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first-class cattle. His farm is well suited to the 

 work. 



MIAMI COUNTY 



Frank W. Wilson, Wellsville. Mr. Wilson 

 has been known as a breeder of good Short- 

 horns since 1914, but it was not until the day 

 of the Nevius sale in 1920 that he made pur- 

 chases which attracted the attention of breeders 

 over the entire territory when three of the best 

 females in the excellent offering fell to his bid- 

 ding. Winifred Maid 4th is by Emma's Valen- 

 tine, a son of Prince Valentine 4th, out of the 

 cow that produced the dam of the grand cham- 

 pion, Lady Supreme. She is large and attrac- 

 tive and Mr. Wilson secured a prize in this 

 two-year-old and her calf. Searchlight Maid, a 

 daughter of Searchlight Jr. and out of the best 

 cow in the Nevius herd, is a show cow and an 

 exceptional producer, as her November calf at 

 foot plainly indicated. Victoria S. is by that well 

 known sire New Goods, by Choice Goods out of 

 a Collynie cow. Her dam is by Choice Goods, 

 second dam by imp. Baron Cruickshank. A bet- 

 ter lot of foundation cows could hardly be found. 



Rosedale's Secret is the bull used. He comes 

 from Robert Russell's herd and is by his ex- 

 cellent sire, Walnut Type. (See Russell sketch.) 

 His dam is the splendid cow, Queen's Gift 523- 

 258 by Rosedale's Gift. Mr. Wilson has the 



