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Dustin, that grew into a genuine "double- 

 decker" a good breeder, a heavy flesh-carrier 

 when not in milk and possessing marked dairy 

 quality. It was at this sale that C. S. Barclay 

 of West Liberty selected Harvester at $500. 

 The forty-two head offered made an average 

 of $328.35.* 



The memorable purchase of 1887. In the 

 fall of 1887 Mr. Miller again visited Scotland, 

 purchasing no less than thirty-one head of 

 heifers and thirty-nine young bulls, all from 



*Mr. Miller fitted and exhibited for Mr. Adams at the fall fairs of 1887 a 

 herd headed by Strathearn 77994, a compactly- built, thick-fleshed red, bred 

 by John Miller & Son, Brougham, Ont., descending from imp. Rose of Strath- 

 allan, that was probably the most valuable breeding cow John Miller ever 

 owned. She lived to be nineteen years of age, and this reference to Strath- 

 earn reminds us that no less than eleven direct descendants of the famous 

 old cow won at different times championship prizes in Canada and the 

 United States. Mr. John Miller bought Rose of Strathallan just after she 

 had gained the gold medal at the Highland Show of 1870 in her five-year-old 

 form. She carried at the time the famous bull Lord Strathallan, already 

 mentioned. The West as well as the Dominion is indebted to John Miller 

 for many good cattle and the author has pleasure in here recording a pass- 

 ing recognition of the value of his services as a breeder and importer. He 

 is still living at the ripe old age of eighty-three years and figures as one of 

 the strongest and sturdiest characters ever identified with our live-stock in- 

 terests. Like most of the Canadian breeders who have succeeded so well 

 with Short-horns Mr. Miller is a Scot. The herd at Brougham is one of the 

 oldest in the Dominion. Among the earliest sires used were Oxford Ma- 

 zurka from Woodburn, Canadian Prince, of Campbell origin, and Fawsley 

 Chief, a Torr-Booth. For many years past none but Scotch bulls have been 

 used, included among them being the famous Vice Consul (brought to the 

 States by Messrs. Sanger), Sittyton Stamp, etc. Mr. Miller's sons are widely 

 and favorably known and Robert has made many trips across the Atlantic, 

 buying cattle and sheep for show and breeding purposes. Indeed, few, if 

 any, families have a longer or more honorable identification with Ameri- 

 can stock-breeding interests than the Millers. 



Imp. Cupbearer was shown in this Lakeside herd of 1887 as a two-year- 

 old, and while much admired had not assumed the phenomenal show-yard 

 form which he afterward attained. The cow of this show herd was Miss 

 feamsden 9th, an 1,865-lb. red, with a remarkable heart-girth, and the two- 

 year-old heifer was her own sister, Miss Ramsden 10th. 



