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like many of his profession, he is building up 

 agricultural and pastoral interests by keeping 

 on a farm near the city some excellent Short- 

 horns that afford recreation, pleasure and profit. 



Waiving consideration of the herd prior to the 

 1919 American Royal, the purchases made by 

 Dr. Newman at that sale put his herd in a lead- 

 ing position and assure its favorable recognition 

 by all interested in the right kind of cattle. 

 Four cows, selected from among the best of that 

 excellent offering, fell to his bidding and those 

 who are familiar with the class of cattle selected 

 by Mr. Cochel for the Royal sales will admit that 

 Dr. Newman purchased valuable breeding stock. 

 He also purchased at the same sale the outstand- 

 ing bull, Village Alderman 796609. This admir- 

 able roan was bred by Tomson Bros, and he was 

 one of the highest priced bulls in the sale, if not 

 the top. His sire is Village Marshal, a winner 

 of numerous prizes and a breeding bull that in 

 the Tomson herd has attracted national atten- 

 tion. Village Alderman is out of Norwood Au- 

 gusta 3d by the Marr bred imp. Crescent Knight 

 and his grandam is the Bruce bred imp. Augusta 

 105th by Waverly. The high merit of this bull 

 combined with his elegant pedigree and with the 

 class of cows as indicated, puts the Newman herd 

 in the first rank. 



L. D. Hayes, Bronson. Mr. Hayes has a herd 

 of twenty females that are above the average in 



