Were They Truly Champions? -The Cabana & Cole Milk Records Scandal

Were they truly Champions? is the true story of Oliver Cabana, Jr, Pine Grove Farms in Elma, New York and his record setting herd of Holstein cattle. In 1919 he dispersed his herd in a record setting sale that averaged over $3400 on over 200 head, only to have his test milker, Charles Cole confess that many of the world records for production had been made by helping the cows produce more milk and butter. Many of the cows and bulls from the sale were returned to Pine Grove from dissatisfied buyers and Cabana spent the next three years fighting the Holstein-Friesian Association of America before the records were expunged. He would pass away in 1938 and Charlie Cole would pass away in Vermont 30 years later taking his story to the grave with him.

Published in 2015, 293 pages.