V
Gardes.
VOL. XXI.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., SATURDAY, JULY 3,1886.
NO, 27
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BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY.
Its Shorthorn
otes of a
Visit Among
Breeders.
The county of Bartholomew contains
~ome ot the finest farming land in the
State, as may be learned from the fact that
it has a valuation of nearly $ 10,000,000 on
the assessor's books. Farm land near Columbus is worth f 100 to fl50 per acre—some
being held at $200. As to live stock Bartholomew has not a great variety, but a
great deal of one variety—Shorthorn cattle—there being nearly thirty owners of
thoroughbreds in its borders, and a considerable number of established breeders,
as will be seen below.
FOREST SHADE! HERD OF SHORTHORNS.
The pioneer in the Shorthorn business
In Bartholomew county is Mr. Spencer
K. Quick, of Columbus, who for twenty-four years has never been without
thoroughbred Shorthorns on his farm.
The firm name is now S. K. Quick 6_ Son,
the junior member being Mr. W. J. Quick,
the secretary of the State Association and
editor of the Shorthorn Department in the
Farmer. S. R. Quick A Son have an established reputation fairly won by long
experience in the business and honorable
dealing with their customers. For eight
years tbey have used nothing but Rose of
Sharon bulls to head their herd. The sire
of this year's calves is Poppy's Airdrie,
63184, for a description of which see notes
of the Ash wood Park herd. At the head
of the herd now is 2d Geneva's Duke of
Sharon, 69872, a two-year-old purchased at
the recent sale of Shephard, Hill A Mathers, of Illinois, for the sum of $600. He is
by Geneva's Grand Duke, 56200, and out of
Geneva's Rose 2d by tbe 4th Duke of Geneva, 30958. Richly bred and beautifully
made, solid red, weight about 1,900 pounds
—he is a show bull from tip to tip. What
impressed us most was the evenness of the
bull; no counter balancing of good points
against poor ones, but a general excellence
sustained at every point. In front he is
broad, behind he is thick and meaty. Eye
and face are pleasant and attractive, neck
well set and masculine, girth full, ham
well down. Such a bull heading the herd
of White Rose, Rosemary, Rose of Sharon,
Young Mary and Strawberry cows will
produce something valuable if our judgment is correct. The herd numbers 42
head, of the strains mentioned and others.
The White Rose family has rather been
the favorite with   Messrs. Quick A Son as
they
than
have
wit-
had better
results with them
kind.    They  are
any other
splendid beef animals, and rich milkers
and always find ready Bale. Among the
Rose of Sharon cows we noted Lady
Sharon, by Poppy's Geneva Duke, 30591,
out of Duchess Rose of Richland by 5th
Duke of Hillhurst 22805. She has raised
three calves, two of them heifers all solid
red and show calves. She is a line cow
herself and does credit to the herd. A bull
calf that Messrs. quick * Son offer for sale
is Phyl Airdrie a two-year-old,out of Alios
Vanmeter 13th, and by Poppy's Airdrie
53184. He is a shapely fellow, a credit to
the Shorthorn family from which he
comes, namely the Phyllis. He has been
bred to some of Messrs. Quick's cows.
Mary Geneva is a Young Mary by Judith
Clark.  She is  by 1st Cambridge Duke of
Geneva 50311 out of Bonny Burnsides by
Burn sides 1618 a grand cow, large and
finely formed, and a great milker. Grace
Young 10th is another fine Young Mary
from the same source. She was sired by
Atlantic 31658 and out of Grace Young 8th.
THE HAW CREEK VALLEY HERD OF   SHORTHORNS
is the property of Mr. Henry W. Lambert,
of Columbus, his farm lying four miles
northeast of that place. Mr. Lambert is
president of the Bartholomew county
Shorthorn Breeders Association, and has
for a number of years devoted a large part
of his time and money to the rearing
of thoroughbreds until now he has 3* head,
registered and eligible, of choice breeding
and superior merit. He will sell the increase of his herd consisting of bulls and
heifer calves, as also some of his cows, at
reasonable prices. The bull at the head of
his held is CranmoreSearson, 68904, a five-
year old and a very desirable bull. He
was sired by Lord of Grassmere. 36049, and
out of Sweet Rose 2d (imp.), she by Lord
Chatham (26625) and out of Sweet Rose
(imp,). It will thus be seen that Cran-
more Searson shows two imported Sweet
Rose cows in his pedigree, while his grand-
sire, Lord Chatham was a Cruikshank bull.
This gives him an exceptionally fine pedigree and in addition he will bear the closest
individual scrutiny, showing up especially
well in forequarters, girth and straight
back. He is a beefy animal, well developed, and is the sire of some first class
calves which Mr. Lambert pointed out to
the Farmer representative. His cows are
not less meritorious than the bull, about
half of them being of the White Rose family, and the rest of such substantial strains
as Young Mary, Rosemary, Abigail, Filli-
gree, and the like. One of his best White
Rose cows is Mabel Butts, by 2d Duke of
Montrose, 48004; dam Ada 3d, by Muggins
52871. This is a show oow, in every
sense of the word; dark red, of splendid
form and constitution, winner of numerous first prizes and the best animal in several herd awards. She has produced uniformly red calves and is a regnlar breeder.
Cherry Fragrance is a Filligree cow, and is
possessed of extra fine descent, being by
Constance Duke of Glen wood, 41649, and
out of Booth Fragrance by imported Baron
Booth of Lancaster 7535. Constance Duke
of Glenwood was out of a oow by the 14th
Duke of Thorndale, a pure Duke bull, and
by Royal Bates, a pure Bates bull. There
is no discount in the pedigree of Cherry
Fragrance. In appearance she is a very
stylish, level cow, full of good points and
well up to the standard.
We would like to mention others of
Mr. Lambert's Shorthorns, but desire to
devote some space to a notice of his
Poland Chinas, of which he has a considerable herd, headed by Lambert's Tom,
sire King Corwin, dam Flora. The prize
winning Corwin blood shows itself in
this animal in a marked degree. His
color is black, head and ear fine, back
straight and even, ham heavy and well
down, bone medium and legs short. One
of Mr. I._iibert's most noticeable sows is
Lady Morton 2d, 1122 sire Star of the Kast,
520,dam Lady For_uan,1120, She shows especially well in full ham and shoulder,
short neck and fine bone. Among this
season's pigs are  some  extra  good  ones
that  should  find  ready sale at breeders'
prices.
MR. W. B. PATTERSON
lives a few miles west of Columbus, and In
the past few years has established himself as
a breeder of Shorthorns, having at present
about 13 head of registered cattle and half
a dozen calves. ±_ is entire herd is of the
meritorious White Rose strain, the cows
beingall descendants of theWhite Rose cow
Myrtle, an excellent animal, both in ped
igree and as an individual, and his breeding bull Red Duke, being from Ada 3d,
also a White Rose cow Red Duke, 60830,
was sired by 2d Duke of Montrose, 48004,
and out of Ada 3d (a show oow and one
that took a number of premiums) by Muggins 52871. He is of good size, solid red,
well built, and Mr. Patterson considers
him a number one breeder as in fact his
calves show him to be. Mr. Patterson has
had him two or three years and is desirous
of disposing of him. He will also sell one
or two other bulls and two bull calves, all
red and all of the White Rose family.
-Their breeding is excellent and the bulls
are worthy of their pedigrees, Mr. Patter
Rose of Sharon bull and Rose of Sharon
cow. His grandsire, the 4th Duke, was
the sire of the famous Duchess of Oneida
cows, three of which sold for $15,300,
$15,600 and $25,000 respectively. In appearance, Poppy's Airdrie is very attractive. He is nearly solid red, has good
length and depth, fine quarters and splendid throat and breast. He is symmetrical
and straight, aud shows the beef at the
right places. As a breeder he has been an
unqualified success. He is the sire of
most of the calves at present in the herd
and tbey area uniform lot. Mr. Butts'
Shorthorns number about 36, and consist
of Mazurkas, Phyl Uses, Strawberries, Rose
of Sharons, Amelias, White Rises, Brit-
tanias, etc. Evidently great care has been
exercised in the selection of breeders for
this herd as they are uniformly of good
qualities individually, and certainly no
breeder could find fault with their pedigrees. Tbe result of such a course is apparent in the calves, one of which, a bull
calf now two months of age, by the 3d
Duke of Flat Creek, we believe, and out of
Ophelia 8th   by 4th   Duke of Geneva, and
son's  address is Columbus  and   he   will   tracing to   Airdrie  4th and   Airdrie, is of
take pleasure is answering Inquiries con
corning his Shorthorns.
MR. LOUIS FREIDERSDORFF
lives in the southeast part of Bartholomew
county and owns several hundred acres of
productive land, much of which is devoted
to pasture for his Shorthorns. His post-
office address is Alert, in Decatur county,
and his nearest railroad point is Elizabeth-
town, six miles from his farm. He has
been breeding blooded stock, mostly
horses and cattle, for 30 years, and at present has a herd of about 20 Shorthorns of approved strains of blood. His son Conrad,
owning a farm a short distance from him,
is also making a start in the Shorthorn
business. Mr. Freidersdorff purchased at
Messrs. Quick and Son's 1885 sale the
White Rose calf Forest Breastplate 4th,
by Breastplate 3d, 22,226, and out of Lucy
Renick by Renick Lwlie. 49138, Forest
Breastplate 4th bow heads the herd, and
is in every way fit for the position, he is
growthy, smooth, well built, very.straight,
and gives promise of making a show bull
and a fine breeder. His sire Breastplate
3d is the famous show bull that took 58
premiums aggregating over $3,000. Mr.
Freidersdorff's cows are mostly of the Gem
and Phyllis families, and their calves are
by Pressley's Bull 2d, 67,238, a good breeder. We noted Gem of Rock Creek, by
Lone Star, 14,743; also Rosebud of Hope, a
Phyllis, by Nero, 33,303, ont of Rock Creek
Rosebud by Indiana Duke, 18731, and
many others, all good animals and true
represenatives of the breed, Mr. Freiders-
droff expects to make a sale of the increase
of his stock some time in the near future,
probably next October, and will advertise
it in due time. At present he has a number of promising bull calves that ha will
sell, and those of onr readers wanting such
stock should correspond with him.
A8HW0OD PARK.
About five miles north of Columbus is
the farm of Mr. S D. Butts, owner of Ash-
wood Park herd of Shorthorns. At the
head of this herd is Poppy's Airdrie, 53184,
by Grand Duke of Clark, 29732, and out ef
Poppy 13th by 4th Duke of Geneva (30958).
He is a richly   bred bull,   coming  from a
I such excellent breeding and gives such
great promise that Mr. Butts has already
refused $300 for It, and would not like to
part with it for a considerably greater
sum. He has other bull calves for sale at
more moderate figures, and will attend
promptly to all correspondence on the
subject. His cows deserve more notice
than we have space for. We can mention
only Lidy Booth of Riverdale, a splendid
cow, by imp. Bruere's Booth, 2r>79.">, out of
imp. Sunlit Flower. She is a pure Booth,
and Mr. Butts has a standing offer of $250
for her next calf, bull or heifer, the calf to
be by Poppy's Airdrie.
A HEW ENTERPRISE.
Several prominent business men of our
olty, including representatives of the
Mercantile Association, have recently held
two meetings for the purpose of talking
up an exposition here. They have resolved to undertake the enterprise and
bave appointed a committee to make preliminary arrangements. The intention is
to hold the exhibition in our new city
hall, or Tomlinson hall, in October, and it
is expected that all our manufacturers and
many of our wholesale and retail dealers
will contribute to its success. It is not intended to interfere with the State fair, but
it cannot fail to do so, to a considerable extent, so long as the State fair is held on
the present grounds and at a different
time from the exposition. By removing
the fair to some point on the Belt railroad
and limiting it to a strictly agricultural
exhibition, and holding it on one of the
weeks of the city exposition, it seems to
us that the attendance on both displays
would be largely increased. At the present location, as we have frequently stated,
visitors coming by railroad must lose from
one and a half to three hours of their time
in getting to and from the grounds. If
located on the Belt none of this time wonld
be lost, and a portion of it could be spent
at the exposition. A Stats Fair and an
Industrial Exposition at one trip would be
inducement sufficient to bring immense
crowds during fair week. We trust that
matters will be so arranged that the interests of the two exhibitions will not be allowed to conflict