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Great point JTM and Doc!I would hope that breeders come with an attitude of wanting to build the breed and its image.

Looking great Aaron,those calves are definitely a testament to the value of good Shorthorns in a crossbreeding program.

I think the main value of this test is to give the individual breeder a snap shot of where they are at in their program.There are way to many variables to try to make an accurate comparison between sire groups.I think the old ASA tests in the 70's and what Nick Hammett was trying to do during...

His color and lack of data will limit sales in the commercial arena and the fact that you will not test for DS will disqualify any one from registering AI calves to show or use in purebred herds.

Thanks for your comments everyone.XBAR the calf I mentioned is the first of that mating and is only a week old.I  see nothing at this point that would deter me from doing more of those kind of matings.Librarian, here is a Double Brute picture for you.

Here is a side view Mark,I will have to get a rear view for you and a new Double Brute picture for the Librarian.

I am not sure how he would compare size wise to the Shorthorns of that era.He is a solid 5 frame score.He does in my opinion exhibit some of the classic Shorthorn breed character.

Took this one today while he was checking out a newborn calf and her dam.They were both Frontline daughters.

A yearling bull, doesn't have to be door to door,willing to travel some distance on both ends.

May not be the only reason but I don't think they could get them small enough by staying with the polled strains exclusively.

Thanks for the comments everyone.We are late for grass here as well Dan, they were let out May 1st about 2 weeks later than normal.These are all 2 and 3 year old daughters of 4508 and his son Frontline.The calves are by Double Brute a Frontline son and out of a cow whose sire also sired 4508.We...

I can't believe I had my camera and the battery wasn't dead :o

For the record those 3 bulls are all King Collynie Jr. sons bred at Hultines.

Not much new under the Sun is there Ryan.Thats what strikes me when I read these old magazines,maybe a little more respect for the pedigree back then.It is still the one line pitch today and breeding cattle have to be fat to sell, you just have to find the line that melts the least and then hope...

The top bull is King Collynie Jr.Oakwood Royal King has good reason to look like JR. as they both are strong in the Marshall influence.Royal King was sired by Royal Count Jr.and out of a Count Jr.daughter.Royal King also happens to be the sire of Oakwood Emperor whose dam was sired by a Count...

Mark, that was quite a find,I think that is the only Shorthorn book I haven't read yet.There is a lot of insight and common sense in those old books and also a lot examples of pure foolishness as well.As Oakview has pointed out there is a lot of history in the old Shorthorn magazines as well.I...

Oakview,do I sense a little sarcasm? ;)Librarian,I am 98% sure your second roan bull is Oakwood emperor.He was 1936 International Champion so he could definitely be considered a model type for 1938 as the pamphlet indicated. The roaning patterns are identical and the profiles are the same.He...

The light roan bull in your prior post is Royal Count Jr.He was a grandson of Roselawn Marshal and was heavily used and intensly linebred to in the Teegarden herd.I dont know the second bull but he could easily be a son.