Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1881 — The Best Always Pays.--The Blue Bull Famill [ARTICLE]

The Best Always Pays.--The Blue Bull Famill

Indiana is rapidly becoming one of the leading states in the production of fine, horse stock. Enterprising business men in all directions -are taking an interest in breeding, and all classes are acquiring a taste for well bred animals. Among those who have recently embarked in this line is Mr. James H. McCollum, of Montioello. He is an enthusiastic admirer of light harness and general purpose harness, and has had the good judgment to start out in tho business 6t producing this kind of stock with an eye to quality rather than quantity. Local pride more than pecuniary gain, prompted him in the selection of stallions for public service, and farmers and breeders in his section of the state owe him a debt of gratitude for providing them with the means thro’ which they may in a few years make theiFs a horse market second to none.

At the head of his breeding establishment, Mr. McCollum has placed the splendid young stallion Dick Tuylor, sired by Wilson’s Blue Bull, dam Mollio Caldwell, by Red Oak, 2d dam by Gen. Taylor. Red Oak was got, by lion’s Cadmus; he by Cadmus, son of American Eclipse. Iron’s Cadmus got Blanco, the sire of Smuggler, recoid 2:155. General Taylor <by Kentucky Hunter), was the sire of the dam of Kate Bennett, record 2:29$ at four years old, and private trial in 2:10. Dick Taylor is a dark chestnut, with a small strip in the face, 15$ hands high, weighs 1200 pounds and is 8 years old this spring. He is a horse of great substance and bone, the best of feet and legs, powerful loin and .quarters, good style and as finely finished as a thoroughbred. He has a pacing record of 2:475, and with handling.would make one of the fastest at that gait. As a breeder he promises to be a grand success, his colts being large, goodlooking and fine gaited, and we are informed by a disinterested party that out of about 100 colts of hls> -there is not a single inferior or small one.— At Lewisville, where he was bred and raised by Mr. Caldwell, he left several colts that are not only large and fine* but promise to be fast trotters. Dick Taylor shou d command an immense business in Monticello and vicinity, as bis get are of a class that always find a ready market at remunerative prices. A horse from 15$ to 16 hands high, with good style and action, sound, of good disposition* and well bred, is as staple au article of merchandise as wheat and corn.— Buyers at $175 and S3OO need not be sought after—they aro always in search of this class of norstfk, and the demand is far in advance -of the supply. Farmers can not affobd to breed to a mongrel horse, even if they could procure his services free of charge. All of them will arrive at this conclusion if they will give the subject a moment.s thought, and right here we cannot refrain from mentioning two little transactions of last week, for their consideration:— Mr. Reedy, of Ottawa, Ills., and Mr. Lewark, of Indianapolis, each desiring an animal for road purposes, went to Rushville to procure them. Mr. Lewark purchased a three year old filly bv Jim Monroe for SSOO, and Mr. Reedy hought a three year old filly by Blue Bull, also for SSOO. Suoh transactions are of every day occurrence, and furnish sufficient evidenoe to convince any sane man that he onn only afford to breed to the bestIt cost no more to raise these two youngsters than to raisfe a common scrub, and while they found ready sale at SSOO each, a three year old got by a $2 stallion would go begging the market at SSO. We might multiply suck instances as the above and yet evidence is not nearly exhausted. In breeding to such a horse as Dick Taylor, there is a reasonable certain-' ty|of reaping a profit, and a probability of pioducing a fast trotter or road horse that will sell away up in the thousands. Such instances are not rare by any means, and as “like begets like or the like of an ancestor,” let us briefly glance at the performances and value of some of the members of the Blue Bull family, of which Dick Taylor is a worthy member; Bertie, record 2:27, sold for $7,500. Cbanee, 2:205, sold for SIO,OOO. Ella Wilson, 2:30, sold for $7,000. Silverton, 2:225, brought $6,000.

Elsie Good. 2:22*, and after winning a large amount of money, and being badly handled, brought $3,500. Will Cody, 2:19*, and his owner refused an offer of $9,000 for him. Richard. 2:21, and sold for SIO,OOO. * Kate Hall, 2:24*, and was a bargain at $5,000. Ethel, 2:2*, and an oiler es SIU,UOO was refused. Mila C., 2:26*. sold for SIO,OOO. Purity, 2:30, sold Tor $25,000. Dom Pedro, 2:27; Kate Bennett* 2:29*; Little Wonder, 5 year old, record 2:30; Molliw Kistler, 5 years old 2:28; Riissell, 2:26, etc. We might name fifty otheis tfcfat have trotted fast and sold for long prices, but this is enough to oonvince any unprejudiced man that in breeding to a fair representative of Blue Bull, one of the greatest sires that overlived; he can hardly fail to get a valuable colt, with a reasonable chance of “striking a big bonanza.” The stable companion of Diek Taylor, is the dark bay stallion Prince, a magnificent general purpose stallion, 6 years old this spring, very stylish* fine gaited, and weighs 1200 pounds. He was sired by the thoroughbred horse Nightshade, by Falcon, by Lexington : dam of Nigbt*had#, -Black' lark by imp. Leviathan, ete ; Falcon* dam Fannie G-, Margrave;

2d dam Miss Laneess by Lance, etc. Prince’s dam Dolly by Bed Oak; 2d dam bv Washington; 3d dam by Glencoe; 4th dam by Blackburn’s Whip; sth. dam said to be by Mam brino Chester. Prince is proving a splendid breeder, his young colts having the size and quality required in coachers and carriage horses. As an inducement to his neighbors to improve their stock, Mr. McCollum has placed the services of this highbred horse at 10 dollars to insure a colt.

The finest lot of pure seed Pota toes ever shipped to this market you will find at Kern’s grocery store—the Jersey Peach Blow, a somewhat earlier variety than ours, and the strictly pure Early Rose, from Wisconsin.

The Lord’s Supper will be administered at Presbyterian Church,|Sabbath, May Ist. Preparatory lecture Wednesday evening, April 27th.— Preaching Thuisday evening, by Rev. Bro. Loder, and Friday evening by Rev. Bro. Wood. Preaching on Saturday at 2:30 p. m. f after which there will be a meeting of the congregation for the electiou of officers. Evening services will begin at 7:45. A cordial invitation is extended to all the people te come and worship God. “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth ? Come and see!” A. Taylor, Pastor. Kern has just received a barrel of strietiy pure Maple Molasses that will make youi mouth water.

Habit, if not neoessitg, makes a Haft Dressing such as Dr. Ayer’s laboratory issues, indispensable to many. Ayer’s Hair Vigor is one of the most delightful we have ever used. It restores uot only ihe color, but gloss anu luxuriance, to faded and gray hair.