Notes for Identifying Scotch Cow Families

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If ever there was overkill, this is it.
But I stumble on this stuff and it is information one would have a hard time finding on purpose, so here it is for students of the breed. From Shorthorns in America.

EXAMPLES OF FAMILIES
Below are given examples of some well known Shorthorn families, but it must not be regarded as complete. Then, as previously stated, a great many choicely bred Scotch Shorthorns cannot be said to belong to any recognized family, but they are none the less acceptable on that account. Our method of naming families after the female line excludes them from a family name, but the other side of the pedigree may show the richest blood of the breed.
Whatever may be said regarding the value, or lack of value, of family names, the matter is not without historic interest, and this will serve as a reason for appending the following examples
The notes which follow are intended to be of assistance in identifying families from abbreviated pedigrees. Well prepared sale catalogues will be found very helpful in this connection.
AMOS CRUICKSHANK
VICTORIA: This well known family is easily identified, as Cruickshank used the name Victoria throughout. Thus we have Victoria 29th by Red Knight, Victoria. 39th by Champion of England, etc.
BROADHOOKS: The first cow of the line bred by Cruickshank is Lady Elizabeth Fairfax by Prince Edward Fairfax. Following her we have Broadhooks 6th by the Baron; Broadhooks 9th by Baronet; Broadhooks 10th by Champion of England, etc. No matter what names may be used later on they do not affect the name of the family.
LAVENDER: This family name existed several generations before the cattle came into Cruickshank’s hands. It is descended from Lancaster Cow, bred by Robert Coiling, and members of this family came into Cruickshank's herd from several sources. He consistently used the name Lavender, however, while he had these cattle, so that the family is easy to identify.
BUTTERFLY: While in Cruickshank's hands the name Butterfly was'consistently applied to members of this family except in the early days. For instance, we have Bounty by The Pacha, Buttercup by Report, followed by Butterfly by Matador, Butterfly Zd by John Bull, Butterfly 8th by Champion of England, etc.
ORANGE BLOSSOM: The first cow of this line bred by Cruickshank was Edith Fairfax by Sir Thomas Fairfax. Then follows her daughter, Queen of Scotland, by Matador, after which the name Orange Blossom is consistently used by Cruickshank. Other names have been used by other breeders, but this does not affect the family name
LANCASTER: The Lancasters go back to practically the same foundation as the Lavenders, both coming into Cruickshank's hands from the herd of T. Wilkinson. The first Lancaster cow bred by Cruickshank is Lancaster 25th by Matador, followed by Anne of Lancaster by Lord Raglan, Later on the name Mary Anne of Lancaster was used by N. Reid, and later still We have Lady Lancaster, etc.
BRAWITH BUD: The family takes its name from the cow Brawith Bud by Sir Walter, bred by P. Consett. Then follows The Mint by Robin O'Day, The Star Pagoda by Duplicate Duke, and Pure Gold by Young 4th Duke. Cruickshank never used the name Brawith Bud, but the foundation given here is sufficient to identify the family.
SECRET: This family descended from a cow named Secret, bred by Thomas Bates. Cruickshank did not use the name Secret, but gave the animals names beginning with the letter "S." Thus we have Splendid, Science, Sentiment, Sybella, Sensation, etc. This succession of names appearing in a pedigree will identify the family.
CLIPPER: This family descended from Clipper by Billy bred by Mr. Boswell- Cruickshank did not use the name Clipper, but he gave the descendants of this cow names beginning with "C." Thus we have in the line of descent Charlotte, Chastity and Charity 2d. In the hands of later breeders other names have been given, but the family name stands.
VILLAGE: This family is somewhat complicated, but at the bottom of the pedigree will be found the cows Sunflower by Unicorn, Picotee by Premier and Arabella by Robin O'Day. These three cows appear in every Cruickshank Village family. We sometimes speak of the Village Blossom and Village Girl families, named after imported cows bred by Cruickshank, but the foundation is the same.
In addition to the above we have a Village Maid family which originated in the herd of William Duthie.
Another branch from the same foundation as the Cruickshank Village tribe is called the Cruickshank Lady Fanny family.
AMARANTH: This family takes its name from the Cruickshank cow Amaranth by Barmpton. Her dam was Amaryllis by Lord Lancaster, and her grand dam Azalea by Caesar Augustus, and the next dam is Anemone by Forth. A cow, Acanthus, of the same breeding as Amaranth was imported to America and gave rise to what is sometimes called the Acanthus family. ~
BUCKINGHAM: This family has identically the same foundation as the Village family, namely, Sunflower by Unicorn, Picotee by Premium, and Arabella by Robin O'Day. Then comes Miss Buckingham, named after her sire, Dr. Buckingham, and this name was followed down the line, giving rise to a so-called new family.
LOVELY: This family came from the herd of George Shepherd, who bred Lovely 8th by Bosquet, and Amos Cruickshank continued the name while the cattle were in his hands- It is an easy family to identify.
DUCHESS OF GLOSTER: This family presents no difficulty. All pedigrees of this family carry the name of Duchess of Gloster 12th by Champion of England. Cruickshank used the name consistently.
CECELIA: This may be called either a Cruickshank or a Campbell family. Cruickshank had these cattle for a number of generations, and the last one of the line bred by him is Cecelia by Ceasar Augustus. From this cow Campbell bred Cecelia 2d by Luminary, and the name has been retained very consistently in‘ this tribe.
MYSIE: In this family will always be found Mysie 3d by Grand Duke, bred by a. Mr. Hay, followed by her daughter Mysie 29th by Lord Raglan, bred by
Cruickshank. These two names will be sufficient to identify any Mysie pedigree.
MATCHLESS: Cruickshank did not use the name Matchless consistently in this family, and we find Premium by George. May Rose by Holkar, Matchless by Fairfax Royal, Matchless 2d by Van Dunck. The imported cow in most of these pedigrees is either Matchless 15th by Champion of England, or Matchless 16th by Senator, both bred by Cruickshank.
BELLONA: This is not a particularly well known family, and is named after the cow Bellona by Champion of England, bred by Cruickshankv Where the name of this cow appears in the pedigree we may safely call the family a Cruickshank Bellona.
NONPAREIL: This is a very well known and noted family, and perhaps might be called a Campbell as well as a Cruickshank one. The name, however, originated with Cruickshank, and the first cow was called Countess of Lincoln by Diamond, then follows Nonpareil 10th, 17th, 23d and 24th in succession, after which Campbell secured representatives of this family and continued to breed them under the same family name.
Cruickshank bred many other cattle which are somewhat difficult to classify under family names. For example, the imported Cruickshank cow Gardenia by Cumberland, dam vGuelder Rose by Pride of the Isles, grand dam Evening Star by Royal Duke of Gloster, great grand dam Morning Star by Champion of England. Here we have the very richest of Cruickshank blood, and yet it would be dimcult to name the family. Another example is the imported Cruickshank cow Gwendoline by Baron Violet, dam Geranium by Pride of the Isles. This cow comes back to the same foundation as the previously mentioned. Sometimes it is called the Dairymaid family from the cow at the bottom of the pedigree, but the family is not well known, although the breeding is of the richest.
Another strain, the family name of which is somewhat obscure, is sometimes called the Cicely family from the cow Cicely by Lancaster Royal bred by Cruickshank.
Another doubtful family name is the Violet tribe. The last cow of the line bred by Cruickshank was Mountain Violet by Ben Wyvis, dam Violet’s Pride by Scotland’s Pride, grand dam Violet's Forth by Forth. Following back the line of the dams we have Sweet Violet, Violet, Roseate, China Rose, Carmine Rose, Red Rose, etc.
Space will not permit further discussion of the cattle bred by Cruickshank. W- S. MARR MISSIE: This famous family is descended from Countess by The Pacha. bred by Capt. Barclay. Then we have Missie by Son of Duke 3d, Missie 2d by Augustus. Missie 5th by Lord of Lorn. and quite a long succession of generations bred by Marr and carrying the
name Missie as long as he bred them.
ROAN. LADY or.,RED LADY: This
family is almost invariably known as the Roan Lady family, although the term Red Lady was frequently used by Marr. The first cow of the family bred by Marr is Red Lady by Young Pacha. followed by Red Lady 2d by Heir of Englishman. Subsequently the name Roan Lady was commonly used by Marr, also the name Rosette.
EMMA: This family descends from Emma 2d by Golden Eagle, bred by Miss Turnbull. The first of Marr‘s breeding is Emma 6th by Nonsuch, and the family name is used consistently down the line.
CLARA: This family came from the herd of G. Shepherd, who bred Clara 10th by Speculator. The first of the line bred by Marr is Clara 14th by Lord of Lorn, and the name Clara has been very consistently used by Marr.
MARIGOLD: This tribe comes from Marigold by Rubens, bred by A. Morrison, and the first Marr Marigold is Marigold 2d by Lord of Lorn. The name Marigold has been used all the way down the line by Marr.
STAMFORD: Near the bottom of this family will always be found the cow Stamford by Phoenix, bred by T- Chrisp. From her Marr bred Stamford 2d by Clarendon, and the name Stamford was adhered to.
PRINCESS ROYAL: This family also came from the herd of G. Shepherd in the cow Princess Royal 8th by Bosquet. Following her we have Princess Royal 11th by King of the Isles, bred by Wilson, after which the tribe passes into the hands of W. S. Marr, and the name is continued fairly consistently.
GOLDIE: Near the bottom of the pedigree in this family will be found the cow Goldie by Goldsmith, bred by C. Smith & Co. Following is her daughter Goldie 2d by Lord Privy Seal, bred by Marr, who followed the use of the name throughout.
MAL‘DE: The cow Maude by Man~ bred, bred by T. Chrisp, will be found near the bottom of this pedigree. Sub— sequent generations were bred by Marr, and the name Maude is uscd throughout.
ALEXANDRINA: A. Morrison bred Alexandrina by Alaric- Following her come a. long line of Alexandrinas bred by Marr.
RACHAEL: Near the bottom of the pedigree is the cow Lizzie by Guy Fawkes, bred by H. Whitehead. Following her come a line of Rachaels bred by Marr for quite a number of generations.
FLORA: Some members of this tribe are to be found among cattle bred by W. S. Marr, but the family really should be credited to George Marr, who bred these cattle for a number of generations, and used the name Flora consistently. Thus we have Flora 6th by Jopthorp, Flora 9th by Raglan, etc.
LADY MARY: If this pedigree is continued back to its foundation there will be found five generations bred by Cruickshank, and represented by cows Dairymaid, Venus, Jessica, Wallflower. and Welcome. Then the strain passed into the hands of N. Reid for three gen
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erations and subsequently into Marr’s herd. The first of the line bred by Marr being Lady Mary 3d by Heir of Englishman. Sometimes the name Lady Maude or Lady Madge is applied to this family.
Cattle of identically the same foundation have gone into other Scotch herds and given rise to what may be called other families
SYLVESTER CAMPBELL
CLARET: In any Claret pedigree you will find at or near the bottom Isabella. bred by Capt. Barclay. Then follows Barbara by Unrivaled, Claret by Scarlet Velvet, Claret 1st by Duke, and a number of other Clarets all bred by Campbell. This foundation will identify any Claret pedigree.
MINA: The name Mina has not been consistently used in this family, but it can be identified with certainty by noticing the cows near the bottom of the pedigree. In any Mina pedigree will be found the cows Likely by The Pacha, Bashful by Young Ury. Crocus by Sir Arthur, Mina by Beeswlng and Mina lst by Diphthong 3d, all bred by Campbell.
MISS RAMSDEN: This family is named from the cow Miss Ramsden by Duke, bred by Sir J. Ramsden. Her descendants have been given various names, but wherever this cow appears at the bottom of the pedigree it identifies the family.
URY: This family came from the herd of Capt. Barclay, who bred the cow Isabella by The Pacha. Following her we have Donside Lassie by Vice-President, and Miss Isabella by Moss Trooper, all bred by Campbell, before we strike the name Ury. This foundation, however, will suffice to identify the tribe.
CLEMENTINA: Empress Eugenia by Guy Fawkes, bred by Cruickshank, is the mother of the first Campbell Clementina by Lord Ythan- These two cows should be sufificient to identify the family.
GOLDEN DROP: At the bottom of every Golden Drop pedigree will be found the three cows, Jewess, Thessalonica, and Bloom. The first two mentioned bred by Mr. Harvey, and the cow Bloom by Moss Trooper, bred by Campbell. Various names are used toward the top of the pedigree, but these three names will always identify a. Golden Drop pedigree.
ROSEBUD: This family is not difficult to recognize as a rule, but it may be noted that the cow immediately preceding the Rosebud proper is Thalia by Earl of Aberdeen, bred by A. Longmore. Her daughter is Rosebud by Scarlet Velvet, bred by Campbell, and other Rosebuds follow.
BESSIE: Later breeders have used various names in connection with this family, but the first Campbell bred Bessie is Bessie 3d by British Prince. Whereever this cow appears it may be known that the family is 3. Campbell Bessie.
JAMES BRUCE
AUGUSTA: This family is not difficult t'1) recognize, and the foundation cow
may be said to be Augusta by Lord Adolphus Fairfax, bred by R. Field. Then follows Augusta 1st by Dauphin, bred by James Bruce, and other Augustas from the same herd.
ROSEWOOD: This family is easy to recognize, there being a long line of Rosewoods. all bred by 1 Bruce, such as Rosewood by South Star, Rosewood 1st by Dauphin, etc.
AVERNE: No less than three breeders named Bruce appear in this pedigree. R, Bruce comes first with the cow Countess by Hydra, and Averne by Red Prince to his credit. Then we have J. Bruce,
_ who bred these cattle for several gen
eratlons, and usually we find D. C. Bruce as one of the later breeders.
FANNY: This Bruce Fanny tribe must not be confused with the Cruickshank Lady Fanny. C. Bruce bred the cows Countess, Rose, Fanny and Fanny 3d, after which James Bruce appears as breeder, and the Fanny name is continued.
GEORGE BRUCE
MAYFLOWER: Near the bottom of the pedigree will be found the cows Mary Anne, Mary, Moss Rose and Mayflower 10th, all bred by George Bruce. These cows may be regarded as the key to this family.
GEORGE SHEPHERD
ROSEMARY: This family is easily identified where the breeder's name is given, as the name Rosemary is continued throughout. In practically all Rosemary pedigrees will be found Rosemary 7th by Red Knight, and Rosemary 18th by Sir Charles. Perhaps this is sufficient to identify the family
LOVELY: We noted previously that the Cruickshank Lovely family came originally from the herd of George Shepherd. In the Shepherd Lovelys we have Lovely 8th by Bosquet, followed by Lovely 11th by Cherry Duke 2d, Lovely 18th by Sir Charles, etc.
YVATERLOO: This family is directly descended from the cow Waterloo 13th by 2d Cleveland Lad, bred by Thomas Rates. The first Shepherd Waterloo is the daughter of Waterloo 13th, namely. Waterloo Princess 14th by 3d Duke of Oxford. Immediately following we have Waterloo Princess 17th, Waterloo Princess and Waterloo 9th. The name Waterloo is continued throughout the whole family.
J. B. MANSON
The most noted family from this herd is what is known as the Kilblean Beauty, Kilblean being the name of Manson‘s farm. The name Beauty seems to have been used by Mr. Manson in the names of animals from different foundations, but the true Kilblean Beauty is descended from the cow Catherine by “a bull of Captain Barclay's," followed by Mlssie by Commander. '
DUKE OF RICHMOND
ROSA HOPE: This is a well known family‘ and easily identified. Just: before the Duke of Richmond‘s name appears
we have Rosa Bonheur by Bridegroom. bred by Viscount Strathallan. Her daughter, Rosa Coiling, was by Baron Coiling, and bred by the Duke of Richmond, after which we find the name Rosa Hope used quite consistently.
WIMPLE: Near the bottom of the pedigree will be found the cow Anna by Magnum Bonum, followed by Wimple by Prince Arthur, and Wimple 3d by Whipper In. The name Wimple is continued for a few generations and then dropped for several generations in most of these pedigrees, but the three cows given will serve to identify the tribe
JILT: Various names are used as we follow the line of descent in this family. The first cow bred by the Duke of Richmond is Queen by The Pacha, her daughter is Romp by Bloomsbury, and the next generation gives us Flirt by Magnum Bonum. Then we come to Jilt by Prince Arthur, and the name Jilt is continued for a number of generations.
LUSTRE: This tribe came from the herd of J. Chrlsp in the cow Lustre by 2d Duke of Northumberland. Her daughter, Lustre lst by Bloomsbury, is the first of the line bred by the Duke of Richmond. It is an easy family to recognize.
WILLIAM DUTHIE
Mr. Duthie may be said to have continued the work of Amos Cruickshank because he bought a considerable number of the Cruickshank females when that herd was dispersed. We do not find many of what may be called distinct families which have originated in Mr. Duthle's herd. One of them, however, is what is known as the Emmeline family, which traces back to the herd of Sylvester Campbell. The first Duthie Emmeline is Emmeline by Border Chief, followed by Emmeline 2d by Cayhurst, etc. Mr. Duthie also bred a strain of Shorthorns which commonly took the name Princess Royal, but which must not be confused with the Marr Princess Royal. Another name which is associated with Mr. Duthie's herd is that of Jenny Lind, and also that of Marchioness.
MISCELLANEOUS FAMILIES
VILLAGE MAID: We have already referred to the Village family, but there is another Village which was bred for many generations by James Black. Minerva. by General Simpson appears well back in the pedigree, followed by Village Queen. Village Belle, Village Maid, etc.
LADY DOROTHY: This is an old Scotch family descended from the Campbell cow Likely by The Pacha, the same cow which appears in the Campbell Mina. family. The family took its name while in the hands of J. Maitland, and was subsequently bred for a number of generations by J. Paterson.
Many more examples of families could be given, but sufficient has been said to demonstrate how complex is the subject of Shorthorn families, and let it be repeated in cloaing that a. great many of our best Scotch Shorthorns cannot be said to belongto any'particular'trlbe or" family.
 

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This is very interesting and could apply to many of today's breeds.

In his book, Gus Bowling stated, “It may be difficult for us to think of a time, in the dairy cattle breeding industry, when there were no pedigreed cattle, no breed registry organizations and no Herd Books to which we could go for aid in building pedigrees or identifying bloodlines within the breed.”

With all of this in mind, and it has been touted to use known genetics, why is it that the Club Calf industry is viewed differently.

Why do so many feel that preserving the parentage and ancestry of these animals is unimportant.  I have seen and heard comments such that we don't need to register our animals, our name as the owner is all that anyone needs to know to trust our breeding.

Also, what about heterosis (hybrid vigor), if parentage is unknown, how do you know if you may be using closely related animals.  If a bull is advertised as by any one of the top bulls and then it is mentioned that he is out of the exceptional donor cow XYZ, but if nothing is known or listed about this XYZ cow, how do you know you are not using an animal that is possibly a carrier of an undesirable genetic defect?

The question we see many times is what are the birth weights of this bulls or that bulls calves.  How can anything be known about these bulls or their offspring without some sort of a central record keeping system that can gather this and other information of importance to be able to provide to breeders.

It seems that in today's breeding, cow families are ignored.  Why is this.  Some "cow families" are more prepotent and produce very consistent progeny.  But it seems that the bulls are where the primary emphasis is placed.  White it is agreed that a bull is 50% of a herd, the cow has a very important job as well.  Some bloodline click and work together quite well, other can be complete disasters.

It used to be in naming animals that either the bloodline or cow family name was part of the name.
 

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We have females that trace directly to Clipper by Billy.
"CLIPPER: This family descended from Clipper by Billy bred by Mr. Boswell- Cruickshank did not use the name Clipper, but he gave the descendants of this cow names beginning with "C." Thus we have in the line of descent Charlotte, Chastity and Charity 2d. In the hands of later breeders other names have been given, but the family name stands."
The name Clipper was used by many breeders for descendants of the "C" Cruickshank breeders but over the years many people changed the names. Our Clipper line was imported into Canada, then went into the US and was brought back into Canada in the 40's. All our descendants trace to Rockville Clipper 4G a cow purchased by Cecil Staples from P.J. Rock and Sons, Drumheller, AB.. Her daughters were named Diamond Clipper, Diamond Dot and Diamond May. We have descendants today of May and Dot (Dottie's). Descendants of Dot are now back in the US and Scotland!.
Of course there are dozens of crosses between the original Clipper and today's Dottie's and May's!
 

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This is great! Thank you for posting this! I have 1 asterisk-free heifer (soon to be cow  ;D) that I looked in her pedigree and found Broadhooks, Augusta, and I think I remember seeing Mr. Duthie on the top side of her pedigree somewhere really far back. I was proud of her before, but this just gave me a couple more reasons to be proud of her!  <beer>

Edit: So I just spent an hour going through my heifer's pedigree... My dad loves history and stuff like that, so I think he will be excited when I tell him that the heifer we bought on a whim traces back to 5 of these Scotch families! I found Rosebud, Clipper, Broadhooks, Augusta, and Orange Blossom scattered throughout her pedigree! I went back about 4 generations on her maternal side, then started looking through the cow families of the sires to see what I could find, and had a lot of fun comparing it to your list. Thank you Librarian, you rock!  <rock>
 

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That the Dottie's are really Clippers is one of those things I am always trying to remember not to forget.
I put all that long thing up because now it lives in the internet and someone curious about the old breeding might find it in a search. Steerplanet is a real archive for learning about Shorthorns- it's saving a lot of good information and stories for those who will carry the lamp in the future.
When I was looking at all those pictures from the 1920's, this is one I didn't put up.
It says:
"The Cow Class at Brandon, Manitoba, 1920. The Roan Cow in the Foreground is Collynie's Best."
So maybe that's a Duffie cow type?
 

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Leveldale imported our first Silver Clipper cow, and she was purchased in their sale about 1952.  We shortened the name to Clipper when we added the Homeplace prefix, due to the length of the name.  We have had well over 100 Clipper females born here.

Nonpareil is another that we still have in our pastures.  As I recall, that family came here when Wm. A. Allison's Sons purchased a heifer from southern Illinois that did not breed.  Our Nonpareil (formerly Nonpareil Beauty) was the replacement animal. Over 50 Nonpareil females were born here before we changed the numbering system around 1990.

Another of our original families that we still have is Mina, formerly Mina Beauty.  The Mina family was not quite as prolific with only 35 females born here through the 80's.

Our Fair Lady family came from the Bi-Ru (Warters in central IL) herd.  Our first registered female was Robbinwood (or Robinwood) Empress, from the Earl Robbins herd, possibly near Greenfield, IN.  Librarian, did you see either of these 2 families?  I'm pretty sure that Empress was Scotch breeding.
 

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I am not very good at answering questions, just asking them.
You could study the index in this for information,
The general short-horned herd-book, by G. Coates. [Vol.2 entitled] A ...
By Shorthorn society, George Coates (of Carlton.)

https://books.google.com/books?id=AEUDAAAAQAAJ&dq=Empress%20shorthorn&pg=PR17#v=onepage&q=Empress%20shorthorn&f=false

But as I was looking around I found an online edition of this book which is one of THE BEST for wealth of photographs. You can look at so many animals and refer to the breeders, it gives a real picture of the diversity that was out there.
Shorthorn breeders' guide, with a short history ... 1921.
The super great thing being the search in this text box top right. Just plug in the family name, animal name or breeder and Go.
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3839276;view=1up;seq=5;skin=default
just pages and pages

And as long as any hopeless maniacs are reading, if ever you want to read the exploits and intrigues of the JIT of the 1800's, this is the book. All night rides to be the first to bid, highway robbery, drovers tricks, feeding, buying store cattle, just a slice of the Scottish cattle game in the day.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22520/22520-h/22520-h.htm
CATTLE AND CATTLE-BREEDERS, By WILLIAM M‘COMBIE, M.P., TILLYFOUR
Original images of book
https://books.google.com/books?id=XlsDAAAAQAAJ&dq=cattle%20and%20cattle%20breeders&pg=PR3#v=onepage&q=cattle%20and%20cattle%20breeders&f=false
 

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librarian said:
That the Dottie's are really Clippers is one of those things I am always trying to remember not to forget.
I put all that long thing up because now it lives in the internet and someone curious about the old breeding might find it in a search. Steerplanet is a real archive for learning about Shorthorns- it's saving a lot of good information and stories for those who will carry the lamp in the future.
When I was looking at all those pictures from the 1920's, this is one I didn't put up.
It says:
"The Cow Class at Brandon, Manitoba, 1920. The Roan Cow in the Foreground is Collynie's Best."
So maybe that's a Duffie cow type?
Found a photo today of Rockville Clipper 4G taken at the Diamond herd of Cecil Staples, Bindloss, Alberta in the late 1950's or early 60's. She was born in 1952 and was over 1600 lbs so too big for most programs of the day. This would be the cow all of our Dottie's and May's trace to.

ALDIE KEYSTONE -[GBR]297320-
        PITTODRIE REGALIA -[GBR]322951-
              PITTODRIE BRIDE'S BLOSSOM -[GBR]223139-
ALDIE SECRET SENSATION -M308937-
COLDOCH SENSATION -[GBR]275892-
SECRET SIMONE -[GBR]259144-
SECRET PRINCESS -[GBR]227705-
ROCKVILLE CLIPPER 4G
  PITTODRIE MONARCH -M229862-
KILLEARN MONARCH 28TH -M260090-
  KILLEARN ROAN LADY -F285649-
ROCKVILLE CLIPPER 7C -F392004-
                    PURE GOLD -M222975-
                CLIPPER 9TH -F281702-
                                    CLIPPER 8TH -F258140-

 

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Thank you, okotoks, for taking time to post this picture.
Rarely do I see pictures of the kind of cow behind the Scotch type bulls.
Standing next to a kid who is maybe 50 inches tall, At 1600 lb, she must have been as wide as she was high. I imagine she stayed just that way all winter.
Her udder looks good and she has those down turning horns common in the old time cows- especially the Lincoln Reds.  I think Cruickshank started with a few Lincolnshire cattle, among others.
When I started trying to share this kind of information I felt like I was on Shorthorn Island putting a message in a bottle. Little did I know there was a whole Planet out of information there that would come drifting back.
 

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Here is one of the first herd bulls used in the Diamond herd, Aston Villa Master 50th. I believe the Aston Villa herd was in Saskatchewan. The 50th was a son of Scotsdale Fusilier. When mated to Rockville Clipper 4G the resulting daughter was Diamond Dot, dam of Diamond Dottie and Diamond Dottie 2nd (2nd was grandam of Gafa Mochican)

 

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