OH Breeder.... here is a little information about your picture of PS Troubadour. PS Troubadour was the Grand Champion steer at the 1956 Chicago international. He was bred at Penn State and was sired by Calrossie Troubadour, who was a herd sire at Cyrus Eaton's Acadia Farms. ( this explains his name PS Troubadour). Cyrus Eaton was the owner and Chairman of the Board of the Cheasapeake and Ohio Railroad.After this win, he commissioned a luxury parlour car on the C&O railroad to be named the PS Troubadour, and he toured this steer throughout almost all parts of the USA and Canada for almost two years. This steer was displayed at majoe events from the East coast to the west coast, was introduced to numerous movie stars and leading politicians .... and was one of the first animals to be displayed on numerous Televison shows in the early years of TV. This steer has his own attendants that travelled with him and cared for him year round. No animal in history was ever introduced to as many world leaders as this steer was. The picture you have shown here was taken at the 1957 Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The people in the picture are The Right Honourable John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada from 1957 to 1963... and his wife Olive. The lady at the halter was Betty Royan who was Cyrus Eaton's secretary and also was very influential in managing the Shorthorn herds at Acadia in Ohio and Deep Cove In Nova Scotia. Betty Royan just passed away in the last year. The Acadia herd was located at Northfield, Ohio. Is this close to where you or Red are located?Acadia was one of the most prominent Shorthorn herds of the time. I was there once with my dad, but I have no idea of where in Ohio I was at.In this era, some of the show herds of wealthy owners, had their own luxury rail cars in which the show herds were transported from show to show. I remember seeing a couple of these rail cars when I was a young boy, and I was super impressed.
Ok, I feel like the odd duck out. I am Kupsmom from Northwest Indiana. We currently do not have cattle. My family raised mainly 4-H cattle for 20 years. But all five of us girls are done with 4-H and my parents sold off the 5 acre property. I am engaged and getting married in June. We have one son. I am still a 4-H leader in my county and love this board for the helpful advice that I can pass on to my friends who still raise cattle. I help younger 4-H members with their halter breaking, fitting ( I am by no means a pro) and marketing of their animals for our auction. We are hoping to purchase someday a decent tract of property to raise a few head on. I am leaning towards Lowlines or other "minis", but I still love my crazy Chis.
Quote from: Kupfarm on March 29, 2008, 07:46:54 AMOk, I feel like the odd duck out. I am Kupsmom from Northwest Indiana. We currently do not have cattle. My family raised mainly 4-H cattle for 20 years. But all five of us girls are done with 4-H and my parents sold off the 5 acre property. I am engaged and getting married in June. We have one son. I am still a 4-H leader in my county and love this board for the helpful advice that I can pass on to my friends who still raise cattle. I help younger 4-H members with their halter breaking, fitting ( I am by no means a pro) and marketing of their animals for our auction. We are hoping to purchase someday a decent tract of property to raise a few head on. I am leaning towards Lowlines or other "minis", but I still love my crazy Chis. If you are interested in seeing some Lowlines in person, Doc's co-owner lives between Lafayette & Crawfordsville, IN. She loves to have visitors & to entertain. They just got back from FL & it will probably be a few weeks before they pick up their cattle. Unlike most mini breeds, Lowlines have a percentage registry (similar to Shorthorn Plus), so you can breed Lowlines to Chi X's & register the cattle. Also, look for at least a few Lowline shows east of the Mississippi River this year. Lots of interest in having Lowline shows especially from new members, some that aren't even ALR members yet. I don't have enough fingers to count the number of Lowline sales that I've lost due to the fact, that there were no Lowline shows in this region for their kids. That problem is going to be remedied this year. We are also hoping that the NAILE will allow us the opportunity to showcase our cattle this fall! We should know something in the next few weeks. If we get in this fall, that would be huge, IMHO. BTW, I still have a fondness for Chi cattle, but I absolutely love Lowlines... smaller, gentler, etc. Also, Jerry Adamson, is a Chi breeder in Nebraska who has a large number of Lowlines.