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profit by John McCoy and next to Collynie's 

 Pride one of his best bulls ; Sir Knight by Golden 

 Knight out of imp. Sorrel by Roan Gauntlet; 

 imp. Thistletop, a great sire in the Babst and 

 Tomson herds; imp. Salamis, the Cruickshank 

 bull used by C. C. Norton; Crown Prince of 

 Lawndale, the Bates Scotch son of Prince Royal, 

 son of imp. Craven Knight and imp. Princess 

 Alice and many others of high rank. 



It is only natural that a herd built on this 

 kind of foundation should possess individual 

 merit which will be transmitted with reasonable 

 certainty. Kansas Girl by a son of Victor Arch- 

 er is one of the best cows in the herd. She has 

 a number of desirable heifers on the farm and 

 her dam is still an excellent producer. It is a 

 real pity that more attention has not been given 

 to the production of such cows as Empress of 

 Oxford 4th, the Fraser bred daughter of Fal- 

 setto. She is large and is a good looker as a beef 

 cow, she is a great breeder, a heavy milker, and 

 is the dam of the best and highest priced bull sold 

 in the Jefferson County Breeders Sale in 1919. 

 A herd like Empress of Oxford 4th would enrich 

 any owner who gave his cattle care. Her heifers 

 are staying in the herd. 



The Mitchells have recently bought a first- 

 class bull of the Kansas State Agricultural Col- 

 lege. Matchless Dale, the superb sire of show 

 steers and Bessie's Pride, an outstanding beef 



