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great aunt to nephew, though he had a great 

 deal of Favorite blood, which drew these blood 

 lines much more closely together. This bull 

 was a great sire also, especially doing wonders 

 on the out-blood of the Darlington Market cow 

 in "White Cow," getting Isabella and Own Sis- 

 ter to Isabella and Lady Sarah. Of the earlier 

 crosses used that of Matchem, purchased at Mr. 

 Mason's sale, is esteemed by Mr. Carr the best. 

 The blood of Matchem was used more freely in 

 the herd through his son out of Young Carna- 

 tion Young Matchem (4420), his dam being 

 out of Carnation by Pilot. Young Matchem 

 made a deep impression on the herd. These 

 are only specimen and typical examples of the 

 outcrosses used in the Booth herds at Killerby, 

 Studley, and Warlaby. There was a long list 

 of bulls hired and bought from the days of Ben 

 down with out-blood, and they or their get 

 were constantly and freely used. To enumerate 

 but a few of them, there were Mussulman, Leon- 

 ard, Exquisite, Water King, and Lord Stanley, 

 all of which were brought together to produce 

 those wonderful beasts of our own day, Com- 

 mander-in-Chief (21451) and Lady Fragrant. Of 

 these Mussulman deserves a passing notice. 

 "It was sufficient for Mr. J. Booth," says Carr, 

 "that he saw in Mussulman not merely the for- 

 tuitous possessor of equally valuable properties 

 with those which his own h^^ajild boast, but 



