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traditions of the breed, and has up to the end of 

 the present century consistently advocated the 

 breeding of Short-Jhorns for individual excel- 

 lence from the best sources regardless of par- 

 ticular blood-lines.* 



Adoption of Bates type and methods. Imp. 

 Duke of Airdrie was extensively used by Mr. 

 Alexander at Woodburn and sired a large num- 

 ber of good cattle of both sexes in that superb 

 herd. We have already mentioned the prize 

 bull Bell Duke of Airdrie 2522 used by Mr. 

 Bedford. Another noted son was Clifton Duke 

 (23580), that was used by Mr. Alexander upon 

 the Airdrie Duchesses and was also hired by 

 George M. Bedford. He was out of the im- 

 ported Filbert Bell-Bates cow Lady Derby. 

 Another good bull by the old Duke, bred at 

 Woodburn, was Princeton 4285 (from imp. Prin- 

 cess 4th by Revolution), that was sold to Dr. 

 Brecken ridge and left much valuable stock. 

 The Duke of Airdrie heifers at Woodburn, as 

 elsewhere, proved very valuable as breeders. 

 From one of these, Minna 2d a daughter of 

 imp. Minna by Bridegroom Mr. Alexander 

 bred the celebrated show bull Minister 6363, 



* William Warfleld was a son of Capt. Ben Warfleld and became one of 

 the acknowledged authorities on all subjects pertaining to American Short- 

 horn history. A frequent contributor to the Breeder's Gazette and other agri- 

 cultural journals and the author of "A History of Imported Short-horns " 

 und of "Cattle-Breeding" published by the Sanders Pub. Co., Chicago he 

 has perhaps done more than any other one man in America to preserve the 

 records of early importations and build up a Short-horn literature in the 

 United States. 



