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is succeeding a herd of grade cows and it is ad- 

 mitted that the producer of good high grades is 

 well equipped to produce pure bred Shorthorns. 

 The cows selected are uniform in type and that 

 type is good size, close to the ground, straight 

 lines, feminine head and neck, with apparent 

 constitution and at least reasonably good milk- 

 ing propensity. The calves at foot are numerous 

 and of desirable type and quality. 



The purchases were made from good herds. 

 John McCoy & Son furnished several head by 

 Pride of Collynie, Good Scotchman and Gladys' 

 Chief, the first named having been a full brother 

 to the dam of an International grand champion 

 and the last named out of a full sister to the 

 champion, Lavender Viscount. (See McCoy 

 sketch.) Secret Goods by Howell Rees & Sons' 

 Ruberta's Goods is out of a dam by Norton's ex- 

 cellent Banker's Victor. Lord Lancaster by 

 Governor Shallenberger 's His Highness ; Orange 

 Lad representing Lavender Viceroy; Lovely's 

 Scotchman by Good Scotchman mentioned above 

 and other bulls of similar breeding and quality 

 are the sires of the cows found on the Lukert 

 farm. 



The bull used the past season, the sire of the 

 calves, is a nice roan, rather large but smooth 

 and even. He is by Augusta's Sultan, bred at 

 Browndale, and out of Sittyton Augusta 2d by 

 Masterpiece. He is satisfactory and would be 



