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in the spring of 1888. Captain Miller added to his herd from 

 the Kirklevington Rose of Sharon, Young Mary, and Phyllis 

 families, and used 'King of Kine' at the head of his herd, 

 for three years, and 90 per cent, of his calves from horned 

 cows were hornless. Then for two years he used ' Ottawa 

 Duke' (109292 or 185, P.D.H.B.), sired by 'King of Kine,' 

 dam ' Nellie Gwynne.' He was bred to horned cows, but 

 every one of his calves were hornless." 



The American Polled Durham Breeders' Association 



was formed in Chicago in 1889, but not incorporated till 

 November 1890, with William W. Crane, of Ohio, as presi- 

 dent. It was not till 1893, at the Columbian World's Fair, 

 that any leading exhibition recognised the breed by offering 

 a full list of premiums. 



Polled Durhams are claimed to be superior dual-purpose 

 animals, good milkers and rapid fatteners, and the claim was 

 well substantiated by "Young Hamilton" (114169), from 

 Peru, Indiana, carrying off the sweepstakes prize in the 

 General-Purpose Class against all comers. The first volume 

 of the Herd Book was issued in 1894. A second edition in 

 1898 increased the register to 2100 beasts; and this third, 

 issued in 1905, brought it up to 10,447 animals, with repre- 

 sentatives from thirty states. The first exportation of Polled 

 Durhams to the Argentine took place in 1894, but a check 

 to the trade was given by the slaughter, owing to defective 

 quarantine regulations, of a valuable bull, " Grand Victor " 

 (150369 or 1685, P.D.H.B.), exported also from Peru, Indiana, 

 by J. H. Miller. . 



