The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-03-07
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bellevue Stock Farm.

lFrom the Virginia Patfon.l
Bellevue Stock Farm.
This farm is owned by A. NJ. Bowman,
Esq, and is located near Waynesboro, in
the county Of Augusta, one Of the most
lovely spots in all the country. Bellevue is
stocked with Shorthorn cattle, Southdown
sheep, and Berkshire, Essex and Poland
China swine, all pure bred, besides variety
of improved fowls, such as Bronze turkeys,
whitehead Black Spanish chickens, Hou-
dams, Colored Dorkings and Dark Brahmas.
Mr.. Bowman is justly proud Of his mag
nificent Shorthorn herd, which has been
seen and admired by every person who has
attended the State and local fairs OF Virgin
ia for several years past. AT the head of
this herd is the pure Bates buil, Fidget's Ok
ford XII, a bull Of royal pedigree, being
sired by 10th Earl of Oxford, whose sire,
I'd Duke Of Oneida, sold for sl2 900, aud out
of Fidget VII, whose sister, the sth Duchess
OF Geneva, sold in 1873 for the fabulous sum
of 1000.
Fidget's Oxford XII is described as a red
is quick feeder, and though only kept in
fair breeding condition, has been very sac
cessful prize winner. In 1876 he took first
in his class and stood at the head of the first
prize herd at the Culpeper fair; the same
year at the Lynchburg fair he took first in
his class and stood at the head of the first
prize herd; the same year at Richmond
Virginia State fair), he took first in his
class, stood at the head .of the first prize
herd, and took the sweepstakes as the best
bull OF any age Or breed on exhibition.
In the herd are six other young bull, viz {:
Earl of Riverside, red, with a little white,
calved March 16, 1876, got by Earl Of Wei
don, strait Rose of Sharon; Oxford Of
Bellevue, rich roam, calved May q, 1875, got
by I'd Earl Of Oxford; I'd Earl OF Bellevue,
red, with little white, calved August IS,
1876, got by Earl of Weldon, out Of Lady
Craggs, a member of the famous Rosamond
| family, and is descended on both sides from
noted milking strains: Oxford Boy, red
roam, calved November 18th, 1876, got by
Fidget's Oxford MI; Count of Bellevue,
roam, calved November 20, 1876, got by
Fidget's Oxford XII; Squire Bellevue, rich
roam, calved December %, 1876, got by
Lord Bellevue, of the Rosamond family. OF
the cows and heifers we note Lady Craggs,
Lady Craggs II, Lady Craggs Ill, Lady
Craggs ", Rosamond TX, Jennie O'Gaunt
II, Queen of the River, Queen of the River
| ii, Kinglet, Rinslet's Oxford, Ringlet's Ok
| ford II, Cinderella II, Augusta Maid, Flora
Belle, Melody II, Rosa Lee, Rose Of Bel
mont, Rose of Riverside, Rose Of Oxford,
Augusta Maid II, and Lady Rangon. While
all of these COWS are pure and Of the most
desirable qualities, one of them, Jennie
| O'Gaunt II, is noted as a show cow. and
was winner at the following prizes: In 1871,
as a yearling, she took first prize at St.
Louis and Centralia; in 1872 she was one
of the herd taking first prize at ST. Louis,
Springfield, Centralia and at Illinois State
fairs in 1873 she took many prizes in her
class, and was one Of the herd taking first
prize at the Iowa State fair, and at St. Jo-
seph, Mo-; in 1875 she took first prize and
sweepstakes at StauEton, Va; also, the first
in class at Virginia State fair; in 1876 she
| took first prize in her class at Culpeper, Va,
first prize in her class and sweepstakes at
Lynchburg, Va, and first prize in her class,
and one Of the first prize herd at Virginia
State fair at Richmond, Va.
| Mr.. Bowman is an enthusiast on the sub
/ iect Of Shorihorns, and, to use his oWn Ian
guage, is Hooking forward toa period when
the pastures of the world shall be grazed
emily by this noblest race of CATTLE" We
are not so sangune as to our short grass
country, but have no doubt that crossed on
our native stock we should have splendid
race of animals especially adapted to beef.
Pure bred animals are very costly, and
our people are poor, but it is mere where the
principles of cooperation may be profitably
applied While an individual might not be
able to purchase high-priced thoroughbred
bull, it would be comparatively light on a
Grange, and the stock of a neighborhood
could at small cost, through this instrument
tality, be improved to that extent which
would enable Eastern farmers to compete in
the cattle markets with more favored grazing
regions.
We understand that Mr.. Bowman has re-
Gently received from the celebrated Maple
Shade Flock OF John d. Wing, Of New
York, twenty-five Soutlidown ewes "a num-
Der OF them imported from Lord Walsing-
hams flock, Merton, England.) and two
thoroughbred rams. He is also receiving
lot of imported Berkshire swine.
We desire again to impress the fact that
Virginia can furnish to its people as good
and as pure bred animals as can be obtained
anywhere in the North or in England.