Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock. Various

excelling either in quantity or quality for making butter or cheese. 5 Art. 10.—Skin of a medium thickness; movable and mellow; a white color is admissible, but a rich cream or orange much preferable. Hair well covering the hide; soft and fine, and if undercoated with soft, thick fur in the winter, so much the better. Color pure white; red roan; bright red; red and white; spotted roan, or reddish yellow and white. (A black or dark brown nose, or rim round the eye; black or dark brown spots on the skin and hair decidedly objectionable, and indicative of coarse meat and bad blood.) 3 Art. 11.—Good handler. 4 Art. 12.—Sure and good breeder. 4 Art. 13.—General appearance. 2 Perfection. 50

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      The figures in parenthesis, thus, (00) refer to the numbers in the English Herd Books; the open figures thus, 00 refer to the American Herd Books; the figures at the right of the asterisk, thus, _*00 refer to the numbers adopted by this Association in its volumes.

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       *1 Arch Duke, 3649.

      Light roan, bred by S. T. Taber, Chestnut Ridge, Duchess Co., N. Y.; property of A. P. Viets, Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass.: calved April 1st, 1859; got by Highflyer, _*37, 578, Dam Calla, by Lamartine, (11662)—

      2d dam Jane, by Young Magog, (2247) 3d—Laura, by Budget, (1759) 4th—Strawberry, by Sandœ, (2598) 5th—Old Red Rose, by Copeland, (1871) 6th—Grey Hook, by Marquis, (407).

       *2 Berkshire Duke, 3675.

      Red and white, bred and owned by A. P. Viets, Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass.: calved March 6th, 1860; got by Chaos, 1347, Dam Cassiopeia, by Highflyer, _*37, 578—

      2d dam Jeanett, by Backwoodsman, 226, 3d—Jane, by Young Magog, (2247) 4th—Laura, by Budget, (1759) 5th—Strawberry, by Sandœ, (2598) 6th—Old Red Rose, by Copeland, (1871) 7th—Grey Hook, by Marquis, (407).

       *3 Berkshire Boy,

      Red and white, bred and owned by A. P. Viets, Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass.: calved April 2d, 1861; got by Arch Duke, _*1, 3649, Dam Cassiopeia, by Highflyer, _*37, 578—

      2d dam Jeanett, by Backwoodsman, _*6, 226, 3d—Jane, by Young Magog, (2247) 4th—Laura, by Budget, (1759) 5th—Strawberry, by Sandœ, (2598) 6th—Old Red Rose, by Copeland, (1871) 7th—Grey Hook, by Marquis, (407).

       *4 Buncomb, 1302.

      Roan, bred by Paoli Lathrop, South Hadley Falls, Mass.; property of F. A. Noble, East Windsor, Conn.: calved December 11th, 1855; got by Prince of Orange, 872, Dam Madonna, by imported Wolviston, 1109—

      2d dam Marchioness, by imported Yorkshireman, 189, 3d—Narcissus, by Bertram 2d, 21, 4th—Nonpariel, by Young Denton, (963) 5th—Arabella, by North Star, (460) 6th—Aurora, by Comet, (155).

       *5 Bonaparte,

      Red and white, bred and owned by Wilbur Wilson, Agawam, Mass.: calved August 22d, 1861; got by Hamilcar, _*33, Dam Rose, 2d, by Dan O'Connell, 407—

      2d dam Rose, by Splendid, (5297) 3d—Romp, by Enchanter, (3729) 4th—Rachel, by Washington, (1566) 5th—Pansy, by Blaize, (76) 6th—Primrose, by Charles, (127) 7th———by Blythe Comet, (85) 8th———by Prince, (521) 9th—--- by Patriot, (486).

       *6 Backwoodsman, 226.

      Roan, bred by John Walton, C. W., late the property of S. T. Taber, Duchess Co., N. Y.: calved April 20th, 1847; got by Brilliant, 30, Dam Young Favorite, by Comet, 1385—

      2d dam Favorite, by Hewood, (2114) 3d—Sweet Apple, by Frederic, (1060) 4th—Ribstone Pippin, by Cleaveland, (146) 5th—Golden Pippin, by North Star, (459) 6th—Beauty, by Favorite, (252) 7th———by Favorite, (252) 8th———by Favorite, (252) 9th———by Favorite, (252).

       *7 Capt. Wilkes,

      Red and white, bred and owned by S. W. Buffum, Winchester, N. H.: calved December 21st, 1861; got by Duke of Carlisle, _*10, 3850, Dam Alida, by Kirkleavington, 610—

      2d dam Autumn, by North American, 116, 3d—Adaliza, by Agate 2, 4th—Adaline, by Young Comet, (3427) 5th—Emma, by Wellington, (683) 6th—Annabella, by Major, (398) 7th—Ada, by Denton, (198) 8th—Aurora, by Comet, (155).

       *8 Cæsar,

      Red and white, bred and owned by Wilbur Wilson, Agawam, Mass.: calved August 23d, 1861; got by Rob Roy, 4320, Dam Yarico 17th, by Kirkleavington, 610—

      2d dam Yarico 6th, by Prince Leopold, 869, 3d—Yarico 2d, by East Windsor, 56, 4th—Yarico, by North American, 116, 5th—Young Miranda, by Frederic, (2038) 6th—Miranda, by Young Denton, (963) 7th—Arabella, by North Star, (460) 8th—Aurora, by Comet, (155).

       *9 Chicopee,

      Red and white, bred and owned by B. H. Stedman, Chicopee, Mass.: calved October 3d, 1861; got by Hampden, _*31, 2949, Dam Arabella 2d, by Fabius, 60—

      2d dam Arabella, by Agate 2, 3d—Dew Drop, by Charles, (878) 4th—Dulcibella, by Frederic, (1060) 5th—Delicia, by Major, (2252) 6th———by Comus, (161) by 7th———Marske, (418).

       *10 Comet, 3772.

      Red roan, bred and owned by Aaron M. Winslow, Putney, Vt.: calved August 23d, 1859; got by 2d Prince of Orange, _*59, 2183, Dam Pocahontas 4th, by Kirkleavington, 610—

      2d dam Pocahontas 2d, by Tam O'Shanter, 168, 3d—Pocahontas, by North American, 116, 4th—Princess by Washington, (1566) 5th—Pansy, by Blaize, (76) 6th—Primrose, by Charles, (127) 7th———by Blythe Comet, (85) 8th———by Prince, (521) 9th———by Patriot, (486).

       *11 Cow Boy,

      Red and white, bred by J. S. Allen, East Windsor, Conn.; property of E. C. Ely, Longmeadow, Mass.: calved May 24th, 1860; got by 2d Hiawatha, _*34, 1667, Dam Eva 2d, by Powhatan, 829—

      2d dam Eva, by Logan, 95, 3d—Agatha, by Fabius, 60, 4th—Young Agatha, by Boston, (1735) 5th—Dorcas by Boston, (1735) 6th—imported Cow Boston, by Sir Charles, (1440) 7th—Duchess, by Wellington (683) 8th—by Admiral, (4) 9th—by Sir Harry, (1444) 10th———by