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utility will be his guiding star and with a favor- 

 able location and bright boys who are taking a 

 lively interest in the Shorthorns, the way to suc- 

 cess is clear. These boys especially attracted my 

 attention because of the knowledge they had of 

 the cattle, as well as their interest in them. 



R. L. Clark, Leroy. Mr. Clark is laying the 

 foundation for a good herd and aside from securr 

 ing a few nice cows he has been fortunate in 

 obtaining a bull that is much better than the av- 

 erage beginner gets. He is one of the best types 

 of bulls I have seen in the county and his 

 ancestry is such as to promise satisfactory re- 

 sults. Nothing more is needed than sticking to 

 the business and giving the cattle proper care. 



J. W. Harrington, Burlington. Mr. Harring- 

 ton is a new breeder who bought three useful 

 cows and who has a thick, short-legged bull bred 

 by ; .Win. Oronin & Sons. Like many others 

 who own land, he realizes that cattle must be 

 kept on the farms and he believes a rugged 

 Shorthorn cow-that is a good milker is the prac- 

 tical and profitable kind for the small farmer. 



J. F. Knight, Lebo.* This little herd consists 

 of purchases that are of very nice breeding from 

 C. L. Buchanan and Wm. Cronin & Sons. The 

 Buchanan cows are by Victor Mysie, an unusual- 

 ly good breeding bull. The bull used is also by 

 Victor Mysie. His dam is by a son of Andrew 



* Telephone, Halls Summit 



