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remarkable quarters that characterized Gallant 

 Knight. He carries a heavy, smooth flesh cover- 

 ing, level top, and possesses rare breed character. 

 His calves have never failed to attract favorable 

 attention. While very little showing is done now 

 by Tomson Bros, the get of Village Marshal have 

 made an impressive showing whenever exhibited. 

 His calves as a rule are beautiful roans and pos- 

 sess a uniformity and conformation that meets 

 the favor of the most critical judges. One of his 

 sons out of a dam by Barmpton Knight is being- 

 retained for service, Marshal's Crown, a bull of 

 very remarkable depth of middle, thickness and 

 fullness of quarters. His head approaches the 

 ideal. He is one of the great young bulls of his 

 time. He descends from imp. Marigold bred by 

 the late W. S. Marr of Scotland. Another great 

 bull which at this writing is in service is Beaver 

 Creek Sultan, also a white by Sultan, a son of 

 Whitehall Sultan. The dam of Beaver Creek 

 Sultan was imp. Victoria Mary, one of the great- 

 est cows brought to America in recent years. 

 Beaver Creek Sultan is a wonderful flesh car- 

 rier, a natural feeder, possessing ample scale and 

 bone. He is a very prepotent sire. 



The herd as composed represents the blood of 

 practically all of the leading sires of the present 

 day. The various tribes, as the Shorthorn folks 

 are in the habit of designating the maternal an- 

 cestry, represent the Augusta, Marigold, Roan 



