St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-23
MR.. CARY'S NEW HERD.
A Splendid Exhibit of Short Horns at
Lookout Farm.

anu uCdlSI III HlSu SlduC SHoII hCin
stock, has just received two carloads of
this breed from well-krown herds in On
tario, and to the lover of good cattle
Lookout Farm at North Danville is an
exceedingly interesting spot. This last
shipment comprises % head of all ages
and it makes great addition to Mr..
Cary's already fine herd. From their
number several will be selected for exhi-
bition purposes at leading cattle shows
this year. 1t would be almost impossible
in an article like this to attempt even
brief description of all the members of
this excellent herd, although there is
scarcely an animal in it that does not
merit good praise. So it will be confined
to the COWS and bulls which are already
recognized as exceptional specimens of
their breed or those younger animals
which promise to be above the average.
The best known cow in the herd is
Worlds Fair Maid, who earned her name
by being born at the Worlds Fair,
where her dam stood sixth in list OF Is
cows selected for their milking qualities.
Six weeks after calving, this spring, the
Maid produced 141a pounds of butter in
seven days.
Britannia Lass, by Beau Ideal, is re-
markably large and handsomely marked
cow, and a very deep mixer. She is
strongly bred on the Bates lines and is
one of the handsomest cows ever owned
at Lookout Farm.
Minnies Ideal is fine roam cow with
red heifer calf two weeks old. She is
four years old, weighs 1900 pounds and
has butter record of 1715 pounds per
week, made when three years old.
SMELLS Beauty is another large roam
COW with EXCEPTIONALLY thick flesh, and
is very deep mixer.
Still another roam COW of remarkable
scale and depth and very heavy milker
is Lady Bell, which will be one of the ex.
hibition herd this fall.
Beauty of Hullet, 2nd, is cow which
weighs nearly ton and is one of the
heaviest mixers in the herd. This cow
has an udder that would make Hol-
stein breeder envious.
Among dozen young bulls by far the
best one is Roam Duke, handsome
creature, Is months old. He has excep-
tionally we'll sprung ribs, deep body,
mellow skin, short legs and straight
| back, and is in fact nearly perfect speci-
men of a typical short horn. He was
fitted by W. D. Flatt, of Hamilton, Ont,
for exhibition with his herd this fall, and
Mr.. Flatt is confident that he would
have won in his class. Another valuable
bull is Field Marshall, low, blocky,
wide and deep animal and next to Roam
Duke undoubtedly the best in the herd.
He was sired by Golden Eagle, out OF
Maid of Hawthorn.
Among the bulls under year old, may
be mentioned Banner Bearer, by Golden
Eagle, and Minnie's Champion by Star
of the Morning, the sweepstake bull at
the London, Ontario, fair last year at
which he beat Mr.. Flats exhibit. Beau.
tvs King is a roam bull. by Star of the
Morning, by Smells Beauty, and is a very
promising calf. Look-at-Me, is a fine
red bull by Beau Ideal, from Kitty Clay,
the latter being from the same family as
Kitty Clay 4th, of Worlds Fair fame.
A fine red heller calf with white mark
ings to be shown this year, is by Scot
tish Archer, dam, Fame, by knight O
Warlady 2nd. Another remarkably fine
calf to be shown this fall is Christmas
Card by Scottish Archer, dam by Charm
ing Sylph, by Knight of Warlady 2ud
But among the calves to be exhibited
this fall bv far the best is Maid of Athen!
by Golden Fame Prince, head stock bul
at Lookout Farm for two seasons, from
Roam Dutchess 74th. This calf is ar
ideal short horn from every point o
view. Great things are expected o
Blond Beauty, whose sire is Champion
Valiant, winner of the sweepstakes a
the Toronto, New York State and Spring
field, ILL.,, cattle shows besides at nearly
all the big shows in the west. Her dan
is Water Kelpie, young cow OF grea
promise. Cardinal Prince is a younl
bull, red in color and very prettily
marked. He is of the low, smooth, evei
kind and gives promise OF being an ex
ceptionally fine animal when matured
Among the other young bulls may b.
mentioned Harry GIenside, sired by sol
of Kitty Clay 4th, of Worlds Fair fame
and Oliver Cromwell and Bridegroom
two very promising red bulls. Flossie
with a this years butter record of 171
pounds in one week is not a remarkabl,
handsome cow but this fault is over
shadowed by her milking qualities
Among the heifers some good example
are Ruby Strathallan, very handsom
two-year-old from one of the creates
milking families in Ontario, Daisy Let
ton and Spring Grove, two very larg
smooth heifers that promise well, an
Lady Bell 3rd, whose sire was the in
ported bull, Precious Stone, by th
famous Corner Stone.
This last invoice OF valuable cattle a
came from Hamilton, LondesbOro an
Clinton, Ontario. The farmers Of tt
last two places make speciality of bree,
ing for the dairy business and if M
Cary's new herd may be taken as an e
} ample they are surely successful breeder
! The exhibition herd from Lookor
Farm this year will consist of two ca
loads and they will be shown at Il
: East Maine Fair at Bangor, the Mai
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