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The bull Abbotsford 2702 (3411) was not 

 the most distinguished specimen of the 

 breed, yet his influence as a breeder and 

 his family relationship were such as to 

 make his life of very considerable inter- 

 est to many Aberdeen-Angus breeders. 

 He was bred by Mossom Boyd, Bobcay- 

 geon, Canada, and was dropped March 2, 

 1884. His sire was the bull* Ermine Bear- 

 er 1794 (2082), by Young Viscount, and 

 his dam was Coquette 10th 2703 (4668), 

 Ermine Bearer's influence has been a re- 

 markable one, particularly in his sons. 

 A most interesting feature of the use of 

 Ermine Bearer is brought out in the fact 

 that, mated with Coquette 10th, he be- 

 came sire of the following bulls, they 

 thus all being full brothers in blood: 

 Abbotsford 2702. 

 Abavus 3625. 

 Abbatoir 7402. 

 Abactor 7426. 



These full brothers proved a remarka- 

 ble lot in their signal importance in im- 

 proving the breed. Their names are fa- 

 miliar in Angus pedigrees during the past 

 twenty years. It seemed to be a most 

 fortunate mating, this union of the sire 

 and dam of Abbotsford. 



Among the famous herds of Aberdeen- 

 Angus cattle in America is that of 

 "Heatherton," at Naperville, 111., the 

 property of Judge J. S. Goodwin. This 

 herd had its inception in 1883 at Beloit, 

 Kan., in a partnership of Judge Goodwin 

 with his brother, W. R., Jr. After five 

 years it was removed from Kansas to 

 Illinois, where it stayed two years. From 

 then on until 1902 it was in a partnership 

 on shares between Judge Goodwin and 

 M: A. Judy. During all these years this 

 herd was intimately identified with the 

 most progressive history of the breed. 

 On different occasions three of the choic- 

 est Scotch bulls, champions of the first 

 class at tlfe Highland and Agricultural 

 society shows, were brought to America 

 to be used on the Heatherton herd. This 

 stands alone as a record in itself. These 

 were Judge 473, "the World Beater," 

 purchased in 1884; Justice 854, "the In- 

 comparable," imported in 1886, and Erica 

 Chieftain 15498. Strangely and unfortu- 



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