The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity .. . HEREFORD BULL ARCHIBALD (6290). Calved May 3, 1880; bred by Mr. A. Rogers, The Rodd, King-ton, Herefordshire, England; imported by George Leigh & Co.,Aurora, 111.; sold by them to J. O. Curry, of same place, and byhim to his present owner, Mr. C. K. Parmelee, Desplaines, Cook-Co., 111., for about $6,000; got by Dolley (5875), [bred by AaronRogers and sired by Marquis of Waterford (5454), out of LydiaLass 2d by Bismarck (3689), etc.]; dam Miss Chance 3d by theprize bull Grateful (4622), son of Sir Thomas (2228). Archibaldis admittedl
The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity .. . HEREFORD BULL ARCHIBALD (6290). Calved May 3, 1880; bred by Mr. A. Rogers, The Rodd, King-ton, Herefordshire, England; imported by George Leigh & Co.,Aurora, 111.; sold by them to J. O. Curry, of same place, and byhim to his present owner, Mr. C. K. Parmelee, Desplaines, Cook-Co., 111., for about $6,000; got by Dolley (5875), [bred by AaronRogers and sired by Marquis of Waterford (5454), out of LydiaLass 2d by Bismarck (3689), etc.]; dam Miss Chance 3d by theprize bull Grateful (4622), son of Sir Thomas (2228). Archibaldis admittedly one of the best individual animals of the breed everimported to America, and was a distinguished winner in Englandbefore brought to the United States. His development forward ismost extraordinary, as will be seen by reference to drawing onopposite page. Sketched from life by Burk. (260). HEREFORD BULL WASHINGTON (8152). Calved May 15, 1882; bred by Mr. A. E. Hughes, Wintercott,Leominster, England; property of the Iowa Hereford Cattle Com-pany, Indianola, la.; got by Rudolph (6660) [a very famous prize-winning son of The Grove 3d, imported to America at a cost of$3,500], dam Plum 3d by Commander (4452). Washington wasthe crack two-year-old of the English show yards in 1884, hasbeen exhibited with great success at many prominent Americanfairs, and his get are also winning ribbons in Western show prepared from a lithographic drawing by A. M. Gauci,of England. (262)
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