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quality with a rare degree of uniformity to his 

 progeny. Like his sire, the imported Duke, 

 he was more impressive as a stock-getter 

 than as an individual animal. Duncan's Duke 

 of Airdrie, as already noted, proved a won- 

 derful heifer-getter, but Airdrie 2478 gained 

 lasting fame as a sire of bulls. He was used 

 by Mr. Renick for a period of about twelve 

 years to the fullest possible extent, the only 

 limit to his service in the herd being placed 

 upon his own daughters, some of which were 

 afterward bred with success to the 13th Duke 

 of Airdrie 5535; the splendid cow Poppy 5th 

 being thus produced. For several generations 

 none but sons and grandsons of Airdrie or imp. 

 Duke of Airdrie were kept in service. 



Airdrie a bull -breeder. Among Airdrie's 

 greatest sons may be mentioned Sweepstakes 

 6230, afterward famous in the show herd of Mr. 

 Pickrell of Illinois; Joe Johnson 10294; the in- 

 bred Airdrie 3d 13320 out of Duchess 2d by Pi- 

 lot all Rose of Sharons; and Van meter's Dick 

 Taylor 5508 and Airdrie Duke 5306; both great 

 hoifer-rjootcrs, out of the Young Phyllis cows 

 Ruth and Ruth 2d. Sweepstakes' remarkable 

 career in the West will be noticed further on. 

 Joe Johnson was almost a fac simile of Sweep- 

 stakes, the only difference being that the for- 

 mer was rather a finer bull. They were both 

 exceedingly successful in the show-yard. Joe 



