The following article was printed in the September 15, 1954 edition of the Guernsey Breeders Journal.

Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick.

The name of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and St. James Farm are synonymous to the Guernsey breeders of Illinois.

The great St. James Farm, through the influence and the interest of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick, produced the great cow St. James Philosopher’s Dipper, grand champion at the National Dairy Show, at Memphis, in 1941, and junior champion at the National in 1940.

Through the same interest and influence, also from St. James Farm came the immortal cow, remembered as St. James Philosopher’s Barbee, grand champion at the Dairy Cattle Congress, at Waterloo, in 1941, and again in 1942. Barbee is also the National Class Leader for production, with 1,055 lbs. butter fat at 11 years of age.

Many of the great herds of American owe their success, in a large measure, to Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick, since the foundations of many of these herds came from St. James Farm. The breeders throughout the country recognize their leadership as breeders, and unanimously acclaim their right to forefront position in the ranks of the greatest breeders – both past and present.

The Guernsey breed is indebted to both of you, Mr. and Mrs. McCormick, and your contribution has been an immeasurable help in raising the Guernsey breed to the high standard it now enjoys. You both were unsparing in your devotion, and your presence at the numerous Fairs and National Shows was inspiration to many breeders.

Your final gesture of generosity was when you turned over your herd to the University of Illinois, so that the resultant breeding superiority developed at St. James Farm would not be lost to the breed.

The Northern Illinois Guernsey Breeders Association, and all other breeders assembled here, join with us in honoring and expressing our deep appreciation to Marion and Chauncey McCormick, and as a permanent expression, we are presenting this prepared plaque to you both.

My grandfather Frank Schlick worked on St. James farm from the age of fourteen until he retired in 1985. His early years focused on the care and feeding of the prized McCormick Guernsey herd. The herd was sold over a period of several years and the last of the herd was donated in 1947 to the University of Illinois. A lost legacy to dairy farming not only in Illinois but America.