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medium to large and, generally speaking, are 

 good. Some of the original stock, possibly all, 

 came from the James Gregg herd and carried an 

 infusion of the blood of Col. Harris' imp. Eoyal 

 Pirate. 



As is the case where the cattle are all home 

 bred, the quality of the bulls used indicates what 

 is in the herd. The first bull was Mutineer 274- 

 110. He was bred by John McCoy, which fact is 

 in itself a recommendation. His sire was Gladys ' 

 Chief by imp. Spartan Hero and out of a cow 

 that was own sister to Lavender Viscount, Inter- 

 national grand champion. To follow Mutineer, 

 another good herd was patronized. Trooper came 

 from Tomson Bros, and was by Barmpton 

 Knight, sire of state fair and International prize 

 winners and of many big, beefy Shorthorns. 

 Trooper's dam was by Curator, a son of imp. 

 Aboyne and imp. Lady Myra, both from the 

 Cruickshank herd. Orange Premier is now in 

 use. He was bred by W. A. Betteridge and came 

 to Mr. Sanf ord through Bellows Bros. His sire 

 is Orange Model, a bull that figures much in 

 Shorthorn pedigrees, and his dam is by Lavender 

 Viceroy, one of the best known sons of Lavender 

 Viscount. Mr. Sanford has bred and sold the 

 foundation stock for numerous herds in his part 

 of the state. 



C. H. Wempe, .Seneca. Mr. Wempe has been 

 handling pure bred stock for years. His herd 



