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I'ivc 3'ears did ('xc{'[)liuiial service, siriuy iiiaiiy 

 high-class show aiuiiials and ranking' with Cial- 

 huit Knight as a sire oi' outstanding females. A 

 nuuil;)er of his daiightei's ai'e I'ated anxjiig the 

 most valualde individuals and producers in the 

 Tomsou lierd today. Barmpton Kiught was a, 

 licli ]'ed <d' wondei'ful feeding ])ropensity. His 

 coat and flesli covering w(a'e like that of imp. 

 Thistletop. 



One of tlie best known of Barmpton Knight's 

 get was New Yea]''s Delight, the heifer that as 

 a JTuno]' 3'earling won the grand championshi]) 

 all along th(_' westei'u show cii'cniit and at the 

 American Koyal and was made junior champion 

 at tile International. This w<.)nderful heifer was 

 sold to Thomas Johnson and in his herd pro- 

 duced a c-alf good enough t(_) win high honors in 

 the steer class a few years later. New Year's De- 

 light was out of Foi'est Daisy 2d, one (_>f three 

 sisters l)y Noid'olk, that had been bought of B. 

 (.). (_'owan by T. P. Bal)st and had l^een tran.s- 

 i'ei-red to T(mison & Sons along with the Babst 

 lieid of 100 head, in 1907. Another daughter of 

 Forest Daisy 2d bred to Barmpton Knight pro- 

 duced Daisy Queen, champion winner on the 

 western state fair circuit in lf»ll. This heifer was 

 sold into Idaho where she became the dam of the 

 Portland champion steers for four years. It was 

 a granddaughter of Forest Daisy 2d, Dais}' May 

 l.)y Lord Mayor, that l)red to Barm}:it(jn Knight 



