Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-03-06

and see this I'd Duke of Kent.
Some Of your readers may not know
what Bates animal is. and for their
Information, will say that Thomas Bates,
who died in England in 1919, aged about
IS, at his place Kirklevington, was Eng
lands most famous cattle breeder. His
herd was known as the kirklevlngton
herd, and some of his finest an mals have
been imported to this country, and their
lineal descendants are to be found here
and there among the best herds in Ameri-
ca. It amounted to about the same
have Kirklevington or Bates blood in its
veins. that 1t does among among the PEG
pie to belong to the Washington family, or
in England, to the Royal family. So you
can understand why it is that the ''2d
Duke holds his head so high, and how 1t
was that Palmer & Bowman were willing
to give small fortune to possess him -
These gentlemen are determined to be eX-
celled by no breeders anywhere, and there
fore they have adopted the Bates standard
Bates,' and "Bates upon anything" After
the Duke had been led back to his stall
a seven months old daughter of his, the
10th Duchess of Kent, was brought out
She is like her father. red aud perfectly
formed, real beauty, and to our eyes
seemed faultless in every respect She
was bred by J. G. Hamilton, Of XIV, and
when she was only II weeks old, Messrs
Palmer & Bowman paid 81 800 for her Size
promises when grown to be queen Of the
herd.
| There was another splendid animal at
this barn, an imported red bull 6 years old
the Viscount Oxford. his grand sire sold
when in his prime for 1923 900 and his sire
for S., 900. There was also another rare
animal, a black imported Scotch bull, the
Poled Angus. This variety have no horns
and the stock is highly valued. There are
several other fine bulls of pure breed at
this barn, any of which would grace
any herd and in less notable and dis
tin yuished herd would stand at the head.
1t is the aim of the breeders to have one
bull for every IS cows.
1.-THE FLOWERS OF THE FLOCK"
are three magnificent COWS which repre-
sent $4,000. 1 saw them standing in the
field together, and it was hard to realize
that there was enough money in those
three COWS to purchase a fine brick bust
ness block in Staunton. But so it is The
a. Ir;o
is red roam inst years old. She was
bred at Port Huron, Michigan. by Avery
s. Murphey. Afterwards bacama the prop
ertv of J G. H miltoo. Flat Creek, XIV,
and at his sale was purchased last Sep
tembar by Palmer & Bowman for the
long price of $4,000 she is q cow of
great neatness strong constitution and
quick feeding qualities. with cross rib and
back that are rarely equalled.
The 9Th Duchess of Kent is a daughter
of the grand old matrOu. Imported Dutch
ess of Kent, was bred by J. G. q Geo
Hamilton of Kentucky. and was purchas-
ed at the Hamilton sale also. for 81 $50
She is rare specimen of her breed and
fit companion in blood Of the Ardrie
Duchess, though not yet quite two years
old
Kirklevington Marchioness % COM
pletes the queenly' trio. She is very
handsome, red COW. little past five years
old. daughter of the 18th Duke of Hill
hurst and Kirklevington Duchess Of Kent
%, royal English blood on both sides Of
the housa. Bates breed. She was bred by
Hon. NJ. Fl. Cuchrane of Compton, Cana
da, and was purchased at his sale in 1882,
for SIS, 525.
There are
SCORES OF OTHER COWS
in this magnificent herd. which would at
tract attention anywhere, but | cannot
further particularize here-for instance,
the Moss Rose tribe, two members; the
Dinah tribe, sixteen; the Craggs tribe,
forty. four; the Red Rose tribe, thirty .one,
and so on. Suffice it TO say, Mrssrs Pal
mer & Bowman determined to have the
best and largest herd of shnrthorns in the
country and they have it. Before they
consolidated, these gentlemen had two of
the best herds in America, they then
united their herds and added the finest
animals that could be had without regard
TO price. Kentucky has long had the re-
putation for the best cattle in the United
States, and these Saltville breeders have
bought the top of the topmost Kentucky
herds, and theirs now stands unchallenged
anywhere for excellence aud numbers.
While they have the best and highest
priced critic, it does not follow that their
stock will be beyond the reach of all who
wish to breed from them, as by breeding
on such an extensive scale they can afford
to sell at prices within the reach Of all and
are doing it. They have purchasers and
letters of inquiry from almost every State
and territory in the Union, from Name to
Texas, from South Carolina to California,
from Canada and England. and it seems
that in their efforts to carry on profit
able business. they are to Ievolutionize
cattle breeding wherever shor5horu was
ever heard of and their advantages as
mixers, feeders and beef known and ap-
preciated.
THE BARNS AND THE FEEDING.
Although this sketch is longer than /
had intended to make it, it will not be com
plete without some account is given of the
way in which this valuable stock is housed
and fed. One barn Of the six will do for
an illustration. This is the largest and
new one, built in dry location and pro-
tected by hill on one side. The building
is 200 feet by 36. There are two rows OF
stalls. IS on each side, and two cows to
fol that 1lQ L. o. hn1, I'D h1,ra