nately each of these three great bulls 

 lived but a short time in the Heatherton 

 herd, and left but few offspring. 



The death of Justice required that 

 Heatherton secure another bull suited to 

 its needs, and Judge Goodwin entered 

 into negotiations with Mr. Boyd with 

 the hope of securing Ermine Bearer. As 

 this was impossible, it was thought wise 

 to secure his best son, if available. Mr. 

 Boyd wrote Judge Goodwin that he 

 might have the choice of any of Ermine 

 Bearer's sons at a price to be named by 

 the purchaser. The telegraphed reply 

 was: "We have twenty-nine bulls in our 

 own barn now. Do not want a bull- 

 want a stock getter. Will take any Er- 

 mine Bearer son at your own price if 

 guaranteed breeder of extra stock, Ab- 

 botsford preferred." As a result of this 

 correspondence this bull was secured. In 

 a most interesting sketch of the Heath- 

 erton herd recently published Judge 

 Goodwin says: "He was a thrice Trojan- 

 Erica topped Ballindalloch Coquette bull, 

 and developed into a magnificent indi- 

 vidual, thick fleshed, a good handler and 

 an easy keeper. But it was as the sire 

 of a remarkable lot of animals that his 

 fame chiefly rests, although he was prac- 

 tically undefeated in the show ring. 

 * * * All his calves carried such a 

 wealth of flesh and such constitutions 

 that to Abbotsford must be given the 

 credit of 'making' the herd." 



Abbotsford, like his sire, proved to be 

 an unusually superior breeder of bulls, 

 and his sons, Black Abbot 10423, Black- 

 bird Knight 11547, Black Monk 13214, and 

 Black Magic 14367, all obtained special 

 fame for merit. Black Abbot proved also 

 to be a great bull breeder, and Zaire 5th 

 13067, one of his sons, brought much fame 

 to the Bradfute herd in Ohio, by siring 

 some of their best animals, and especially 

 Lady of Meadowbrook 21466, and her sis- 

 ter, Bertha of Meadowbrook 20275, both 

 prize winners of the highest character. 

 Other important sons of his were Lil- 

 burn K. 20534, Duke of Marlborough 

 22827 and Black Victor 24135, each of 

 which was used at the head of prom- 

 inent herds. Black Monk proved not 

 only a great show bull, but a 

 breeder as well. In 1897, at the 

 Illinois state fair, the Heatherton herd 

 won grand sweepstakes with Black 

 Monk at its head, five of the animals in 

 the herd also being his progeny. At 



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