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profit. He began his work by buying well bred 

 stock from good herds but he was not a buyer of 

 high priced females. Many of his cattle were pur- 

 chased at a level of values that today would 

 seem impossible. His first bull, Aylesbury Duke, 

 was widely advertised. It was in the purchase 

 of Captain Archer, however, that he made the 

 hit so much desired by breeders. 



This red dehorned son of imp. Collynie and 

 imp. Mistletoe 15th, sired from the Scotch 

 crossed Bates cows a class of stock that, as a 

 whole, discounted the produce from the Scotch 

 cows in the herd. The Stodder bred cattle were 

 soon on the big show circuits winning more than 

 their share of the honors. The cows that raised 

 the show stock from the service of Captain Arch- 

 er came largely from Fred Cowley's herd and 

 were by Secret Archer, also a son of imp. Col- 

 lynie and out of a daughter of Royal Knight, 

 a son of imp. Princess Alice. It is not surprising 

 that this mingling of good blood, practically un- 

 related to begin with, should produce unusual re- 

 sults. 



After a few seasons use of Captain Archer, 

 he was found dead in the pasture and the white 

 bull Silvermine was bought and used in the herd. 

 Silvermine sired an exceptionally attractive lot 

 of roan heifers. Mr. Stodder 's health failed in 

 1912 and he sold the herd at public nuction in the 

 fair grounds at Burden at an average of about 



