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line of breeding so favorably known in south 

 central Kansas. A very good cow of excellent 

 blood lines was added at the Wichita spring sale 

 in 1919. A promising young bull out of a daugh- 

 ter of Maxwalton Rosedale is one of the splendid 

 prospects. Mr. Hall has ample facilities for 

 handling Shorthorns successfully and should he 

 decide to make a real business of it he would suc- 

 ceed in getting together an outstanding herd. 



B. J. Spexarth, Colwich. Mr. Spexarth has 

 five good females descended from the cow Violet 

 9th bought at the Stunkel dispersion. This cow 

 is by Star Goods, own brother to the champion, 

 Diamond Goods/ and her dam is of the approved 

 Stunkel breeding. The herd bull came from A. 

 W. Jacob and was by a son of Captain Archer, 

 own brother to Sweet Mistletoe, dam of the 1919 

 International grand champion bull. Mr. Spex- 

 arth has plenty of pasture and alfalfa. He has 

 the assistance of his sons who intend to breed 

 Shorthorns for themselves later. 



SHAWNEE COUNTY 



Tomson Bros., Dover and Wakarusa.* I like 

 the story of the rise of Tomson Bros, because it 

 is so natural that its very simplicity appeals to 

 me. When the first Shorthorn was bought at a 

 farm sale in 1886, there was probably nothing 

 to indicate that the three boys of the family 



* Station for Dover farm is Willard on the Rock Island. 



