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bougiit imp. Jjaron Victor of Mr. Criiicksliank's 

 breeding. Pie also Ijouglit tlirce cows, Victoria 

 63d, Victori.i G9tli and Violet End. The bnll 

 cost ^t^llOn and the cows, if^Sao, il<:!9(» and $450. 

 Baron Victor was at once freely used, not only on 

 the cows ])onght witli him, but also on the Bates 

 crossed cows in the herd. Results were next to 

 marvelous. In the section tributary to Kansas 

 City nothing like the Baron Victor calves had 

 been seen, more especially nothing equal to the 

 calves that were not from Cruickshank cows. 

 Two of these calves were offered at the l^reeders 

 Sale in Kansas City and the battle was won for 

 the Cruickshank kind. 



Col. Harris decided to buy more cows of Mr. 

 Cruickshank 's breeding and within a year he 

 added Barmpton A^iolet, Cladiolus, Gardenia, 

 Lavender 32d, Marsh A^iolet and Sorrel, all bred 

 l>y Mr. Cruickshank. He also bought Butterfly 

 2d, Harmony 2d and Try 11th of Scotch extrac- 

 tion l)ut somewhat Bates crossed. 



It is said that Col. Harris was a good sales- 

 man but he was also a liberal luiyer of the import- 

 ed Cruickshank cm^vs and other good cattle wher- 

 ever he foimd them. The Warfield bred heifer, 

 Primrose, l)y 2d Duke of Crasmere was bought 

 and l)red to Baron Victor. She produced Dr. 

 Prinu'ose that Ix'came a noted show bull in the 

 Williams & Householde]- herd. Col. Harris fur- 

 ther violated the conventionalities by buying 



