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of Tomson Bros. She was bred to Village Mar- 

 shal and produced a heifer calf by that noted sire 

 and now has another heifer calf. This goes to 

 show that at a moderate expense one can fre- 

 quently get a start of very desirable Shorthorns. 



H. C. Anderson, Americus. Mr. Anderson's 

 connection with Shorthorns dates back to 1917. 

 He has ten cows that came from two very reli- 

 able herds, those of E. H. Abraham and David 

 Ballantyne. The Abraham purchases were by 

 the Tomson bred Diamond Victor, whose dam, 

 Daisy Queen, was Western state fair and Ameri- 

 can Royal grand champion in 1911. This cow 

 was of the same breeding as the famous New 

 Year's Delight. The Ballantyne purchases were 

 by Wooddale Chieftain, one of the best sons of 

 The Choice of All, a noted bull by Choice Goods. 

 The bull now used is Bloom's Corporal by the 

 grand champion, imp. Bapton Corporal and out 

 of Golden Bloom 2d by Lord Strathallan 207608. 



Conway Rees, Emporia. Among the cows of 

 this new herd are some elegant ones. Becky 

 Barrister llth came from S. D. Mitchell. Her 

 sire is Colonel Carvel (see S. D. Mitchell 

 sketch) and no more need be said to any one who 

 has seen Colonel Carvel. Her dam is by Barris- 

 ter, the noted son of Craven Knight with 247 

 first prizes to his credit in the show ring. Roan 

 Signet bred by H. T. Forbes has been used by Mr. 

 Eees with good results. He is by Royal Monarch, 



