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foundation stock is carefully selected. Cassan- 

 drea Maid was bred by Henry Kupper and sired 

 by imp. Scottish Sentinel. Nonpareil Alice, five 

 years old, is by Snowf lake's Stamp, son of Snow- 

 flake, sire of the three times International 

 grand champion, Ringmaster. Birdie Gloster 

 8th, a six-year-old red, is by Scotch Knight, a son 

 of imp. Scottish Sentinel. The cows range in 

 size from medium to large and the twenty fe- 

 males in the herd include some animals of choice 

 breeding that are being properly cared for. The 

 first bull used was Orange Banker 2d by Dale's 

 Cumberland. White Goods 825293 is now in ser- 

 vice and is considered by Mr. Cain a splendid 

 bull. He is by Gloster 's Goods, son of Euberta's 

 Goods, the sire of much high-class stock shown 

 successfully all over the central West. Mr. 

 Cain should be able to make his Shorthorn busi- 

 ness a very creditable one and reap a reward 

 such as comes to the man who lays a strong foun- 

 dation and cares well for his stock. 



McPHERSON COUNTY 

 Owen Oneill, Windom. When in company 

 with V. M. Emmert, county agent, I drove up to 

 Mr. Oneill's, we saw a last October bull in the 

 lot with a halter on and he looked good. This 

 is a trifling incident and I mention it only to 

 show that the cattle on this farm are being hand- 

 led with a view toward real development. We 



