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first volume of the herd book at Otley in 

 1822. He was proud of the dairy capacity 

 of his stock, paying as much attention to the 

 udder as to any other point in the conforma- 

 tion of his cows and heifers. Among his most 

 celebrated bulls were Frederick (1060) and his 

 sons Bertram (1716) and Fairfax (1023). Fred- 

 erick was intensely bred in the blood of Favor- 

 ite and Comet. Mr. Bates' Enchanter (244), 

 Ketton 3d (349) and 2d Hubback (1423) were 

 also in service. From Mason he had His High- 

 ness (2125); from Col. Trotter's came Plato 

 (505) and from Robert Ceiling's Harold (291). 

 Sir Charles Tempest's- Dan O'Connell (3557) 

 also appears in the Whitaker pedigrees. 



When the agents of the Ohio Importing Co. 

 visited England in 1834 they were much im- 

 pressed by the excellence of Mr. Whitaker's 

 herd and bought some of their best cattle from 

 him, including the cow Josephine, by Norfolk, 

 and bull Duke of York (1941), by Frederick. 

 From this herd also came George Renick's 

 Prince Charles (2461), by Norfolk. The Renicks 

 used Whitaker blood freely in the Rose of 

 Sharons. Mr. Rotch and Col. Powell Ameri- 

 can importers of a still earlier date had also 

 bought of Whitaker, as will be detailed further 

 on. 



Whitaker drew his foundation stock from 

 the best of the old-established herds, and had 



