64 DUAL PURPOSE CATTLE 



The sire of 1463 Dolly N2 (above named) was Rufus 188. He 

 was also sire of Dolly's dam, 1084 Polly N2, gr.-sire of 1855 Silent 

 Lass O5, of 2495 Rosalie K17, of 2773 Easton Rose P3, and of 

 2976 Midsummer Rose K17, all of which were in the honors list 

 above mentioned. Rufus' dam, 600 Thursford Rose P3, was sired 

 by Norfolk Duke 127. Through the sire, The Palmer 138, which 

 was of A3 Family named in the Milk Records, Rufus got a dash of 

 Suffolk blood, so that his breed analysis reads: N. 512.5, S. 34.37, 

 RP. 453. In 1883 a 33 V 2 months' steer of his get, dam 1900 T4, 

 weighed 1,625 lb., carcase (fore and hindquarters) 1,018 Ib. 1715 

 Olivia, 1st prize and reserve for the plate, age 34 months, 1,664 lb., 

 carcase 1,214 lb. In 1884, 20 months' steer, d. 1343 Brown P2, 

 breed cup winner, 1,697 lb. In 1884, 343 Minnie 3d N2, age 13 

 yr., 4 m., sired by the same bull as The Palmer 138, 2,103 lb. She 

 had gained 3 lb. per day after being shown at Norwich. In 1885, 

 1674 Minnie 6th N2, age 7 yr., 4 m. (sire of the N2 family), 1st 

 in class, cup as best Red Polled, 2,181 lb. 1569 Hetty PI, age 7 

 yr., 11 m., s. Rufus, 1,891 lb. Steers by Roundhead 564 son of 

 Rufus' Cromwell 647, whose dam 1463 Dolly: (d. 1896 Tipple T4), 

 19% m. 1,000 lb., 31 % m. 1,636 lb., gain 636 lb., 63.33 per cent; 

 34 m. steer (d. 118), 1,686 lb.. 31 m. steer (d. 3469 V9) 1,322 lb. 



Norfolk Duke 127, born June 27th, 1865, was one of the Red 

 Polled bought of N. Powell by B. Brow r n, and sired a goodly number 

 of bull and cow calves until he had passed his 15th year. The Jean 

 Du Luth Farm catalogue of its Red Polls, issued early in August, 

 1916, in its form the finest bit of work yet produced, with 20 page- 

 photo portraits, besides photos of the heads of others in its extended 

 pedigree pages makes a note of the number of times the name Nor- 

 folk Duke 127 occurs in a complete extended pedigree. The note 

 appended to that of [31725] Jean Du Luth Beauty W2, the record 

 cow of the Red Polls, reads. 



To the student in breeding it is of interest to know that this cow, with her 

 wonderful constitution, traces 96 times to Norfolk Duke, 32 times to Tenant Farm- 

 er, 13 times to Red Jacket, and 13 times to Hero of Newcastle, all of which were 

 great prize winners in England. 



Powell 143, Royal Duke 181, Strawberry Duke 210, Young Duke 

 234, Duke of Norfolk 295, Norfolk 381, Sir Thomas 420, Bergamot 

 455, Favorite 492, Philip 538, were sires that carried on the renowned 

 bull's merits to another generation, while Tenant Farmer 213 trans- 

 mitted the combination of Powell and Pond blood in the early days 

 of registration. Thus early was the dual purpose ideal maintained, 

 and the early steps taken in a progressive milk and beef inheritance. 



Davyson 3d 48, a bull of the HI Family, of whom mention has 

 been made, inherited through its dam 169 Davy 7th HI, by Young 

 Duke 234, the blood of both Norfolk Duke and Tenant Farmer. As 

 Davyson 3d's sire was a combination of HI and H2 blood, its Breed 

 Analysis reads: N. 575, RP. 425. He was bought at public auction 

 when 7-yr.-old for 205 guineas for the founding of the Didlington 

 Hall Herd, and two years later his live weight was returned to me 

 at 2,093 lb. A 29 months steer of his get weighed 1,676 lb. Another, 

 put up to fatten, at 18% m. weighed 1,388 lb., at 28^4 m. 1,750 lb. 



lago 1025, dam 1855 Silent Lady 09, daughter of Rufus, and 

 gr.-son of Rufus through Othello 713, whose dam was of K17 family, 

 was much used in Mr. Colman's herd, and fully maintained the repu- 

 tation of Rufus. He was the sire of 5367 Coronet 2d. One of his 

 sons, out of an E2 cow, weighed, at 21% m., 990 lb., at 33^4 m. 1,471 

 lb., gain 48.48 per cent. Another, out of an R2 cow, weighed 1,368 



