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THE GROVE 3D (505 1) 2490 



The career of The Grove 3d (5051) 2490 

 is full of interest because of a long life 

 of great usefulness, one-half of which 

 was spent in Europe and the other half 

 in America. This bull was born on Nov. 

 5, 1874, on the farm of Benjamin Rogers, 

 known as "The Grove," in Herefordshire, 

 England. Mr. Rogers was one of Eng- 

 land's most distinguished breeders, and 

 this bull was out of a cow named Blos- 

 som, by Sir Thomas, while his sire was 

 Horace (3877), one of the epoch makers. 

 Rogers bred many remarkable cattle, in- 

 cludiijg Sir Benjamin, Prettymaid 2d, The 

 Grove, Bolingbroke, Sir Roger, Blossom 

 and others. 



The Grove 3d did not fall into the way 

 of the show ring. With breeding of the 

 sort that suited the choicest tastes, and 

 with a high degree of individual merit, 

 he met the requirements of Philip Turn- 

 er of The Leen, Herefordshire, into whose 

 herd he went into active service, and 

 where he remained until September, 1883, 

 when at public sale he was purchased 

 by C. M. Culbertson of Chicago, 111., for 

 810 guineas (about $4,050). 



At this time the fame of The Grove 3d 

 was well established, and many of the 

 best animals in the Turner sale were 

 sired by him. The price paid by Mr. Cul- 

 bertson was the highest price that had 

 been paid for a Hereford up to that time. 

 Rudolph (6660) 13478, a son of The Grove 

 3d, was purchased privately by Mr. Mor- 

 gan of this country for 700 ($3,500). Two 

 bull calves sired by The Grove 3d sold 

 at the sale, one at 278 5s, and another 

 at 210. 



The offspring of The Grove 3d had at- 

 tracted much attention, especially at the 

 shows in Hereford and at the Shropshire 

 and West Midland Agricultural. His 

 heifers were a remarkable lot, and for 

 three years in succession, beginning with 

 1882, Mr. Turner captured first place for 

 the four best yearling heifers of the show 

 at Hereford, all but one exception being 

 daughters of The Grove 3d. These were 

 Ethel, Beatrice, Rosina, Hawthorn, for 

 1882; Portia, Bertha and Nina, for 1883, 



