Felix Renick

[Nasc]

A local Cattle Monument.
Will update with some info later..................

 

[Hilltop]

That is so cool!!!!! Makes me wonder when and where the first purebred Shortys came to Canada? ???

 

[Nasc]

This monument was erected in 1922 in recognition of Felix Renick
and his associates who imported the first shorthorn cattle to this country.
It was originally placed along old U.S. Route 23 in front of the former Renick farm
where the first auction sale of short-horn cattle took place in America.

I'm gathering more info.........

 

[Nasc]

This Information is from steerplanet forum member R.N.Reed:

The bull on the memorial was called Avondale
an Ohio bred bull whose offspring dominated the Shorthorn breed in the early 1900's.
He would have been the Trump of that era.
One of the things of intrest about this venture 
was the fact that it was put together by a group of businessmen,politicians and farmers
for the sole purpose of improving the quality of the local cattle.
Renick and 2 others were sent to England to find the best cattle of any breed that would meet their needs.
There was a lot of info gathering before the trip as well as many herd visits upon arrival
and it is interesting that they came home with all Shorthorns.
Both Felix and his brother George were among the first inductees of the Saddle and Sirloin club
and their portraits are at the expo center in Louisville.
Also there is a closed Shorthorn herd in Nebraska
that has a cow family whose female line can be traced directly to a cow that sold in this sale.

 

[r.n.reed]

''We as a company have higher views than that of realizing a little profit.The object first conceived and so far carried out is for the good of the country,whether it has been well or illy executed is not for us to say.''Felix Renick 1834

 

[r.n.reed]

A local Cattle Monument.
Will update with some info later..................