The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-15
Stock Notes.

Stock Notes.
Will Russell is breaking N. McBain's
yearlng stallion by Sphinx, dam by Louis
Napoleon. It's an extra one.
A correspondent of the Western Sports
man predicts that Uncle Sam ~ 2:3219 by
Louis Napoleon will make mark of 800
or better this year.
Warren Woodland recently sold to +. e.
Dudley 2-year old grade Jersey heifer and
a month old Jersey heifer calf for $125.
F. M. Shepard is one of the progressive
farmers of Owosso Township He believes
i'm the kind of farming that calls for the use
of the brain as well as the muscle. He reads
the best agricultural papers OF the day,
keeps posted on the markets and hence
knows how to make his farm pay. A short
call was made at his farm Tuesday by
TINES scribe, and the stock kept looked
over. Mr.. Shepard has herd of Galloway
cattle-eight in number-headed by four
year-Old bull bred by r. B. Caruss, and so
of course a choice one. The cows are all
good breeders and the calves with them
promise to make useful animals. In the
horse line, Mr.. Shepard's motto is to ''breed
the best" He has a ten-year-old Black
Hawk mare which has given him number
of excellent colts. The first one we noticed
was Ayr. old FLY by Louis Napoleon, a
clean limb, neat looking and compact
animal. A 2-yr. old and a yearling sired by
Frank ROwell are as nice pair as one need
look for and will certainly make splendid
team; both are nicely marked, good color,
heavy boned and fast movers. The ShrOp-
shire sheep are the favorites on this farm
and have certainly proved profitable in
vestment Five years ago the first pair of
ewes was purchased; since then thirteen
head have been sold at an average price of
$40 each and there are now on the farm %
ewes and Is lambs. Last year the average
weight of wool was pounds.
J. S. Mcbride, of Burton, has purchased
of Miller & Sibley, Franklin, Pa, the
Jersey bull Rural New Yorker 25, sos, drop
ped Nov. 25, 1889. The animal is probably
the richest bred one In the state. His sire
is Ida's Rioter of st. Lambert 1866, sire
of four cows with an average weekly butter
test of 20 Tbs. 10Z o.; dam of Ida's RiOter,
Ida of ST. Lambert, test 30fbs. 216oz., with
the highest milk record for day (67fbs.)
week, (4551 tbs.) or month QS91fbs.) of
any cow of the Jersey breed. Ida of st.
Lambert was sired by Stoke Pogis Sd, sire.
of 81 cows averaging over 20fbs. of buffers
in seven days. The dam of Rural New
Yorker, Angela Zoe mot yet tested), was
sired by Michael Angelo, dam RiOter Zoe
labs 1907 (dam of Ida Zoe POgis 16fbs.
21Soz); the sire of Rioter Zoe is the famous
bull Stoke Pogis 5th, sire of II young cows
testing from IA lbs. 1Xoz. to 22lbs. 1907.
dam Golden Zoe 16lbs. 3oz. Michael
Angelo sold when six weeks old for $12, 500
cash, the highest bona fide cash price ever
paid for Jersey ANIMAL; his dam is the
great COW Eurotas, 22lbS 7oz. In seven
days: 6Slbs Coz. In one month; 77Slbs. 1oz.
i'm BAL days. The pedigree of Rural New
Yorker also includes such animals as Imp.
Stoke POgis, sire of Matilda 4th; RiOter I'd
Imp, sire of four cows testing from Is to
22lbs.; Bachelor of st L.; Lord Lisgar and
number of other famous Jerseys. In
dividually the bull is said to be as good as
his breeding. He was shipped by express
Monday and arrived at Burton, Wednesday.
Jersey breeders hereabOuts will certainly
improve the opportunity 10 breed their cows
to SO well bred animal.
"Paola" In the Western Sportsman says;
Every one passing through the live town of
| OwOssO, makes visit to the veteran sire,
Louis Napoleon. This grand old horse,
like many another hero in equine history,
will be appreciated after he is dead, and the
lucky owner of some of his stock will wear
| q smile, while the tloughtless breeder will
feel like kicking himself that he did not
make hay while the sun shone. Given the
opportunity of an Electioneer or q George
Wilkes, he would, have not the least
doubt, have been known as the peer OF
those horses, great as they were. AS an in
dividual he Is without fault. Though his
back Is bowed with the weight of twenty
| Eve years, yet his eye is as bright and his
step as elastic RS anybody's horse. He eats
his feed as well and capers in his paddock
as nimbly as any colt. saw him In har-
ness on the street and he showed like
| trained horse on dress parade. His blood
is breeding on and when his descendants In
just the first and second generations are all
heard from, they will be q family ft to be
the pride of any horse. His companions in
the stud are two or three of his sons, each
well bred and good individual, and the
substantial bay stallion, Bonnie Wilkes,
by Bourbon Wilkes, dam by Alexander's
Abdallah. Bourbon Wilkes dam is also by
Alexander's Abdallah, so Bonnie Wilkes
gets double strength infusion of that great
IL not greatest, son of the ''old horse"
Louis Napoleon stood In Kentucky last sea-
son and was sadly neglected by the breed
ers of that state. 1t seems TO me that
little time will prove to them their mistake
I'm not patronizing him literally.
We do not sell for cost but just as cheap