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extended from 1895 to 1905. Like many others 

 who have established hirge Shorthorn herds Mr. 

 Gregg did n^t fully appreciate the great value of 

 an exti'ii ordinary bull and for that reason, more 

 than for an\' other, his herd did not assume state- 

 wide importance. Probably the best bull he 

 used was the Harris bred Rodney, a Scotch 

 crossed Ijull by imp. Royal Pirate. The use of 

 this bidl was attended with considerable success. 

 C W. Merriani of Topeka owned and exten- 

 sively advertised Aylesdale Farm. Mr. Merriam, 

 who was a land loan and mortgage broker, han- 

 dled the farm as a side issue and operated it 

 by proxy. He owned at one time a lot of 

 cows lired by T. P. Babst among which the 

 daughters of Lord Mayor were especially attract- 

 ive. Although he ju'oduced some good cattle 

 he did not attain the success that would have been 

 l^ossilde liad he been a professional cattle man 

 and in a position to give his herd his entire per- 

 sonal attention. Good breeders who knew the 

 establishment well have stated that Mr. Mer- 

 riam failed to use a bull of sufficient merit to 

 produce best results from such high-class cows 

 as he owned. The herd was dispersed a few years 

 ago at private sale and the farm was sold to 

 H. H. Holmes then of Great Bend and is now 

 one of the well known Shorthorn estalilishments 

 of the state. 



M. A. Lowe of Topeka who began breeding in 



