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minor defect of that nature. Among other ex- 

 traordinary animals begotten by Roan Gaunt- 

 let may be named the renowned Field Marshal 

 (47870) the sire of Mario (51713) and the 

 good stock bull Baron Violet (47444), used at 

 Sittyton. 



Barmpton. Whatever may be the relative 

 rank assigned to the latter-day Cruickshank 

 bulls in their own country American breeders 

 will always set a high value upon the red 

 Barmpton (37763). He was another son of 

 Royal Duke of Gloster that was dropped in 1875 

 by the good cow Barmpton's Flower (of the 

 Towneley Butterfly line), a daughter of Allan 

 (21172), son of the great Forth. If Barmpton 

 had done nothing more than sire Baron Victor 

 (45944), so celebrated in the Linwood Herd of 

 Col. W. A. Harris of Kansas, he would still be 

 entitled to the recognition here accorded. 



Cumberland. One of the bulls most exten- 

 sively used after Roan Gauntlet was Cumber- 

 land (46144), a massive roan that was calved in 

 1880 and maintained steadily in service for a 

 period of eight years. He was described as 

 "short in the leg, deep and long in the body, 

 with an excellent head, full, wide chest, well- 

 laid shoulders, strong loins, well-sprung ribs, 

 with such a cover of lean flesh as is rarely met 

 with." As will be observed from the following 

 tabulation Cumberland's dam, the fine cow 



