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one of the best things that Mr. Nevius ever pro- 

 duced. As a show bull he had few equals and in 

 my travels over eastern Kansas I have found a 

 lot of his get of both sexes and every one is 

 good. His calves have stood high at leading 

 shows and both his bulls and heifers are such as 

 to place him in the list of high-class sires. He 

 has been used with much success by Mr. Nevius, 

 Tomson Bros., and H. H. Holmes and Mr. Wal- 

 ton was fortunate in getting him. 



Since the article above was written Mr. Wal- 

 ton bought seven of the top females sold at the 

 1920 Southeast Kansas sale at Independence as 

 well as a few choice ones elsewhere. Prince Val- 

 entine 4th is very sure and the building of an 

 excellent herd is in rapid progress. 



A. Case & Sons, Sterling. The sons of this 

 firm are students of the Kansas State Agricul- 

 tural College, the older one being a graduate 

 veterinarian. Six years ago they bought of Tom- 

 son Bros, five heifers, two by Gallant Knight's 

 Heir and three by Barmpton Knight. Their 

 dams were of choice Tomson and Babst breeding. 

 These heifers have developed into nice cows, 

 several of them being of show yard type. The 

 bull bought at that time was Lord Mayor 3d by 

 Lord Mayor out of Forest Daisy of Norfolk. He 

 was not only a satisfactory breeder but he was 

 also a high-class show bull. This is not surpris- 

 ing since a full sister to his dam produced for 



