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FAVORITE (252, E, H, B.) 



The practice of in-and-in breeding does 

 not meet with the approval of the most 

 careful students of live stock husbandry. 

 Its persistent use is attended with seri- 

 ous injury. It is interesting, in this 

 connection, to note that the Shorthorn 

 bull Favorite (252) was apparently an ex- 

 ception to this rule, as he was a result 

 of its application. Not only was he an 

 example of in-and-in breeding, but he 

 was bred to his own mother, daughters 

 and sisters and descendants to such a 

 degree as had heretofore been unheard 

 of. 



Charles Colling of Ketton, England, be- 

 comes a character in history as a really 

 distinguished breeder of Shorthorns. By 

 many he and his brother Robert are des- 

 ignated as the first great improvers of 

 the breed. Be that as it may, they cer- 

 tainly were the first to become famous 

 for breeding Shorthorns of marked merit 

 by the process of in-and-in breeding. 



Favorite was dropped in 1793. His 

 dam was named Phoenix, and she was a 

 daughter of the bull Foljambe (263), while 

 his sire was Bolingbroke (86), a son of 

 Foljambe. The dam of Foljambe was 

 by Hubback. Favorite was used in the 

 herd of Charles Colling for many years, 

 with remarkable results. He lived to a 

 ripe old age, dying in 1809, aged 16 years. 

 Favorite was a rather large bull of a 

 light roan color. Both Coates and Wais- 

 tell classed him as very superior. The 

 latter referred to him as "a gra'nd beast, 

 very large and open, had a fine brisket, 

 with a good coat, and as good a handler 

 as was ever felt." The aam of Phoenix 

 was a very large "open-boned cow, 

 coarser than her' dam, 'the beautiful 

 Lady Maynard.' " Favorite probably 

 more resembled his dam than gran- 

 dam. 



Great fame early came to Favorite 

 from his being the sire of two wonderful 



