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306509, a Man- bred "Clara" imported in dam, 

 was loaned the college by Tomson Bros, during 

 the winter of 1909-1910. He proved himself to 

 be a wonderfully good sire but he got away before 

 his first crop of calves made their appearance. 

 The bull Sentinel 317021 purchased from Tomson 

 Bros, was used for two seasons and then Match- 

 less Dale 291609 calved December 12, 1906 by 

 Avondale 245144 out of Matchless Mist, came 

 upon the scene having been purchased in the 

 International Shorthorn sale at Chicago in Dec- 

 ember 1911 for the sum of $400. 



T. O. Ford, Montgomery County. Mr. Ford's 

 first purchases were made at the big Hamilton 

 sale at Kansas City in 1878, and consisted of one 

 bull and five cows from the noted herd of T. 

 Corwin Anderson of Kentucky. While his herd 

 assumed only local importance, the close times 

 of the eighties found him with more than 

 100 Shorthorns on hand. In about 1887 

 Mr. Ford needed a good bull. Bulls were cheap 

 but money was scarce. Through the writer he 

 arranged a deal for Grand Airdrie, a Hamilton 

 bred son of the $10,000 imp. Grand Duke of Gen- 

 eva, giving the choice of his cow herd in ex- 

 change. Grand Airdrie, measured by Bates 

 standard, was a good bull, yet the deal proved 

 to be a mistake which Mr. Ford soon afterward 

 corrected by the purchase of Scottish Em- 

 peror. Only those who went through this period 



