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were kept in the way peculiar to the ran^'hos of 

 the Southwest he succeeded in producing siniie 

 quite creditable sj^ecimens of the breed. The 

 pure bred herd has recently been dispersed. 



THE FIUST (!ALP V.VFAl FITT1';D FOR SHOW BY 

 TOMSON BROS. 



Everett Hayes was one of the well known 

 breeders of Brown county. He owned some good 

 cows of very jiopular l)reeding and he liought at 

 one of the Clucago sales the white l)ull, Snow- 

 flake, later destined to f;niie as the sire of Ring- 

 master, the only l^ull that has ever been three 

 times International grand champion. The best 

 of the Snowflake calves were in demand to go 

 into good herds and had Mr. Hayes continued 



