Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007

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Bridgford Harry V 460705 p1
Passing of H. V. Bridgford at San Francisco; Funeral rites were held at San Francisco Monday  morning for Harry V.
Bridgford. long time Patterson, resident. who passed away in that city Friday. Coming to Patterson in 1918, the
Bridgfords resided here until about four years ago when his severe illness, from which he never recovered, caused their
removal to San Mateo and thence to San Francisco. Besides his wife, Mrs. Edna Bridgford, he is survived by a brother,
Horace F. Bridgford, and a sister, Mrs. Zella B. Sully. The deceased was a charter director of the Commercial Bank,
having aided in its organization 26 years ago.
Famous Holsteins; As the operator of the Bridgford Holstein Co., his name brought fame to Patterson in the early
twenties as this famous herd established top producing records in the industry. Most famous of all was Adirondac
Wietske Dairy Maid, a cow that broke all records existing at that time for continuous production over a four year period,
exceeding the 1000 pound  mark in butterfat every year, with a top figure of 1136 pounds and a four year average of 1047
pounds of fat and 32,045 pounds of milk.  Proceeds from sale of her offspring and milk totaled over the $60,000 mark.