Early Years of Simmental in North America: Imports selected ~ 1969

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Imports selected ~ 1969

Travers' passport shows that he was again in Switzerland by July 11, 1969 making final selection for that import year. His Swiss colleagues would have laid the ground work before this buying trip so the way was again well-prepared for the selection of top-performing cattle.

The 1969 Simmental imports (in quarantine till Spring 1970) were:

Bulls:	Date of Calving
Beat MM2911 (SBL 8Z; ASA 216; CSA 41)	8 Dec 1968
Granit MM7503 (SBL 9Z; ASA 217; CSA 45)	24 Dec 1968
Mars MM5840 (SBL 41A; ASA 218; CSA 48)	6 Jan 1969
Kilian MM2491 (SBL 45A; ASA 219; CSA 47)	23 Jan 1969

Heifers:	Date of Calving
Daniela (CSA 39)	n/a
Fasan (CSA 40)	n/a
Berna (CSA 42)	n/a
Bergere (CSA 43)	n/a
Diana (CSA 44)	n/a
Jolanda (CSA 46)	n/a

- bottom portion of an SBL ad in the Simmental Shield magazine, March 1971 (inside cover)
- top portion of the ad featured the 1969/70 imported bulls: Mars, Beat, Granit, & Kilian

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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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