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ancestry such herds as that of J. P. Finley of 

 Missouri and such top crosses as are represented 

 by Chief Violet 4th, Lord Lovel, Collynie and 

 Hampton Spray. The bull now being used is 

 Scottish Lad by Silvermine out of a dam by Cap- 

 tain Archer. If Mr. Dickie can make Short- 

 horns pay while he hires everything, why should 

 not the man with his own feed and labor make 

 the business profitable ? 



W. W. Gragg & Sons, Severy. Two of the 

 bulls used in this herd were Hardy Knight and 

 Masterstroke. Hardy Knight was by Gallant 

 Knight out of a dam by Lord Mayor, second dam 

 by imp. Thistletop. Masterstroke was by imp. 

 Collynie. His dam was by Admiral Godoy, sec- 

 ond dam by Duke of Oakland 2d. Admiral Godoy 

 was by Godoy out of a dam by imp. Barbarossa. 

 The union of Scotch bulls on American bred cows 

 strong in Bates blood has been one of the best 

 crosses known in Shorthorn history. The few 

 cows I saw at Mr. Gragg 's were good and such as 

 one would expect from this line of breeding. The 

 present bull is Aeroplane, a rugged fellow, strong 

 in Collynie blood. 



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Roy Helmer, Geneseo. Mr. Helmer bought 



three cows from H. C. Lookabaugh that are by 



Rosebud's Light, a son of Watonga Searchlight 



out of a daughter of imp. Rosebud 2d. Their 



