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joia the Association and attend the annual meetings deserves all the 

 good luck we wish him. 



We have overlooked one of our best and oldest flocks in Tuscola 

 county, owned by Dr. H. A. Bishop, who has bred from such rams as 

 Jumbo, St. Jo, Newport King, imported from England, and Eiby 2d. His 

 1,400 pounds of wool topped the market. 



Eph Knight, in the northern part of Tuscola county^ is building up a 

 very fine flock. 



John Lencht, of Westphalia, one of the few Germans we know who 

 believe in registered stock, has a fine flock^ and is a large hearted, fine 

 man to call on. 



E. Osterhout and Geo. P. Casler are two of the younger breeders at 

 Ovid, and started with good stock and are trying hard to surpass their 

 teachers. 



J. B. Hoffman, over in Saginaw county, is building up a choice flock on 

 the rich grasses Saginaw county is noted for. 



Hon, S. L. Bignall, of Fowlerville;, began his experiment with Lincolus 

 by crossing a Lincoln ram on his fine flock of Merinos (which, by the way, 

 makes one of the finest mutton and wool animals on earth.) He was so 

 well pleased with the cross that in '97 he purchased a fine bunch of regis- 

 tered animals and is an enthusiastic breeder of the best. 



Lewis Epkey has a boss flock, w^hose foundation was purchased of 

 Post & Bigford. 



F. E. Crawford, Laingsburg, we are told, is building a premier flock 

 and reputation. 



Lewis Bros., of Perrington, are up-to-date breeders. 



G. J. Welch and D. B. Sanders represent Calhoun county in the lordly 

 long wools, and are making fortunes breeding and selling the same. 



James Mott, the genial director of this Association, has a flock made 

 up mostly of descendants of English bred stock, and are a w^orthy flock 

 and shepherd to visit. 



This Association, the pioneer Lincoln registry association in the world, 

 was started in 1891 with nine members, in Lansing, Mich., and has grown 

 to 133 of the best breeders of Lincolus in North America. We have 

 registered nearly 6,000 sheep, have shipped thousands to the western 

 ranges, where their popularity is excelled by no breed. The lordly 

 Lincoln has come to stav. 



