The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1878-02-15
THE sEoaT-EoRN SYNDICATE.
The Largest and Finest Herd ofShort-
horns in the World.
[Clark County (Ky.l Democrat. !

tCIark county NFAy.l Dem Ocrlt
The most notableevent that has oc-
Cured recently In ShOrt-hOrn circles
is the partnership formed at the he
ginning of the present year between
MeSsrs. b. +. Nanmeter, of Clark, and
James {. Hamilton, Geo. Hamilton,
Archie l.. Hamilton, and Willie Ham
ilton, of Bath. They begin operations
with 104 Young Marys, % Young
Phyllisses, 3 Hlustriouses, - Joseph
enes and u Rose OF Sharons, at the
head of which will stand the 18th
Duke of ThOrndale, backed by the
10th Duke of Airdrie and assisted by
two Rose of Sharon bulls, CorleIia's
Duke and Rose Duke Gepeva's Young
Phyllis bull Airdeie Duke and several
Yonng Marys, including Double Rose
-. This magnificent combination
is to he known as the Nanmeter &
Hamilton herd, and will have its
home i'll Clark; which is recognized
everywhere as the true headquarters
of the ShOrt-hQrp business. Mr.. B.
i, Vapmeter, TO whom the manage
ment and breeding of this grand col
lection are intrusted, is the most ac-
eomplished breeder on the continent,
aud we doubt very much If he has an
equal in the world. His father and
his grandfather were engaged in the
business, and he has been devoted to
it from his earliest youth. When
barely of age he went to Europe to as
Sist in the selection of an important
importation, and no man has more
enthusiastic devotion. He thoroughly
cOmprehends the science and theory
as the practical part of the cattle
breeding, And what suits him exact
ly in this arrangement and will give
to his labors deeper Zest is the fact
the cows committed to his care all be-
long to favOrite families with which
he is so familiar and for which he
has done 80 muOh, They are the very
cream of the ShQrt=hOrn strain, and
have n great part yet to perform in
improving the qualities of our feeding
cattle,
The Young Marys, Rose of Sharons
and Young Phylises are confessedly
| the beefiest, thriftiest and most popu-
lar of all the families that have done
much for the grazing interest. The
| Flat Creek Herd as we'll as that of
Mr.. Nanmeter, is based on these solid
foundations and has been stopped by
| the best Bates crosses. The Messrs.
Hamilton are enthusiastic admirers o
the Short-harn, and know what 1t has
| done for our farmers from their own
vast experience. Their taste, iudg-
ment and unlimited capital have en-
abled them to breed from and to the
very best.
The farm of Mr.. Vanmeter on
which this herd, which Is the largest
in America, will be kept is admirably
suited for the purpose, 1t produces
the richest bluegrass, lies beautifully,
and is located on turnpike within only
a short distance to q RAILROAD depot,
The purchase of the l4th Duke of Ge-
neva, the only serViceable straight
bred Duchess bull in America within
q mile of each other, The ownership
of the goth Duke of Airdrie, the next
hest left alive, gives to this herd a won-
! derful topping, 1T has a great future
| before it, and in spite of hard times,
will attract much attention in Europe
aud America.
We sincerely trust that its owners
may be rewarded by profits such as
their enterprise and worth deserve.
| They are not specializing iobbers, but
engaged i'll the noble design of per-
| fecting breed of cattle from which a
greater amount of the choicest beef
can be produced with the same guam
-tity of food. They will pursue the
even tenor of the way marked out in
! the intelligent planning for the future
| without stopping toinquire whether or
not il will bring to them the greatest
amount of immediate profit, but con-
tent to believe that it will accomplish
the most good, and be sure i'll the end
| of rich reward.