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one, Silver Poppy, is a yearling by White Hope 

 486354 out of a dam by Henry Stunkel's great 

 sire, Victor Orange, second dam by Purdy Bros.' 

 Lord Lovel. 



An excellent bull, Alfalfa Leaf Dale bred by 

 John Regier, has been used. This bull is by 

 Dale's Emblem, a son of Double Dale and out of 

 Edelweiss 8th, the cow that topped Park E. 

 Salter 's 1917 sale at $1625. She had a heifer calf 

 at foot that has long since sold for $1500 and the 

 cow herself sold in an Iowa sale for $1800. I 

 mention this to show the kind of ancestry the 

 bull had. In the recent Carpenter & Koss sale 

 one of the good young bulls of the offering was 

 bought. He was imp. Bapton Dramatist by 

 Boquhan Stamp and his dam was by Newbliss 

 Augusta's Champion. This youngster was bred 

 by Deane Willis. He is a remarkably smooth 

 yearling, very straight, with thick loin and a 

 great covering of mellow flesh. He looks like 

 the making of a good sized bull and, barring a 

 slight unevenness on the rump, he is exceedingly 

 hard to fault. 



The conditions for the production of high- 

 class Shorthorns are the best. There is plenty of 

 pasture. Alfalfa, ensilage and other feeds 

 are abundant and the Wohlschlegels are not 

 afraid to feed them. Best of all, the four junior 

 members of the firm are strong, husky boys with 

 a great deal of enthusiasm for Shorthorns and 



