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heifers from Mr. Stone. Patriot also sired the bull 

 Admiral 975, sold to Hon. John Merryman, of 

 Maryland. 



The Green Blood Introduced. Further on in 

 the course of his work with the Herefords, Mr. 

 Stone imported from the herd of J. B. Green the 

 bulls Governor 4th 1293 and Portrait 3d 1404, the 

 latter being the sire of the bull Picture 1403, sold 

 to Mr. Charles Gudgell, then of Pleasant Hill, Mo. 

 Mr. Gudgell obtained about the same time a number 

 of females from the same source, including three 

 daughters of Crown Prince 1418, son of Sir Charles 

 543. 



Wide Distribution of the Stone Stock. There 

 was scarcely a herd in the northern United States 

 founded during this period that did not owe some- 

 thing to the Frederick William Stone collection. It 

 was a source of supply to nearly all of those who 

 were trying to get a start with the " white faces" all 

 the way from Maine to Colorado. Mr. G. S. Bur- 

 leigh bought cattle from Mr. Stone at the time he 

 was founding his herd in the state of Iowa. Thomas 

 Clark had from Moreton Lodge Sir Arthur 705, by 

 Sir Charles out of Hebe 3d, sold to Mr. Seabury. 

 T. L. Miller had a number of females and some 

 bulls in addition to Sir Charles, and by him the 

 blood was passed on to the western range through 

 the hands of John W. Prowers, of West Las Ani- 

 mas, Colo. 



A Man of Broad Sympathies. Mr. Stone took 

 a deep interest in everything pertaining to agricul- 



