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the state's old breeders who closed out in 1919 

 but likes Shorthorns so well he can not do with- 

 out them. The small, but choice, herd recently 

 acquired consists of two heifers coming from 

 Tomson Bros. ; two bought at the 1920 Central 

 Sale, one of which is among the best young cows 

 I have seen lately and the fifteen-month-old 

 grand champion heifer sold at the Southeast 

 Kansas Show and Sale April 1920 for $800. 

 Park E. Salter furnished the bull. He is by 

 Rosewood Dale out of a dam by Sultan Victor, 

 the well known George Allen bred son of Victor 

 Sultan. Mr. Black has grandsons who plan to 

 succeed him in the Shorthorn business. 



EDWARDS COUNTY 



J. P. Ray & Sons, Lewis. I have seen an ex- 

 cellent young bull from the Ray herd and as I 

 write I have before me a photograph of three 

 calves from eight to thirteen months old that 

 settles the question of size and quality. Mr. 

 Ray bought two cows in 1903 and two more in 

 1904. Nothing has been purchased since except 

 herd bulls, yet he has sold a lot of stock and is 

 now holding annual bull sales from his herd of 

 about 100 head. This is my idea of a safe and 

 sure business. No young or middle-aged man, 

 who does as Mr. Ray has done, need worry about 

 the wolf at the door in old age. 



One of the early bulls was Buccaneer by imp. 



