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his breeder. His dam is the Bellows bred Keep- 

 sake 2d by Good Choice, second dam by Victor- 

 allan, third dam by Armour Bearer. Quite a 

 number of excellent heifers by him are being re- 

 tained. 



The other herd bull is North Americus pur- 

 chased at the Gillespie dispersion at Muskogee. 

 Aside from his size and quality his claim to dis- 

 tinction rests on the fact that he comes from the 

 same cow, or from a cow closely related to the 

 dam of Americus, the bull that sold for $38000 in 

 South America, which was the highest price paid 

 for any bull of any breed up to that time. North 

 Americus is a smooth, rather large fellow and 

 should give proper account of himself on this 

 farm. TJiere is material here for a high-class 

 herd and Mr. Kitchin is still active and able to 

 go ahead and get the results. 



Barrett & Land, Overbrook. This herd, 

 started in 1910, usually numbers about 100 head 

 and it is one of the best known establishments in 

 east central Kansas. Scotch topped cows of a 

 good class are kept and given good farm care, the 

 young stock being well grown. Several public 

 sales have been held and liberally patronized. 

 Cattle have been sent to the Eastern Kansas sale 

 at Ottawa and to the Kansas National sale at 

 Wichita. 



The herd has had the service of a number of 

 excellent bulls. Prince Knight was by Crusader, 



