The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-03

Ing the other colors out of fashion. The
improvement of the Kelllor Doddies
therefore, dates back to 1908.
"Among the many animals worthy
of note In the Kellor herd, none was
more so than Old Granny; she was the
winner of many prizes; never did she
In any showyard take n second place
wherever exhibited She died during
a thunderstorm in 1863, at thirty-five
years of age she was the dam of TWEEN
ty-hvo calves, all winners. She was
descended from one of the 1908 cows,
and by Black Jock. Another remark
able animal, bred in the same way, was
black heifer that failed to breed, she
was fed for show, and exhibited all over
the country. much as Ceilings white
heifer was.
Among the extraordinary animals
was the Queens celebrated black OK.
He was purchased at the request of
Her Majesty, by the late General
Wemyss, after winning the honors at
Smithfield, in the Scotch class, In 1s4S.
He was from Granny, sire Grey-breast-
ed Jock. Notwithstanding this ami
mails great weight and forcing, he lived
to DO twenty-one years Of age. He was
two and half years old before he re-
celved any other food than grass, tur-
nips and straw.
1.-THE renowned sires at Keillor most
ly all come under the name of Jocks,
each having some distinguishing fea-
ture to characterize him, such as grey
breasted, &c. The first Jock, Tarnity
Jock, is the bull purchased in 1908, and
used to the ten Tarnity heifers, and the
six heifers bred by my grandfather.
Those seventeen animals were the nu-
cleus, the root and foundation of the
now worldwide improved Angus cat
tie. The second bull known as Jock,
was got by the Tarnity bull. and from
one of the 1903 hefers got from grand
father. Third came Black JOck-the
first prize bull at the Highland Socie-
~ idttNihS ltlh III ny JOCh anu
from sister of his owe and fourth
came the noble Grey Breasted Jock.
by Black Jock, his dam closely bred
in and-in to himself. Grey Breasted
Jock was n noble specimen ofan Angus
bull--of immense length, short in his
leg, elegant in his gait, and masculine
looking. He was grand and massive
all over, as well as a most kindly feed
er. The fifth Jock was the most invin-
chile of the lot in the prize ring.
Wherever shown he was all conquer
ing, carrying offhis honors easily. This
is the "Old Jock" of the Polled Herd
Book. He was sired by Grey Breasted
Jock, out of what was known at Keil-
lor as the "gray-tailed cow and in
the Polled Herd Book as Favorite q .
This COW was likewise his sister. 7 his
grey-tailed COW was the best breeder at
Keillor, out of the black herd of fifty
cows that were annually kept as breed.
ers. She was out Of Old Favorite (the
dam of Angus, purchased by Mr.
Bowie of Mains of Kelly, at one of the
Keillor sales some twenty-eight years
ago. Angus was purchased by Mr.
M'Combie of Tillyfour, after gaining
first prize at Edinburgh Highland So.
ciety's show in 1853. He was the bull
which made the Tlllyfour stock so ia
| ponuc HE dacoanIanta .i,ron-t,
pure Angus COW, Queen Mother, bough
from Mr.. Fullarton, Ardestle, Forfar
shire, are now his celebrated Prides o
Alb erdeen.
"On various occasions fresh blooC
was introduced into the Keillor herd
on every occasion it proved total fail
ure, and heavy loss sires, and theiI
progeny, had always to be disposed of
not always because they were inferio
animals, but because they were so total
ly unlike in character to the Keillo
Doddies, completely destroying thu
family likeness.
Mr.. Watson farther says: LAS out
side blood proved y failure, may say
that the Keillor motto was-'Put ill.,
best to the best, regardless of affinity o
blood Breeding in-and-in must b,
done judiciously and cautiously. Eol
must understand your business thor
oughly; you must be experienced n
we'll rs gifted-l say gifted, because
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or rather near one-unless he has tn
gift of that peculiar faculty that so dis
tinctly marks the success of the on
breeder over the other. The misfor
tune Of in-and-in breeding is, that II i
like two-edged sword, it cuts boil
ways; ii Is the readiest path to uni
the thoroughly competent breeder, ye
it Is the surest and swiftest to bring de
structlon to the animals and interest
of the incompetent breeder. Breeding
In II line Is the sound principle TO fol
low:
ave all know the most powerful in
fiuence of the male animal appears t
act where there is good pedigree ,bre
in a line and on the other hand. no,
little we can depend on the offsprin
when the animals are bred miscelane
ously, their pedigrees continuation G
violent crosses. When you think of
how few thorough breeders there are
4 l..
the raising of Short Horns, 1 believe
could almost number those that 20
could merit as breeders on my fnge
ends. How few can you show mo q
the present day that have raised then
selves to eminence 10y making breedin
their long life study, and in the enc
like the late Mr. Torr, shown that ther
was yet room for improvement, an
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