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bull. The object is to make the herd one of the 

 best in this section of the country and with the 

 unusual facilities for carrying out these plans 

 there is little doubt as to the ultimate success of 

 the project. 



James Jackson, Sabetha. I found here two 

 outstanding heifers due to calve soon and three 

 good yearlings of pleasing form. Favorable 

 working conditions and enthusiasm, with sound 

 cattle sense on the part of both Mr. and Mrs. 

 Jackson, mean a first-class herd on the farm. 

 They have one of the most pleasing prospects I 

 have found in a herd established less than a year 

 ago. The three yearlings mentioned are by Roan 

 Duke 540756, said to have been an excellent bull. 

 Their dams are by a son of Barmpton Knight 

 that was out of a cow by imp. Mutineer. A 

 big, smooth two-year-old is Lavon by Oakdale 

 King, son of Forest Dale by Avondale. Her dam 

 is by the J. G. Bobbins bred bull, Golden Dutch- 

 man. Marcella, another two-year-old by Oak- 

 dale King, must be classed among the best of her 

 age I have seen recently. She has the form and 

 finish of a show cow and is an exceptional breed- 

 ing proposition. Mr. Jackson is to be congratu- 

 lated on making such a success of his initial pur- 

 chases. 



The bull used in this herd is a big one, but he is 

 straight and smooth. He comes from John Mc- 

 Coy & Son and is by Good Scotchman and out of 



