tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post4823156932303358257..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: The Strange Case of Pawnee Farm Arlinda ChiefJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-4013821438957430222016-11-03T17:37:37.982-04:002016-11-03T17:37:37.982-04:00My guess is Pawnee Farm is the name of the place t...My guess is Pawnee Farm is the name of the place that bred him. Arlinda is the determinator. Maybe the farmer's wife/daughter when they decided this guy would be their major producer? And I'd guess Chief is what a lot of bulls get named, and probably what this guy was actually called when he rolled around in his pen.<br /><br />Most show dogs &c break down this way. They're all "Bobby" or "Bell" to their owners, but the records are supposed to keep repetition down and make for good clarity.<br /><br />Plenty of Genealogists would appreciate the same naming practices among their forebears! I'm pretty sure I have two generations of "William Page" on my family tree. But some records make it look like three.... *g*<br /><br />--KatyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-10802122248775445072016-10-31T23:51:33.266-04:002016-10-31T23:51:33.266-04:00Where did the trend of giving such strange names t...Where did the trend of giving such strange names to breeding/bred animals come from, I wonder? Why do race horses and show dogs and cattle studs always have the weirdest, most convoluted, inexplicable names?<br /><br />A single cow providing genes to over 14% of a breed? Doesn't really surprise me - just look at how many people have genes from the Great Khan.<br /><br />But that same cow having the utterly bizarre name of "Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief"? That just boggles my mind.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com