THE ELGINVUE STORY

Elginvue Farms has been in the Mueller Family since 1864. Roy Mueller, and his sons, John &  Karl, developed the prefix that would become known around the world for exceptional Holstein and Red Polled cattle that could perform in the barn and in the show ring. The barn at Elginvue stood empty for 17 years until Karl’s son, Kenn, breathed life into the operation once again in 2007.
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NEWS FROM THE BARN


Dunderave Milan Lumina
Excellent – 93
4-10 2x 328 33,338 3.8 1270 3.1 1043

4th Aged Cow Midwest Fall National Holstein Show 2009

Recently exported to Mexico!

Elginvue Cattle Marketing LLC
Licensed & Bonded Cattle Broker

Elginvue is excited to announce a new feature of the farm - a new avenue for cattlemen to utilize. We purchase and sell cattle daily. Contacts throughout North America help us to connect sellers and buyers of live animals.

A TRIP BACK IN TIME
with John Busacker
*A regular feature on this site, ‘A Trip Back in Time’ will feature short stories of great cows and herds of Holstein past, written by friend and Holstein historian, John Busacker.

Minnesota Memories

*In honor of the upcoming 2010 National Holstein Convention in Minnesota, we thought it fitting to summarize some of the key cows, bulls and people of Minnesota Holstein's past. Enjoy and we look forward to seeing you in Minnesota!

At the 1967 & 1989 National Convention Sales in MN, Loren Olson (2010 Host Day Chair) was one of the leadsmen.

In the last two convention sales held in MN (1967 & 1989), a Minnesota cow was sold that later scored 95 pts.
1967-Volkert Pioneer Flossie
1989-Miss Schruppdale Magic

Both the sire and dam of Regancrest Elton Durham were bred in Minn.

The only daughter of Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief to be Nominated All-American as a milking female was Oelfkes Audra Admiral.

There has never been a R&W animal with the Olmar prefix.

Raylore Trustar Alma is the only cow to win All State honors as both a calf and an aged cow.

Sky-Vu Farm is the only herd to consign a 89-pt 2-year-old to the state sale.

Lowell Peterson is the only Minnesota breeder to have won the Best Three Females award at the World Dairy Expo.

Elginvue Farms is the only Minnesota breeder to have won the Junior Best Three Females award at World Dairy Expo.

Herman Gabbert was a member of the syndicate that purchased Paclamar Astronaut in the 1964 National Convention Sale.

The dam of Tesk-Holm Valiant Rockie EX-96 GM sold as a calf for $1150.00

Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation was almost purchased as a calf by the Carroll Family of Rosemount.

The dam of Roxy, Queen of the Breed, was sired by Springbank Model Fame, a son of Franlo Gen Treasure Model.  Franlo is the only herd to ever win all four champions at a major show.

Franlo is the only herd to ever win All-American Get of Sire without any milking females.

William Moscrip had only partial vision in his right eye. 

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Lashbrook Pearl Ormsby

Old Pearl was bred by A.J. Lashbrook, Northfield, MN. Being born in 1923 in the Lashbrook herd. She was a grand-daughter of Ormsby Sensation, the $20,000 sire from a Homestead-bred dam. She first attracted attention at the Minnesota State Fair in 1929. She was making a record of 971 lbs of fat as a five-year-old, but was showing stale and judge Bob Holtby placed her 9th in the class. However, quite a few people remembered that cow of Al Lashbrook’s and that same fall Melin-Peterson (Bob Melin and Art Peterson, sale managers) wanted her for the National Ormsby Sale to be held at the State Fairgrounds in October.

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