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Ramsden's Jessie, a cow of medium size, nice 

 length, true top and bottom lines, short legs and 

 very breedy, impressed me as an especially valu- 

 able animal. The third, a big, smooth, roan daugh- 

 ter of Ingle Lad should, by virtue of inherit- 

 ance, be one of the best in the herd. She is out of 

 Sycamore Spiraea, one of the great cows in H. 

 M. Hill's herd and a full sister to Prince of Col- 

 lynie, one of the beefiest bulls and greatest sires 

 of useful Shorthorns I have ever known. The 

 cow is so good that one can readily overlook a 

 plain horn and I would consider her very valu- 

 able as a foundation cow. Her bull calf by Mas- 

 ter of the Dales topped Park E. Salter's young- 

 bull sale in 1917 and Mr. Haury is to be congra- 

 tulated on owning her. 



The bull being used is known as Gus Villager, 

 a roan yearling by Village Glory, son of imp. Vil- 

 lager. His dam is Village Augusta by Village 

 Omega, also a son of imp. Villager, second dam 

 by imp. Crescent Knight. When I saw him he 

 was in rather light flesh but he impressed me 

 favorably. He has enough size with length and 

 depth in right proportion and a good head and 

 neck. 



At the 1920 Salter-Robison sale Mr. Haury 

 secured Fair Acres Blossom for $1850. She is 

 an elegant roan daughter of Pair Acres Sultan 

 and is well along in calf to imp. British Emblem. 

 She is a valuable addition to the choice lot of 



