Early Years of Simmental in North America: Imports Selected ~ 1967

Friday, June 11, 2010

Imports Selected ~ 1967

(From Chp. 2 ~ 1967, titled "The Dream Lives," in a book begun several years ago by SMSmith to document the early history of SBL and Simmental in North America.)

The SBL selection of seven Simmental that entered the 1967 quarantine process (released from quarantine in 1968) were:

Bulls:	Date of Calving
Sultan MM2156 (SBL 2X; ASA 4; CSA 3)	Dec. 13, 1966
Capitaine MM1236 (SBL 4Y; ASA 7; CSA 7)	Feb. 5, 1967
Firn MM7298 (SBL 5Y; ASA 8; CSA 8)	March 12, 1967

Heifers:	Date of Calving
Uganda (SBL 3X; CSA 2)	n/a
Lotte (SBL 1Y; CSA 4)	n/a
Bella (SBL 2Y; CSA 5)	n/a
Anita (SBL 3Y; CSA 6)	n/a

The SBL Brown Swiss import was called Aron with a Swiss registration of 4696 Egg.

The only other Swiss Simmental import of 1967/68 was a bull calf named Bismark (calved Feb 20, 1967), owned by L K Ranches Ltd., of Bassano AB. He was farm-quarantined in Ontario and subsequently left there for stud, but soon proved to be an exceptional bull as well.

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NOTE re photos: Many of the early photos were taken by SBL for their promotional needs. The owners of other photos are not known. If you are the owner of a photo not credited herein, I hope you would extend the courtesy of letting it remain on the site (I will credit you). I am seeking permissions for some known photos that may be posted in due course if permission is obtained. If you have photos that would enhance this blog, please notify me at simm66blog at gmail dot com.

Note: this blog author is aware that Simmental was referenced in North America in the late 1880s and early 1900s, but did not survive as a distinct breed here, thus Simmental became one of the "exotics" in the heady days of the 1960s and '70s.

Chronology: this "blog history" is essentially posted in chronological order of unfolding events, thus it is probably best to begin reading forward from the first posting of May 7, 2010.

See the post of October 15, 2015 describing its recovery and return to its owner nine years after its theft. (This info of the theft is being left on for the historical record.)

We continue to seek information about the taxidermy head of the famous Simmental bull Parisien. It was stolen from the Calgary Stampede grounds in the early morning hours of Friday, July 14, 2006 where it was on loan during the 2006 World Simmental Congress.

Information can be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or the Calgary Police Service at 403-266-1234.

▪ This is a priceless, irreplaceable historical artifact (weighing about 250 to 300 lbs. and mounted, at the time, on a wheeled stand);
▪ It was a prime exhibit of the Cardston and District Historical Society "Court House" Museum and belongs either with its owner, Don Jensen, or on public display in the locale of Parisien’s first Canadian home;
▪ Three other items were stolen at the same time: 1) an approx. 4’x6’ framed photo layout of Parisien (owned by the Canadian Simmental Association in Calgary); 2) a dry-mount picture/storyboard of Rocabar, a son of Parisien, written by Priscilla Hatch (owned by the Cardston & District Historical Society); and 3) a Canadian flag (probably used to camouflage the stolen items). All these items, except for the flag, were unique, one-of-a-kind.
▪ Private collectors or pranksters should not be allowed to continue to benefit from this crime.

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