanders like him. A month ago he wanted some livestock for his dominion. Last week some of the cor respondence which occurred during the transaction was made known. Said the Governor of the Virgin Islands to the Chief of Naval Operations : WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE FOR ST. CROIX ONE MILKING SHORT HORN BULL OLD ENOUGH FOR SERVICE AT EXPERIMENT STATION. . . . ONE HOLSTEIN BULL MILKING STRAIN, TWELVE SINGLE COMB WHITE HENS OR PULLETS AND TWO SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN COCKERELS. HOGS NOT NEEDED. Replied the Chief of Naval Operation to the Governor of the Virgin Islands: NAVY DEPARTMENT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING A MILKING BULL. NUMEROUS FARMERS WHO HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED INSIST THAT THERE IS NONE SUCH. THERE IS IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY MARYLAND A BULL WITH A TENOR BELLOW, BUT IT DOES NOT GIVE MILK, IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY A MILCH COW OF VERY COMBATIVE DISPOSITION. WOULD EITHER OF THESE DO? Protested Governor Evans : WE KNOW THAT BULLS DO NOT GIVE MILK BUT WHAT WE ASKED FOR WAS TWO BULLS OF THE MILK BREED THAT IS BULLS BRED FROM COWS GIVING LARGE QUANTITIES OF MILK AS ARE OFTEN MENTIONED IN AGRICULTURE AND STOCK LITERATURE AND WHICH MAY BE EASILY EXPLAINED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

The Department of Agriculture hastened to clear up the matter, explained that there are "dairy bulls," "beef bulls," "dual purpose bulls," that what seagoing Governor Evans wanted was a pair of dairy bulls. He got his bulls.

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