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Barmpton Knight, Gallant Knight and Gallant 

 Knight's Heir, all well known in the Tomson 

 herd, Banker, bred by John McCoy, Golden 

 Knight of Enterprise, Peculated Wild Eyes, said 

 by good breeders to have been the equal of the 

 best Scotch bulls of his day, Good Choice, sire 

 of grand champions, Grand Victor, Hampton's 

 Best and Choice Goods. That cows from such 

 ancestry are valuable as breeders is an estab- 

 lished fact. The present herd bull is on trial as 

 all young bulls should be. While he promises to 

 be fairly satisfactory, it has already been decided 

 to replace him with a high-class bull. 



Mr. Funk impressed me as a man of more than 

 average energy and ability with a determination 

 to breed good Shorthorns and in this he should 

 succeed, for he has the fundamental elements 

 needed for success in his lot of cows and plenty 

 of feed, including alfalfa. 



B. L. Taylor & Son, Peabody. Not many 

 herds of four years existence are as good as the 

 herd on Fairland Farm and not often is the 

 young stock so w T ell cared for. The result of this 

 policy clearly f orcasts an excellent herd for the 

 future. Among the best cows are the eight-year- 

 old Nevius bred Victoria by Searchlight out of a 

 dam by imp. Prince Oderic and the Bellows 

 bred Scotch Lavender 2d by Good Choice, dam 

 by Victorallan and Nellie's Lassie from the 



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