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Champion, followed by imp. Ardlethen Mystery, 

 imp. Invincible and imp. Hospodar. Mr. linger 

 will add a few choice females and until he secures 

 a first-class bull of his own he will use B. L. 

 Taylor's herd bull. (See Taylor sketch.) Both 

 Mr. and Mrs. linger are enthusiastic about 

 Shorthorns and nothing less than an excellent 

 herd will satisfy them. 



MAESHALL COUNTY 

 H. J. Bornhorst, Irving. Mr. Bornhorst is a 

 man of unusual energy and ability. Ten years 

 ago he began breeding Shorthorns on a rented 

 farm near Marysville and the character of his 

 herd as seen in 1919 indicates clearly that he was 

 a good judge of beef cattle when he bought his 

 foundation stock. That he is a first-class cattle 

 man is shown by the admirable way in which 

 he handles his stock. Early in 1920 he moved to 

 a big ranch which he bought near Irving and on 

 this land he has what is almost a cattle paradise 

 where Shorthorns will do their best. 



Mr. Bornhorst has a lot of cows that are de- 

 scended from choicest ancestry, consequently the 

 bulls from his herd can be classed as dependable 

 because whatever merit they may possess is in- 

 herited and almost certainly will be transmitted 

 to their get. Some of these cows are bred along 

 fashionable and popular lines and practically all 

 are good individuals. I was especially impressed 



