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calves lie got proved the wisdom of his sele(3tion. 

 Scotland's Charm was perliaps the most popular 

 of the bulls and, 1 hough not a show Indl, he was 

 an excellent sire. 



The firm did a big business not onh' in cattle 

 of tlieir breeding but they bought from small 

 l:>reeders and sold to them and during the entire 

 active period of their work the}^ ranked with 

 the leading breeders of the state. The herd was 

 dispersed in 1910, the last sale having l^eeii that 

 (_)f forty females to II. <J. Lookaliaugh, and a 

 number (_>t these became foundation stock for the 

 Oklahoma herd. 



Williams Bros., Greenwood County. — Will- 

 iams Bros, were breeders in Illinois and in about 

 1886 they iiKjved a herd of twent.y cows to a farm 

 six miles south of Eureka. They l)ouglit of Col. 

 JIarris the extraordinary twelve-month-old show 

 laill. Dr. Primrose, and at once began a success- 

 ful siiow yard career. In alioiit 1888 they com- 

 ] lined show herds with M. A. Householder of Col- 

 umbus, and as Williams & Householder they ex- 

 hibiled at the large fairs of the United States, 

 Dr. Primrose being the leading winner. In 1891 

 Dr. Primrose was sold and in 1892 the entire 

 herd was sold to C. A-^. and J. ]'. Lodge of Mont- 

 icello, Illinois, E. M. Williams retaining an 

 interest in the partnership. In 1892 Lodge Bros. 

 l)ecame convinced that tulxu'culosis prevailed in 

 the herd and the cattle were shipped to market. 



