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proved an exceptional sire and several young 

 cows of Ms get are on the farm. 



In 1915 it seemed advisable to introduce a bull 

 of new blood for use on the strongly bred Col- 

 lynie cows and Master of the Dales by Avondale 

 was bought of Forbes & Son. A full brother to 

 this bull made quite a reputation in the Bobbins 

 herd and the calves in the Forbes herd by Mas- 

 ter of the Dales gave Mr. Hill reasonable assur- 

 ance that the bull would be a success with him. In 

 this he was not disappointed for Master of the 

 Dales has corrected the only serious fault urged 

 against the get of imp. Collynie, a plainness in 

 the hind quarter and, while I have seen few of his 

 get older than yearlings, I was much impressed 

 with their uniformity. They have been in great 

 demand at good prices which indicates that they 

 are prime favorites with the buying public. In 

 numerous instances a high price has been fixed 

 on the heifers purposely to retain them in the 

 herd, but even then buyers have taken most of 

 them away. 



It may readily be inferred from the preceding 

 statements that Mr. Hill holds in high esteem 

 the get of Mistletoe Archer. In fact he was sold 

 before his real worth as a sire had been demon- 

 strated. The old bull being no longer available, 

 Mr. Hill has bought back one of his sons and he 

 is being liberally used this season (1920). This 

 bull is a big, stretchy roan out of Ingle's Secret 



