The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-02-19

Al IAAO hidLdSelleHI OI lnlS nerd great
care has always been taken in the Sc
lection of herd bulls, and this is essen
tial to the success of any herd. Two
Of the early sireS used in this herd
with good results were Oakland Fav-
orite 1885, purchased from Daniel
Mcmillan, Xenia, Ohio, sired By LoyaI
Duke of Oaklond 6977, cut of Minon-
cite by the noted show bull, General
Grant 1925; and Monarch 14941, bred
by A. J. Alexander, got by 10th Duke
of Thorndale 500, out of Minna JtF
by Royal Oxford 1874; Minna I'd, BY
Imp. Duke Of Airdie (1273Ol. Later
a bull of unusual merit as a sire was
used in the herd. This was 5th Roya
Ravenswood 1880, bred on the farm
got by Duke of Sharon 32399 and out
of the Rosabella COW Sd Duchess OF
ROvenswoOd by Monarch 14941. Ir
thi spedigree are two crosses of Imp
Duke of Airdrie (12730), bull that
made such wonderful Improvement
in the Shorthorns Of Kentucky.
In 1871 Mr.. C. E. Leonard purchas-
Ell from the since famous New Yorl;
Mills herd the three cows Imp. Charm
ing Rose. Rosette and Rosamond Sth,
for $4,000. They were choice cows
and were prolific breeders, and dcs-
cendants Of them are in the herd to-
day. Following 9Th Royal Ravenswood
came BarbarosSa 6S197, the first
Scotch bull used in the herd He was
bred by Amos Cruickshank and I'M
ported in 1854 by James |. Davidson
of Ontario. He was got by the noted
sire Cumberland 50626 and was out
of Barmpton Spray by Caesar Angus
tus (25704). He was introduced to
Rovenswood in 1885, and the excel
lence Of his produce proved the Wis
dom of his choice. The best sire the
herd has had in later wears, if net in
its history, was Lavender Viscount
124755, bred by S. f. Lockridge,
Green Castle. Ind, got by Baron Law
ender Sd 1854, one Of the best sons
Of Imp. Baron Victor 1924, and ont
of Gayety by Niscount Richmond
1896, thus combining the blood Of
three leading Cruickshank famiiic,-
GladiOlus, Lavender and Victoria
and representing the skill in breeding
of Col w. 4. Harris Of Kansas and
VIM. Cummings & Son of Illinois. who
were intelligent and enthusiastic adj
vOCatcs Of CTuickShank cattle. II adj
dition 20 the record Of Lavender Wis
count sire of prize winners, he
has himself borne from the show ring
many evidences Of his great merit in
beef form, including the $500 Armour
trophy for best bull at Kansas City
in the American Royal Show of 1900,
senior championship at the same show
in 1901 and grand champion prize
winner at the Chicago International
the same year. During the period
from 1879 to 1890, when tho owner of
Ravcnsw0od gave mere attention to
exhibiting, the herd always received a
large share Of the prizes, and since
that time has been we'll to the front in
the prize ring whenever shown. Ra-
venswOOd has been the parent of
many herds in Missouri and adjoining
states, and in addition 70 furnishing
herd bulls and prize winners for 9TH
ers, it furnished to ]. II. Miller. Peru.
Ind, for expectation to Argentina,
eleven cows and heifers, as follows:
Aconite Viscountess, Lavender Daisy.
Merry Ravenswood, Merry Ravens
wood 2. Merry RavenswoOd Sd, Vic
toress and Viscountess of RavcnswoOd
Sd, 4th, 18th, 9Th and It'll. Of these
COWS seven were daughters and three
granddaughters of Lavender Viscount.
Merry RavenswOod I'd was sold by
Mr.. Miller in Argentina to Senior Le-
onardo Pereyra, and when bred to
Centennial Victor she produced bull
calf, recorded as Americas, that won
Junior championship when a calf,
of bulls in the National
Show at UalermO in 1913, and was
then sold at auction for $4,000 pesos, /
equal to $3S,963 in gold, the highest |
price ever paid for a bull of any breed |
At present the RavenswOod herd, )
headed by Wood Dale Stamp 354220, I
a son Of The Choice OF All, and pur-
chased of n. H. Gentry, is large and |
IS choice in quality and excellent in |
equipment of buildings and pastures.
Since in recent years Mr.. Chas. f.
leonard has made his son a partner in
he herd, it is to be hoped it will be
transmitted unimpaired to more than
he third or fourth generation"
Other Early Herds.
During the twenty years following
he establishment Of RavenswOOd herd