Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock. Various

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СКАЧАТЬ Art. 6.—Barrel round, deep, and well ribbed up to the hips. 4 Art. 7.—Back short, strong and straight, from the withers to the setting of the tail. Crop round and full. Loin broad. Huckle bones on a level with the back. Tail well set, on a level with the back or very slightly below it; fine and gradually diminishing to a point; and hanging without the brush, an inch or so below the hock, at right angles with the back. 4 Art. 8.—Hind quarters from the huckles to the point of the rump long and well filled up. Twist well let down and full. Hind legs short, straight, and well spread apart; gradually swelling and rounding above the hock; the bone fine and flat below. Foot flat and in shape of an oblong semi-circle. Horn of the hoof sound and of a clear waxy color. Legs not to cross each other in walking, nor to straddle behind. 3 Art. 9.—Udder broad, full, extending well forward along the belly, and well up behind. Teats of a good size for the hand; squarely placed with a slight oblique pointing out; wide apart; when pressed by the hand the milk flowing from them freely. Extra teats, indicative of good milking qualities, but should never be milked, as they draw the bag out of shape. Milk veins large and swelling. Milk excelling either in quantity or quality for making butter or cheese. 5 Art. 10.—Skin of a medium thickness; movable and mellow; a white color is admissible, but a rich cream or orange much preferable. Hair well covering the hide; soft and fine, and if undercoated with soft, thick fur in the winter, so much the better. Color pure white; red roan; bright red; red and white; spotted roan, or reddish yellow and white. (A black or dark brown nose, or rim round the eye; black or dark brown spots on the skin and hair decidedly objectionable, and indicative of coarse meat and bad blood.) 3 Art. 11.—Good handler. 4 Art. 12.—Sure and good breeder. 4 Art. 13.—General appearance. 2 Perfection. 50

HERD RECORD

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      The figures in parenthesis, thus, (00) refer to the numbers in the English Herd Books; the open figures thus, 00 refer to the American Herd Books; the figures at the right of the asterisk, thus, _*00 refer to the numbers adopted by this Association in its volumes.

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       *1 Arch Duke, 3649.

      Light roan, bred by S. T. Taber, Chestnut Ridge, Duchess Co., N. Y.; property of A. P. Viets, Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass.: calved April 1st, 1859; got by Highflyer, _*37, 578, Dam Calla, by Lamartine, (11662)—

      2d dam Jane, by Young Magog, (2247) 3d—Laura, by Budget, (1759) 4th—Strawberry, by Sandœ, (2598) 5th—Old Red Rose, by Copeland, (1871) 6th—Grey Hook, by Marquis, (407).

       *2 Berkshire Duke, 3675.

      Red and white, bred and owned by A. P. Viets, Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass.: calved March 6th, 1860; got by Chaos, 1347, Dam Cassiopeia, by Highflyer, _*37, 578—

      2d dam Jeanett, by Backwoodsman, 226, 3d—Jane, by Young Magog, (2247) 4th—Laura, by Budget, (1759) 5th—Strawberry, by Sandœ, (2598) 6th—Old Red Rose, by Copeland, (1871) 7th—Grey Hook, by Marquis, (407).

       *3 Berkshire Boy,

      Red and white, bred and owned by A. P. Viets, Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass.: calved April 2d, 1861; got by Arch Duke, _*1, 3649, Dam Cassiopeia, by Highflyer, _*37, 578—

      2d dam Jeanett, by Backwoodsman, _*6, 226, 3d—Jane, by Young Magog, (2247) 4th—Laura, by Budget, (1759) 5th—Strawberry, by Sandœ, (2598) 6th—Old Red Rose, by Copeland, (1871) 7th—Grey Hook, by Marquis, (407).

       *4 Buncomb, 1302.

      Roan, bred by Paoli Lathrop, South Hadley Falls, Mass.; property of F. A. Noble, East Windsor, Conn.: calved December 11th, 1855; got by Prince of Orange, 872, Dam Madonna, by imported Wolviston, 1109—

      2d dam Marchioness, by imported Yorkshireman, 189, 3d—Narcissus, by Bertram 2d, 21, 4th—Nonpariel, by Young Denton, (963) 5th—Arabella, by North Star, (460) 6th—Aurora, by Comet, (155).

       *5 Bonaparte,

      Red and white, bred and owned by Wilbur Wilson, Agawam, Mass.: calved August 22d, 1861; got by Hamilcar, _*33, Dam Rose, 2d, by Dan O'Connell, 407—

      2d dam Rose, by Splendid, (5297) 3d—Romp, by Enchanter, (3729) 4th—Rachel, by Washington, (1566) 5th—Pansy, by Blaize, (76) 6th—Primrose, by Charles, (127) 7th———by Blythe Comet, (85) 8th———by Prince, (521) 9th—--- by Patriot, (486).

       *6 Backwoodsman, 226.

      Roan, bred by John Walton, C. W., late the property of S. T. Taber, Duchess Co., N. Y.: calved April 20th, 1847; got by Brilliant, 30, Dam Young Favorite, by Comet, 1385—

      2d dam Favorite, by Hewood, (2114) 3d—Sweet Apple, by Frederic, (1060) 4th—Ribstone Pippin, by Cleaveland, (146) 5th—Golden Pippin, by North Star, (459) 6th—Beauty, by Favorite, (252) 7th———by Favorite, (252) 8th———by Favorite, (252) 9th———by Favorite, (252).

       *7 Capt. Wilkes,

      Red and white, bred and owned by S. W. Buffum, Winchester, N. H.: calved December 21st, 1861; got by Duke of Carlisle, _*10, 3850, Dam Alida, by Kirkleavington, 610—

      2d dam Autumn, by North American, 116, 3d—Adaliza, by Agate 2, 4th—Adaline, by Young Comet, (3427) 5th—Emma, by Wellington, (683) 6th—Annabella, by Major, (398) 7th—Ada, by Denton, (198) 8th—Aurora, by Comet, (155).

       *8 Cæsar,

      Red and white, bred and owned by СКАЧАТЬ