This book is included in the Self Reliance Ranching section.
Table of Contents. CHAPTER I THE OLD SHORT-HORN COUNTRY AND ITS CATTLE. Some Short-horn shrines - A farmer's cow - Grass a prime factor in cattle-growing - Birthplace and origin of the breed - Earliest known breeders - Some foundation stock CHAPTER II DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMPROVED TYPE. Faults of the old Teeswater stock - The Bakewell experiments - Ketton and Barmpton - The original Duchess cow - "The Beautiful Lady Maynard" - The bull Hubback - Foljambe and inbreeding Favorite - (252) an extraordinary sire - "The Durham Ox" - "The White Heifer That Traveled" - The "alloy" blood - As to Robert Colling - "The American Cow" The Ketton Dispersion - The Barmpton sales - Pre-eminence of the Collings CHAPTER III FOUNDATIONS OF THE BOOTH HERDS. The elder Booth - The Fairholme experiment - Some foundation sires - The Halnaby or Strawberry tribe - The Bracelets - Richard Booth at Studley - The Isabellas - John Booth at Killerby CHAPTER IV THOMAS BATES AND THE DUCHESSES. Early studies in cattle-breeding - Original investments - The Duchess blood - Student, experimenter and exhibitor - Bulls first used on the Duchesses - From Halton to Ridley Hall - Removal to Kirklevington - Belvedere (1706) of the Princess blood - The cross of Whitaker's Norfolk - The Matchem cow and the Oxfords - A show-yard disappointment The Oxford Royal of 1839 - Prizes at Cambridge - A "brush" with the Booths - Duke of Northumberland (1940) - Importance of tabulated pedigrees - The Waterloos - Wild Eyes Tribe - The Cambridge (Red) Roses - Foggathorpe family - Blanche or Roan Duchess sort - The Secrets - So-called Bell-Bates tribes - Last appearance in show-yard - Dispersion of the herd - Sixty-four Duchess females - Individual character of the cattle. CHAPTER V PALMY DAYS AT KILLERBY AND WARLABY Bracelet and Necklace - Buckingham - John Booth's sale - Warlaby and its show-yard wonders - Faith, Hope and Charity - Crown Prince (10087) - Isabella Buckingham and other celebrities - The Blossoms and Windsor (4013) Bride, Bridesmaid and Bride Elect - The quartette of "Queens" - Vivandiere, Campfollower and Soldier's Bride - Death of Richard Booth - The Booth method of breeding CHAPTER VI OTHER EMINENT ENGLISH BREEDERS. Lord Althorpe (Earl Spencer) - Jonas Whitaker - Wetherell, the "Nestor" of the trade - Wiley of Brandsby - The Knightley "Fillpails" - Fawkes of Farnley Hall - William Torr - The long roll of honor CHAPTER VII FIRST IMPORTATIONS TO AMERICA. Character of the Gough & Miller cattle - Kentucky and the Patton stock - An early New York importation - The Cox importation - The first pedigreed bulls - The "Seventeens" - Massachusetts importations - Early New York importations Col. Powel's purchases - Ancestress of the Louans - Walter Dun's importations CHAPTER VIII DEVELOPMENT OF OHIO VALLEY HERDS Feeding for seaboard markets - Ohio Importing Company - Felix Renick and confreres in England - Whitaker's selections of 1835 and 1836 - Sale of Oct. 29, 1836 - Final sale in 1837 - Thos. Bates to Felix Renick - Mr. Clay's importations to Kentucky - Dr. Martin's importation of 1839 - R. Hutchcraft's importation - Fayette County Importing Co. - Importations into Tennessee - William Neff's importation - Wait and other importations - First Bates bull for Kentucky CHAPTER IX EASTERN IMPORTATIONS-1830 to 1850. New York importations - Vail's purchases of Bates cattle - Whitaker's shipments to America - Introduction of Princess blood - Miscellaneous importations CHAPTER X SECOND PERIOD OF ACTIVITY IN AMERICA. The first "Duke" for America - Morris and Becar - The Earl Ducie sale in England - Thorndale and the Duchesses Revival of interest in the West - Scioto Valley Importing Co. - Madison Co. (O.) Co. - Northern Kentucky Association Scott Co. (Ky.) - Importing Co. - Clinton Co. (O.) Association - Clark Co. (O.) Co. - R. A. Alexander of Woodburn - First of the Airdrie Duchesses - The Alexander importation of July, 1853 - Subsequent shipments to Woodburn Farm Importations by the Shakers - James S. Matson (Kentucky) - Wilson & Seawright (O.) - Mason and Bracken (Kentucky) Association - Livingston Co. (N. Y.) Association - Thomas Richardson (New York) - Dr. H. Wendell (New York) - J. O. Sheldon (New York) - R. F. Nichols (Louisiana) - First importations into Indiana - An early importation to Wisconsin - The Illinois Importing Co. - Founding of the American Herd Book CHAPTER XI SOME HISTORIC KENTUCKY STOCK. A new era dawns - Duke of Airdrie (12730) - George M. Bedford's lease of "The Duke" - Jere Duncan and Duke of Airdrie 2743 - Abram Renick and Airdrie 2478 - Airdrie a bull-breeder - Inbreeding of the Rose of Sharons - The Vanmeters - Young Phyllis - Young Mary - The Warflelds - Renick 903 - Muscatoon 7057 - The Loudon Duchesses Adoption of Bates type and methods CHAPTER XII PROGRESS IN THE CENTRAL WEST. First Illinois herds - Early Indiana breeders - Pioneer breeders of Michigan - First Short-horns west of the Mississippi Foundation stock in Iowa - Early Wisconsin herds - Activity in the show-yard - Wm. R. Duncan and Minister J. M. Hill's sale - J. H. Pickrell - Sweepstakes 6230 - Gen. Grant 4825 - Baron Booth of Lancaster CHAPTER XIII THE BIRTH OP A "BOOM." "Royal" honors for Bates cattle - Duchesses exported to England - The Grand Duchesses - Havering Park sale Sheldon of Geneva - Geneva cattle abroad - Walcott & Campbell - First Hillhurst importations - Gibson buys Booths for New York Mills - Sensational transfer of the Sheldon herd - "Duke" bulls in demand - The McMillan sale - Col. William S. King - The Lyndale show herd - Tycoon 7339 - King's victory at St Louis - W. R. Duncan's sale - The beginning of live-stock journalism. CHAPTER XIV AN ERA OF EXPANSION. Hillhurst and Lyndale operations - Exportations to England - Clark Co. (Ky.) Importing Co. - High prices in Illinois - The great trade of 1872 - Oakland Favorite 30546 and Loudon Duke 6th 10399 - The first National convention - Opposition to prevailing "fashions" developed CHAPTER XV THE SENSATION OF SEVENTY-THREE. Spring sales of 1873 - Dunmore's big deal - Summer sales - New York Mills dispersion - Kello's mistake - Sources of deterioration - 4th Duke of Geneva - English sales of 1873 CHAPTER XVI A GOLDEN AGE. Spring sales of 1874 - Lyndale sale at Dexter Park - Other Western events - Kentucky summer sales - Closing events of 1874 - The sales of 1875 - Glen Flora dispersion - Kissinger's sale - Elliott & Kent - Spears and the Nelly Blys - Pickrell's great sale - Jacobs' sale at West Liberty - Dexter Park auctions - The Avery & Murphy sale - Long prices at Meredith's - Airdrie Duchesses at $18,000 each - Big sales in the Blue Grass - Pushing the Princesses - The Trans-Mississippi trade - $3,500 for a Scotch heifer - Groom importations and sale - Other important transactions - All records broken at Dunmore - Torr's Triumph - Additional importations - Another Renick exportation - North Elkhorn (Ky.) importation - Closing events of 1875 CHAPTER XVII THE TURN OF THE TIDE. Hon. George Brown and Bow Park - 4th Duke of Clarence - Opening sales of 1876 - Potts buys imp. Duke of Richmond - Col. Holloway's big average - Albert Crane pays $23,600 for an Airdrie Duchess - $17,900 for 14th Duke of Thorndale - Closing events of 1876 - Pickrell & Kissenger Spring sales of 1877 - Cochrane at Windermere - Sale summary for 1877 - A falling market - Top prices in England for 1878 - Dark days of 1879 - The rally of 1880 - The Vaile and Rumsey importations - Sales of 1881 - A new era at hand - Injudicious breeding - Evils of speculation - The spur of opposition - Scotch cattle to the fore CHAPTER XVIII SCOTLAND'S SEARCHING TEST. "Caledonia stern and wild" - Science, "roots" and Short-horns - Feed-lot considerations paramount - Crossing the border - Robertson of Ladykirk - Rennie of Phantassie - Barclay of Ury - Hutcheson of Monyruy - Grant Duff of Eden Brawith Bud - Simpson and Buchan Hero - Hay of Shethin CHAPTER XIX AMOS CRUICKSHANK OF SITTYTON. A new type sought - The brothers Cruickshank - The farm at Sittyton - General plan pursued - The first of the Violets - Venus tribe - The family of Mimulus - Picotee and her progeny - The Matchless sort - The Broadhooks - Origin of the Lady tribe - The Nonpareils - Sittyton Butterflys - Orange Blossoms - Admah, Kilmeny 3d, and Eliza by Brutus - Clipper tribe - The Victorias - The Lancasters - The Brawith Buds - Duchesses of Gloster - The Secrets - The Cicely sort - Avalanche - Violette - The Lovelys - Barmpton Roses - The Spicys - The Lavenders - First Sittyton bulls - Fairfax Royal (6987) - Hudson (9228), Report (10704) and Velvet Jacket (10998) - Matadore (11800) - Plantagenet (11906) Doctor Buckingham (14405) - The Baron (13833) - Lord Bathurst (15173) - Master Butterfly 2d (14918) - John Bull (11618) - Lord Raglan (13244) - The Czar (20947) - Lancaster Comet (11663) - Champion of England (17526) Windsor Augustus (19157) - Forth (17866) - Lord Privy Seal (16444) - Prince Alfred (27107) - Other outside bulls - Concentration of the Champion of England blood - Scotland's Pride and Pride of the Isles - Caesar Augustus - Royal Duke of Gloster - Roan Gauntlet - Barmpton - Cumberland CHAPTER XX OTHER NORTH COUNTRY HERDS. Douglas of Athelstaneford - Campbell of Kinellar - The Nonpareils, Miss Ramsdens and Golden Drops - Early Kinellar sires - Booth cross disappointing - Marr of Uppermill - The Maudes - The Missies - The Princess Royals - The Alexandrinas - The Roan or Red Ladys - The Bessies - The Claras - The Emmas - The Goldies - Sittyton sorts - Early sires at Uppermill - Heir of Englishman (24122) - Cherub 4th (83359) - Athabasca (47359) - William of Orange (50694) - Later Sittyton sires at Uppermill - Lethenty - Collynie CHAPTER XXI RISE OF SCOTCH POWER IN AMERICA. Early importations into Ontario - First Sittyton cattle in Canada - The Athelstane blood - Cruickshank cattle at the shows - Violet's Forth - The Golden Drops - Thompson's other importations - John Miller's first shipment - James I. Davidson - Hon. John Dryden - Arthur Johnston - Miscellaneous Canadian importations - The lies importation into Illinois - Robt. Milne of Kelvin Grove - Lowman and Smiths' importation - Scotch success at the shows - Potts and the Duke of Richmond - The Fanny Airdrie "nick" - Frederick William and "the twins" - A line of Cruickshank sires - Twenty years in the show-yard - The Wilhoit herd CHAPTER XXII CLOSING EVENTS OF THE CENTURY. Sale of the Hillhurst Duchesses - Richard Gibson's sale of 1882 - Woodburn sale of 1882 - The Huston-Gibson sale Palmer's sale of Scotch cattle - Kentucky Importing Co. of 1883 - Sale of Pickrell, Thomas & Smith - Kentucky summer sales of 1883 - Sale of the Holford Duchesses - The Hamiltons - Col. W. A. Harris of Linwood - Success of Baron Victor - The Linwood Golden Drops - Baron Lavender 2d - Imp. Craven Knight - A search for sires - Princess Alice Linwood's salutary influence - J. J. Hill of North Oaks - Hope's show herds of 1887 and 1889 - Luther Adams' importations - The shipment of 1887 - Cupbearer bought - West Liberty sale - The memorable purchase of 1887 - Lakeside's show herd of 1888 - Third and last lot - Last successful Duchess sale - Sale of the Sittyton herd - The Cruickshank cows at Collynie - Field Marshal and Mario - Scottish Archer and Count Lavender - Argentine and the shambles - Summary of Sittyton sales - Moberley and Young - Abbottsburn - Mary Abbottsburn 7th - Forest Grove sale - Woodburn dispersion - Columbian Exposition awards - Recent importations - Herd-book consolidation CHAPTER XXIII A DUAL-PURPOSE BREED. Universal adaptability - Feed-lot favorites - "Prime Scots" - Smithfleld Club - American Fat-Stock Show - On the range Dairy capacity - State fair tests - The Columbian records - The Wisconsin experiment - Official records in Iowa - Figures from New York - Polled Durhams CHAPTER XXIV THE LAMP OP EXPERIENCE. What constitutes success? - Inbreeding - Herd-book registration - Color - Handling quality - Constitution, character and conformation - Primary points in management - Does showing pay? - Selling the surplus - About animal portraiture - Tribal designation - Dignity of the breeder's calling - The future. REFERENCES End of Preview. RETURN to Main Titles Index or Self Reliance Ranching
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