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herd of 100 head is descended. During 

 these years many animals of both sexes were 

 sold for much more than enough to pay the 

 maintainance of the herd. Mr. Graner has been 

 a contributor to sales held in Kansas City and 

 Wichita. The cattle are not developed to the 

 best possible degree but they attain medium size 

 and milking quality is not neglected. It is a 

 region of blue grass, this country around Lan- 

 caster, and except in the worst of winter, cattle 

 thrive without much attention. 



One of the early bulls used was Victor Archer 

 by Golden Archer 149821 out of Pleasant View 

 Victoria by Blue Valley Duke 3d, a son of imp. 

 Double Gloster and imp. Lovely 41st. Ballechin 

 Archer was by Ceremonious Archer and out of 

 imp. Ballechin Charming Maid. The three bulls 

 now in use are imp. Proud General 77409, Vil- 

 lage Minstrel by Sittyton Minstrel out of Mag- 

 net's Pride 41823 and Red Villager by Villager 

 Jr. These bulls are all of accepted good breeding. 

 Mr. Graner, while living in Atchison, gives the 

 herd much personal attention and expects to be 

 Succeeded by his son, Louis F. Graner. 



Ed Heglund, Lancaster. Three elegant roan 

 cows, even in size, style and color and said by Mr. 

 Heglund to be representative of his entire herd, 

 were what I had the pleasure of seeing in a small 

 pasture near the house. The foundation came 

 from C. D. Bellows and H. C. Duncan with some 



