The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-01

out of the house, still kept on pray
ing, aud, when asked what he
meant by such strange conduct, he
said he couldn't round off to save his
life.
Now 1 turn to the choice little
herd of Shorthorns at "Belle Air"
The herd is headed by the grand
bull, 3rd Duke of Richland, 14.074),
bred by Mark S. Cockrill, esq.,, of
Davidson county, Tenn, which is a
guarantee OF the purity of the
breeding of a bull or COW. He was
sired by Mr.. Cockrill's Sth Duke of
Thorndale, (S,03O), out of Rosa
belle, End, by Derby, (7,S00), and
on up through 16 crosses of pure
bred registered stock. He was first
purchased by Capt. W. D. Bethel,
of Maury county, who put him at
the head of his fine herd of short
horns, and when ne had used him
as long as was proper, he sold him
to Maj. Campbell Brown, of Ewell's
Station, from whom Mr.. Reynolds
purchased him. He is very large
animal, weighing 1920 lbs, and is
a very fine breeder, as his calves
will amply prove. OF the COWS in
MIR. Reynolds herd is 9th Rose OF
Fairview, by Kentucky Duke,
$500, out of Ind Rose of Wood
lawn, by Duke of Richland, (9,940),
and other pure animals which 1T is
unnecessary to mention here; also
9Th Rose of Fairview, by Duke of
Fairview, and 9th Red Rose OF
Woodlawn by Capt. Thos. Gibson's
fine bull, Earl OF Weldon, (14I75).
Capt Gibson refused $4,000 for him,
as | have been informed. Mr.. Rey-
nolds has from these cows several
beautiful heifers of various ages,
and three young bull calves, two of
them 16 months old, quite old
enough to head herd. This is
fine opportunity for persons wish
ing TO improve their stock to get an
animal at half of what it would cost
them out Of the county. This herd
of Mr. Reynolds belong to the cele-
brated Rose of Sharon family,
which he has chosen, and which he
intends to adhere to, believing them
to be the best family in existence.
Mr.. Reynolds has a small flock of
pure Southdown sheep, purchased
from the celebrated flock ofDeaven-
port d Lisle, near Lexington, KY.
The buck at the head of this flock
is equal to any Walsingham or
Webb buck L have ever seen, with
the bare exception of Webb buck,
No. 8, which Maj. Campbell Brown
had with his flock some two or
three years since. Mr.. Reynolds
buck was sired by the Centennial
winner in 1876. A sight of these
beautifully plump Southdowns
would make the mouths of your
town-folk water. / sigh to think
that such as these are ''not for joe"
A sheep that is worth a hundred
dollars tastes little too strong of
gold to make good mutton. A few
lines will serve to show what Mr..
Reynolds is doing IN breeding the
hog. Some two years sir ce be
purchased pig that was Uttered on
the ocean, her mother having been
shipped to Davenport and Lisle,
and which had been bred to "501
c." celebrated boar of England
At proper age Mr.. Reynolds sent
this gilt to MIR. Mack CampbelPs
imp. boar Gideon, and she brought
a litter of eight pigs, all OF which,
save boar and two gifts, he has
sold These are the perfection of
the Berkshire hog, which in my
opinion is the best hog for this i'm
mediate section, that even existed.
Mr.. Reynolds also has two young
sows by imp. "Urban Walker" out
of "2nd Queen of Trumps," the sow
mentioned above. He also has
number of gifts and young boars by
imp. Othello and James E. Aber-
nathy's Crown Prince.
l have been thus particular in
describing Mr.. Reynolds farm and
stock, for the reason that l regard
him as a pattern for the Young
farmers of the county to cut their
work by. He grows on his farm
crops of cotton, corn, wheat, oats,
rye and the leading products of our
section. 1t is hardly possible that all
Of these should fail, and so it is with |
his stock. He has small herds and !
docks of the best class of domestic |
animals, acting upon the principle |
that it costs no more to grow pure /
bIooded animal than a scrub am |
sure it would be greatly to the in
5erest of our farmers to go and do |
likewise. So mote it be.
RAMBLER.