NO. R-474. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING
THE BREEDERS OF THE RANDALL LINEBACK CATTLE BREED ON
ITS DESIGNATION AS A STATE HERITAGE LIVESTOCK BREED.
(H.C.R.316)
Offered by: Representatives Peaslee of Guildhall, Acinapura of Brandon,
Allaire of Rutland City, Allard of St. Albans Town, Ancel of Calais, Aswad of
Burlington, Atkins of Winooski, Audette of S. Burlington, Baker of West
Rutland, Bartlett of Dover, Bohi of Hartford, Bostic of St. Johnsbury, Botzow
of Pownal, Branagan of Georgia, Brennan of Colchester, Brooks of
Montpelier, Canfield of Fair Haven, Chen of Mendon, Clark of St. Johnsbury,
Clark of Vergennes, Clarkson of Woodstock, Condon of Colchester, Corcoran
of Bennington, Cross of Winooski, Darrow of Dummerston, Dates of
Shelburne, Deen of Westminster, DePoy of Rutland City, Donaghy of
Poultney, Donahue of Northfield, Donovan of Burlington, Dostis of
Waterbury, Dowland of Holland, Dunsmore of Georgia, Edwards of
Brattleboro, Emmons of Springfield, Endres of Milton, Errecart of Shelburne,
Evans of Essex, Fallar of Tinmouth, Flory of Pittsford, Gervais of Enosburg,
Grad of Moretown, Green of Berlin, Head of S. Burlington, Helm of Castleton,
Hosford of Waitsfield, Howard of Rutland City, Howrigan of Fairfield, Hube
of Londonderry, Hudson of Lyndon, Hunt of Essex, Jerman of Essex, Jewett of
Ripton, Johnson of South Hero, Johnson of Canaan, Kennedy of Chelsea,
Keogh of Burlington, Kitzmiller of Montpelier, Klein of East Montpelier,
Koch of Barre Town, Komline of Dorset, Krawczyk of Bennington,
Kupersmith of S. Burlington, Larocque of Barnet, Larrabee of Danville,
Larson of Burlington, LaVoie of Swanton, Lawrence of Lyndon, Lippert of
Hinesburg, Livingston of Manchester, Lorber of Burlington, Louras of Rutland
City, Maier of Middlebury, Malcolm of Pawlet, Marcotte of Coventry, Martin
of Springfield, Martin of Wolcott, Masland of Thetford, McAllister of
Highgate, McCullough of Williston, McFaun of Barre Town, McLaughlin of
Royalton, Milkey of Brattleboro, Miller of Elmore, Minter of Waterbury,
Molloy of Arlington, Monti of Barre City, Morley of Barton, Morrissey of
Bennington, Myers of Essex, Nease of Johnson, Niquette of Colchester, Nitka
of Ludlow, Obuchowski of Rockingham, O'Donnell of Vernon, Orr of
Charlotte, Otterman of Topsham, Parent of St. Albans City, Partridge of
Windham, Pearson of Burlington, Pellett of Chester, Perry of Richford,
Pillsbury of Brattleboro, Potter of Clarendon, Pugh of S. Burlington, Randall
of Troy, Reese of Pomfret, Rodgers of Glover, Rusten of Halifax, Seibert of
Norwich, Shand of Weathersfield, Sharpe of Bristol, Shaw of Derby, Smith of
New Haven, Smith of Morristown, Sunderland of Rutland Town, Sweaney of
Windsor, Symington of Jericho, Tracy of Burlington, Trombley of Grand Isle,
Turner of Milton, Valliere of Barre City, Westman of Cambridge, Winters of
Swanton, Winters of Williamstown, Wright of Burlington, Young of Orwell
and Zuckerman of Burlington
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Whereas, many distinctive breeds of cattle were brought to New England
from Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, and
Whereas, in the late 19th century, as larger commercial farm operations
replaced subsistence farms, the historic cattle breeds were crossed with more
popular dairy breeds and lost their unique identity, and
Whereas, an unusual exception to this pattern of the small specialty breeds’
integration into the larger breeds was the Randall Lineback breed which the
Randall family in Sunderland protected for 80 years as a closed breed, and
Whereas, Samuel Randall and his son Everett, who served in the House of
Representatives as the member from Sunderland in the 1935-1936 Biennium,
were superb guardians of their cattle and maintained them in top condition, and
Whereas, Randall Lineback cattle are medium in size and are multipurpose
livestock which have been used as oxen and for dairy and beef products, and
Whereas, Randall Lineback’s future appeared in jeopardy when Everett
Randall died in 1985 and his farming operation was closed, and
Whereas, fortunately, when the cattle were dispersed, small groups of the
breed were sold to individuals determined to see the Randall Livestock breed
continue its distinctive existence into the 21st century, and
Whereas, although the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy still lists
the Randalls as a critically rare breed, they have experienced a renaissance
under supportive breeders and have rebounded from near extinction to
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approximately 150 cattle located at farms and zoos in New England, including
Vermont, and in Virginia and Kansas, and
Whereas, in order to promote the continuing vitality of the breed, the
Randall Lineback Breed Association was organized in 2005, and its
membership includes Samuel Randall’s grandson George Randall who is
committed to the breed, and
Whereas, in celebration of the Randall Lineback’s remarkable resurgence,
and as a way to acknowledge the breed’s unique place in Vermont’s
agricultural history, the General Assembly has passed H.468, “An Act Relating
to the Designation of Randall Lineback Cattle as a State Heritage Breed of
Livestock,” now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly congratulates the breeders of the Randall
Lineback cattle breed on its designation as a state heritage livestock breed, and
be it further
Resolved: That the secretary of state be directed to send a copy of this
resolution to David Randall, to George Randall, and to the Randall Lineback
Breed Association.
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