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foundation having been laid in 1900 by purchase 

 from O. L. Thisler. Later two cows, Sunny Maid 

 3d and Happiness, were bought from Tomson 

 Bros. Sunny Maid 3d was by the Barmpton 

 Knight bull Lord Marigold, dam by imp. Cres- 

 cent Knight, second dam imp. Sunny Blink 6th 

 and Happiness was by Gallant Knight, dam by 

 Lord Mayor, second dam by imp. Thistletop. 



Mr. Brookover has been careful in his selec- 

 tion of herd bulls and, as might be expected, the 

 herd has taken on a uniformity far beyond that 

 of most herds. The care and feed given have 

 been such as to mature a desirable class of cattle, 

 the matured cows off grass that have been sold 

 weighing about 1400 pounds. Among the first 

 bulls used in building up this herd was Green- 

 wood, bred by V. R. Ellis and sired by Sir 

 Charming 4th, a grandson of the noted cow, 

 Sweet Charity. This bull was followed by one of 

 the best ever owned on the farm, a bull that 

 would have been a credit to any herd, the massive 

 red roan, Rosewood, bred by S. C. Hanna. His 

 sire was the splendid show and breeding bull, 

 imp. Inglewood, the highest priced bull sold at 

 an Americal Royal sale until within the last few 

 years. His dam was imp. Roseleaf by Mr. 

 Duthie's greatest sire, Scottish Archer. After be- 

 ing used to the limit, Rosewood was sold to H. M. 

 Hill for whom he sired much good stock includ- 

 ing the white bull, Silvermine, J. P. Stodder's 



