Airdrie 5615, was a celebrated prize win- 

 ner at Kentucky and Ohio shows from 

 1865 to 1873, and was a famous breeder 

 of heifers. The Louan family, which 

 developed in Mr. Duncan's hands, ob- 

 tained great fame by the use of this 

 Airdrie blood. The celebrated Louan 

 show cow, Louddn Duchess 2d, result- 

 ed from William Warfield breeding Duke 

 of Airdrie 2743 to the cow Miss Wiley 

 4th. 



Another and perhaps the most famous 

 son of Duke of Airdrie (12730) was pro- 

 duced by mating him to the Rose of 

 Sharon cow Duchess, by Buena Vista 299, 

 the property of Abram Renick. From 

 this union came Airdrie 2478. Consider- 

 able has been written in the earlier live 

 stock periodicals about this bull, which 

 Sanders states "may safely be listed as 

 one of America's greatest progenitors of 

 valuable Shorthorns." He was not a 

 large bull, weighing 1900 to 2000 pounds 

 in medium flesh, was red, with little 

 white, and was not an outstanding show 

 bull. He proved to be a great breeder 

 of bulls. Among his best sons were 

 Sweepstakes 6230, Joe Johnson 10294, Air- 

 drie 3d, 13320, Dick Taylor 5508 and Air- 

 drie Duke 5306. All of these were promi- 

 nent as show animals in some of the 

 best herds in the Mississippi valley, and 

 won many prizes. Not only that, but 

 they also transmitted the prepotent 

 breeding quality of the old Duke. Air- 

 drie 2478 was almost .the making of 

 Abram Renick's herd, and his fame as 

 a breeder not only attracted attention in 

 England, but brought Englishmen to 

 Kentucky to see the bull and the herd of 

 which he was so large a part. The min- 

 gling of the Duchess and Rose of Sharon 

 blood in Mr. Renick's herd proved a very 

 fortunate nick. Dick Taylor, descended 

 from Young Phyllis, was a noted sire, as 

 well as show bull. Mated with Young 

 Mary blood highly satisfactory returns 

 resulted. Airdrie Duke 5306, another son 

 of Airdrie 2478, was bred by Abram Van- 

 meter and mated to Young Mary. He 

 also produced very valuable heifers, of 

 which Red Rose 8th, Red Rose llth, 

 Phoebe Taylor and Miss Washington 2d 

 are distinguished examples. Through 

 them in particular the fame of the Ren- 

 ick Airdrie blood was taken to Eng- 

 land. 



Reference has already been made to 

 the cow Miss Wiley 4th, by 2d Duke of 



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