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Wichita, fSliow 111 imo. The next clay Park E. 

 Salter offered twenty-five copies of the future 

 Kansas Shorthorn history to the county ha^^ing 

 second largest memhership and, on Ixdialf of the 

 association, the secretai-y offered $10 in cash for 

 the county third in line. The nienil)ership co'i- 

 test was started Deceniljer 15, and resulted in 

 first prize g(-»ing to Allen county, second prize lh 

 Montgomery county and third prize to Osage 

 county. 



Tlie association sale was held in the pavilion at 

 the college, consignnieiits having l)een made hy 

 twentA'-six leading lu'eeders of the state, all of 

 whose herds ai'c giA^en space in this book. A toji 

 price of $:J9r)0 was secui'ed for College Duchess 

 2d, a six-year-old roan cow l)y Mat<'hless Dale 

 that sold AA'ith a Avliite l»idl calf l»y Magruder at 

 foot. The pair was consigned 1)y the Kansas 

 State Agricultural < Jollege and went to Sni-A- 

 Bar Farm, <iraiii A^alley, Missouri. Tomson 

 Bros, sold the highest priced luill at $1025 to 

 Meal] Bros., ( !awker r-ity and Jacob Nels(ai of 

 Clay county was a close second with a white year- 

 ling tliat Aveiit to a LeaATUiworth county neigh- 

 l^orhood Shortliorn lu'ceders association. 



Immediately after tlie sale the annual meeting 

 of the association was held, when officers Avere 

 elected as follows: President, John E. Tomson, 

 Dover; Vice-president, Park E. Salter, Wichita ; 

 Secretarv-treasurer, (i. A. Ijaude, Humboldt. 



