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to the herd. She had the grand air, carriage and 

 finish of the old-time Duchesses, and the flesh that 

 was such a cardinal point with Mr. GRUICKSHANK 

 and his Aberdeenshire neighbors, and by crossing 

 her with Baron Victor, possibly the best individual 

 cattle ever seen at Linwood were obtained. Then 

 came Lavender 56th, noblest of all the GRUICKSHANK 

 cows of her day on this side the Atlantic, and 

 Princess Alice marvel of thickness, finish and milk 

 a paragon of double-deckers. And as the seasons 

 came and passed, under the masterful guidance of 

 the owner Linwood came to be the home of the 

 best herd of Shorthorns on the American continent 

 the Mecca towards which the most progressive 

 breeders directed their steps in quest of bulls to 

 head their herds. The tide was definitely turned to 

 the Aberdeenshire blood. The proprietor was hailed 

 as the regenerator of a breed. His services as 

 judge were in request at all the leading shows. In 

 the councils of the American Shorthorn Breeders' 

 Association his judgment was all but supreme. 

 Younger breeders found in him an honest, trusted 

 adviser, and many dated the beginnings of their 

 success from days spent in his pastures. Eloquent 

 and convincing always, his addresses and his inti- 

 mate conversations were an absolute inspiration, 



