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at the top of the pedigree, two exceptionally 

 good bulls. 



ELK COUNTY 



M. W. Bower, Grenola. Mr. Bower bought a 

 few desirable cows two years ago and he is taking 

 good care of them. Rebecca 7th is by Lord Nov- 

 ette, an excellent bull owned by H. G. Brookover 

 and out of Rebecca by Rosewood. She has a 

 wealth of good ancestry. Lord Novette was by 

 imp. Collynie, dam by Lord Mayor, both among 

 the state's greatest bulls of all times. Rosewood 

 was by imp. Inglewood that until recently held 

 the record of the top bull sold at the American 

 Royal sale and out of imp. Roseleaf by Scottish 

 Archer, Mr. Duthie's greatest bull. There are a 

 few other cows of very similar breeding, in fact 

 all the cows in the herd are of these elegant blood 

 lines. A roan bull of choice ancestry is used. 

 A valuable object lesson to be found in Mr. 

 Bower's methods is that in starting a herd the 

 cows selected should be closely descended from 

 well known sources of excellence as his were. 



Geo. L. Dickie, Grenola. Mr. Dickie bought 

 a cow in northwest Missouri some years ago and 

 he now has five females. He sells his bulls. Mr. 

 Dickie is in business in Grenola and has no 

 farm but hires his cattle kept. He owns them for 

 pleasure and he says they are making money be- 

 sides. They are nicely bred, representing in 



