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Mistletoe, dam of Lespedeza Collynie, sensation- 

 al two-year-old show bull and 1919 International 

 grand champion. This cow sold at the 1918 

 Southeast sale for $1245. 



The Bayer Cows. Worthy of special mention 

 is Sempstress 2d bred by S. C. Hanna. Her sire, 

 Prince Royal, w T as by imp. Collynie out of imp. 

 Princess Royal 62d. Her dam, Sempstress of 

 Oakland 8th, was one of the highest priced cows 

 in the Cox dispersion sale and her sire, Thistle- 

 wood, and grandsire, imp. King of Aberdeen, 

 were two of America's noted bulls. The white, 

 Butterfly Belle, is a Dryden bred daughter of 

 Archer's Hope and her dam is out of imp. But- 

 terfly 51st. Sycamore Secret 5th is by Master of 

 the Dales by Avondale and her dam, Ingle's Se- 

 cret by Ingle Lad, was out of Sycamore Secret by 

 imp. Collynie. There are no cows better de- 

 scended than these. 



Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhat- 

 tan. The Shorthorn herd at the College now 

 consists of forty-eight head of splendid, well bred 

 cattle. Many of the best families are repre- 

 sented, including the Duchess of Gloster, Butter- 

 fly, Orange Blossom, Mina,' Lavender, Queen of 

 Beauty, Gwendoline, Jealousy, Bessie and Clara. 



Matchless Dale, the senior herd bull, is known 

 by the winnings of steers sired by him. None of 

 his heifers have been shown at the big shows, but 

 his daughters are wonderful cows, broad, deep, 



