204 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



with the cow Minna, by Frederick, mentioned 

 in his letter already quoted. It seems that this 

 cow was also a special favorite with Mrs. Whit- 

 aker, and she promised Mr. Eenick that the 

 next heifer calf produced by Minna should be 

 reserved for him. The cow was bred to Nor- 

 folk, and the progeny the red-and-white Jo- 

 sephine, dropped in November, 1835 was sent 

 out as a calf to Mr. Renick according to prom- 

 ise. She developed into a cow of outstanding 

 excellence, and her descendants for many years 

 constituted one of the best families of Short- 

 horns known in the Western States. Young 

 Phyllis was a roan, dropped Sept. 11, 1831, bred 

 by the Earl of Carlisle and imported for Mr. 

 E. J. Harness. This cow had a very distin- 

 guished career as a breeder in Kentucky, and 

 her descendants are now to be found in many 

 first-class herds. One of her daughters, Cath- 

 erine Turley, by Goldfmder (2066), lived to be 

 eighteen years old. Illustrious was also a roan, 

 dropped March, 1835, and bred by Mr. Crofton. 

 A high price was paid for her. Mr. Whitaker 

 wrote : "I consider her dear, but being a beau- 

 tiful calf and from one of the best herds in the 

 country I was obliged to give more than I 

 thought she was worth. As you wished some- 

 thing superlative I could not leave her." De- 

 scendants of Illustrious attained high rank as 

 show and breeding stock in various Western 



