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roan is Walnut Glen Girl by Scotch Goods. 

 Three of her heifers in the herd are fine speci- 

 mens of the breed, one of them, a yearling by 

 Orange Lad, being an especially admirable pros- 

 pect for a big, smooth, breeding cow. 



The herd bull bears the gentlemanly name of 

 Mr. Marshal. He was bred by Tomson Bros, a ad 

 Mr. Bottom says he was the best young bull in 

 the bunch when he was there and that is why he 

 bought him. Really he is a good one, in fact, I 

 have seen few bulls in my rounds that impressed 

 me more favorably. He is a beautiful roan, a 

 show yard type and out of a cow by Barmp- 

 ton Knight. Later when I visited James Tom- 

 son I saw the mother and grandmother of this 

 bull. They were not only two of the best cows in 

 the herd but Mr. Tomson said they were among 

 the very best bull producers on the farm. One 

 of these two cows is the dam of Marshal's Crown, 

 the outstanding Village Marshal bull retained 

 for service in the Tomson herd. That Mr. Mar- 

 shal will be a satisfactory breeder is indicated in 

 a letter received from Mr. Bottom July 18, 1920 

 in which he says "I have thirty of the best calves 

 in Kansas." 



Ivan Clements, Havensville. I saw a number 

 of cows and some calves here which Mr. Clem- 

 ents said were fairly representative of the herd 

 and they were real Shorthorns. They combine 

 plenty of size with good finish, several of them 



