THE CREST OF ANOTHER WAVE 857 



imp. Britisher.* Tom Clark gave $1,525 for the 

 young bull Perfection Lad by Perfection. 



"The firm of Giltner Bros., comprising Messrs. W. H., Robert 

 R. and F. C. Giltner, first engaged in the breeding of Hereford 

 cattle in the spring of 1897. The first cattle purchased were an 

 imported bull and ten Shadeland-bred heifers. This bull proved 

 impotent and after a diligent search for a successor Acrobat 

 68460, sired by Anxiety Monarch and out of a daughter of the 

 celebrated Earl of Shadeland 22d, was purchased at a cost of 

 $1,500. This bull was used extensively and successfully until nine 

 years of age, when he was sold for $3,500 to C. E. Clapp, Berry- 

 ville, Va. The next herd bull used by Giltner Bros, was Britisher, 

 assisted by imp. Protector 117878, a one-time English champion 

 imported by Frank A. Nave at a reported cost of $6,000. Britisher 

 and Protector were both sired by Albion 76960, a champion and 

 a sire of English champions. 



In the meantime the firm 'purchased in 1898 forty cows and 

 heifers from Wallace Libbey. These cows were sired mostly by 

 Rantin Robin 50603, he by Earl of Shadeland 12th 20109. The 

 heifers were sired by Welldone 68786, a full brother to the fa- 

 mous Sir Bredwell by Sotham's Corrector. They nicked kindly 

 with Acrobat and from the beginning a class of young stock was 

 produced which sold at from $200 to $600 each, which "looked 

 mighty good" to the firm, considering the fact that a two-year- 

 old steer was at that time bringing only from $50 to $60. 



From their own herd the brothers retained the bull Acrobat's 

 Beau Donald 157648, a son of Acrobat 68460 and out of a cow by 

 Beau Donald 58966. This bull proved most useful and was not 

 only a prominent prize-winner himself all through the south at 

 the leading state fairs but sired Florence Acrobat 283070, the 1909 

 junior champion female at the American Royal, also first-prize 

 heifer calf at the Royal in 1908 and all leading state fairs that 

 year. 



About 1903 Messrs. Hornsby Bros., neighbors of the Giltner 

 Bros., purchased from Gudgell & Simpson the Beau Brummel bull 

 Beau Roland 102767, to be used on their own herd. They allowed 

 Giltner Bros, the free use of this animal, and the blending of 

 Britisher and Beau Roland blood gave excellent results. From this 

 cross was secured Beau Columbus, which was first as calf, first as 

 yearling, second as two-year-old and first as aged bull at the 

 Kansas City Royal and first and junior champion at the 1909 

 International. British Corker 283072, first-prize aged bull at 

 Denver for two years, was sired by Britisher and out of a Beau 

 Roland cow. .British Highball 267816, a prominent winner, which 

 sold to S. B. Burnet for $1,500, was bred in the same way. 



While Giltner Bros, have not gone in extensively for show- 

 yard competition, they have brought out each year a good herd 

 of their own breeding. They have directed their efforts chiefly 

 to supplying the immense field presented by the southern states 

 and the export trade. Five state colleges have purchased breed- 

 ing stock from Giltner Bros., as have also the governments of 

 Cuba, Porto Rico and Brazil. They have customers in Argentina, 

 Panama, Santo Domingo, Mexico, Hawaii and Canada. The 

 junior member of the firm, Mr. F. C. Giltner, was for six years 

 a director of the American Hereford Breeders' Association, of 

 which oganization he was president from January, 1912, to Octo- 

 ber, 1913. 



