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The stock bull Knight of the Thistle 108656, by 

 Craven Knight, tracing to imp. Rose of Strath- 

 allan, was bought by Mr. H. C. Stuart of Salt- 

 ville, Va., at $650. Col. T. S. Moberley gave 

 $500 for the roan Cupbearer cow Gwendoline 

 2d, and for her daughter Gwendoline 3d Maj. 

 J. T. Cowan, Cowan's Mills, Va., paid a like sum. 

 In addition to Knight of the Thistle Mr. Miller 

 had used German Laird 98182, by Strathearn 

 77994 out of the Pure Gold or Brawith Bud 

 cow imp. Germanica.* 



Gwendoline 2d was a prime favorite with Mr. 

 Miller. She was a regular breeder, a heavy 

 milker, with a wide, strong back and beautiful 

 character. He often compared her with the 

 celebrated English champion show cow the 

 great Mollie Millicent.f 



Last successful Duchess sale. Allusion has 



* It was from this herd that Mr. Abram Renick, the younger, bought the 

 bulls Wallace 117654, by German Laird out of the Wild Eyes cow North 

 Oaks Duchess of Worcester 2d, and Royal Scot 117217, by Knight of the 

 Thistle out of Gwendoline 2d, for the purpose of introducing some fresh 

 blood into the Rose of Sharon herd left him as a legacy on the death of his 

 great-uncle, Abram Renick, in 1884. 



t Lakeside Farm was bought from Mr. Sherley by Mr. Miller in 1898 and 

 upon that valuable Iowa property the veteran breeder and importer is 

 spending his declining years, feeding operations engaging most of his atten- 

 tion. His occasional contributions to the Breeder's Gazette have reflected not 

 only his fine vein of humor but literary ability of the highest order. That 

 gifted American author, Donald G. Mitchell (" Ik Marvel") in forwarding 

 a communication of his own, prepared especially for one of the Christmas 

 issues of the Gazette, referred to an article of Mr. Miller's in a prior issue 

 with this comment: "When you can secure such matter as Mr. Miller's 

 article of last year from within the ranks of your own constituency I do 

 not see why you need call professional literary men to your aid." 



