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feeding quality which will enable them to do well 

 on ordinary farm feeds. He avoids any extremes 

 such as pushing or starvation and finds his busi- 

 ness profitable. The cows, as I saw them, indi- 

 cated the degree of development as outlined by 

 Mr. Hoverson and they have every appearance 

 of practical utility. 



M. R. Peterson, Troy. Mr. Peterson has been 

 in the business only two years but he has a nice 

 herd of females of splendid conformation and 

 good blood lines, some of which would satisfy 

 any one. Countess Gloster 6th comes from S. B. 

 Amcoats. She is by Secret's Sultan, a son of 

 Bellows Bros.' Missie's Sultan out of a dam by 

 Lord Marr, a son of Lord Mayor and imp. 

 Marigold 50th, second dam by imp. Prince Oder- 

 ick. Countess Gloster 6th is a splendid breeder. 

 Another daughter of Secret's Sultan is Secret of 

 Cedar Lawn by Baron Violet by Victor Bashful, 

 a son of the noted cow, Sweet Violet 2d. This cow 

 is the dam of two fine heifers, one a last Septem- 

 ber's calf that could show in strong class. 

 Hampton's Emblem by Diamond Emblem, dam 

 by Hampton's First, a son of Hampton's Best 

 is a typical Diamond Emblem heifer. She is 

 big, thick and smooth and has a splendid calf 

 at foot. The dam of this heifer is one of the 

 extra good ones. She has a bull calf that is hard 

 to beat, that, lightly fitted for show, was a winner 

 at the big Free Fair at Topeka in 1919. Besides 



