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ported on clean straight legs, never failed to draw 

 words of praise from the examiner. The idea which 

 I wish to give of him can be easily understood by 

 those who have seen the engraving after Palmer of 

 the 'Hickory Grove Herefords.' 



"During the years Fowler was fitted and shown 

 he was used heavily in service most of the time. His 

 feed consisted chiefly of ground oats, bran and 

 beets, with a small proportion of corn and oilcake. 

 I always attributed his great growth to a generous 

 amount of milk and muscle-making food during the 

 early part of his life. As to his worth as a breeder 

 we have a long list of animals of his get (many 

 noted in the showring) which need little eulogy 

 from my pen. Cherry Boy must stand first and 

 foremost; to speak of him as he deserves would call 

 for a separate chapter. Other bulls of note from 

 his loins were Chicago, Fowler Prince, Lord Fowler 

 and Cherry Lad. Of his many daughters I shall con- 

 fine myself to the mention of only a few: May 

 Fowler, herself a sweepstakes winner and great pro- 

 ducer, was the dam of Mr. Funkhouser's May Day 

 and grandam of Hesiod 29th. Jewel Fowler was 

 the dam of Java, which sired so many winners for 

 Mr. John Hooker and is now at Sunny Slope in 

 service ; she was also the dam of the champion steer 

 Jack, and her last calf was March On 6th, the first 

 prize bull calf at the great Kansas City Show, 

 where he was purchased by Mr. Funkhouser. Eosa 

 Fowler was the dam of Kosa Grove and of the prize- 

 winning heifer Miss March On. Clarissa was also 

 a great breeding cow, and the last three named are 

 still at Hickory Grove. Then comes Fowler Queen 

 2d, winner at the World's Fair, and again at Omaha, 

 and now nursing her sixth calf. I cannot close this 

 list without mentioning a few more, such as Lassie 

 (the dam of Mr. Sotham's great producing cow 



