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has made a nice start with two cuws bougiit of 

 J. H. Holconil). One (if these is by Marquis Cum- 

 berland, the Saunders i)i'ed sou of Cumljerland's 

 Best, frequeutly uieutioued in tliis book. The 

 otlier is by Orange Senator 308511, a IjuU well 

 known in north central Kansas. Mr. Stevens 

 will add a good cow to his herd occasionally. He 

 is l)i-eeding to the high-class l:)ull, Scotch Curnljer- 

 land, owned by S. M. Knox. 



George L. Weatherbie, Moran. — Mr. Weather- 

 bie has a few cows of choice breeding. Red 

 Ruby is b.y Chief Steward, a sou of Clansman 

 out of a, dam by Royal Leader. (See T. J. Sands 

 sketch. ) Her dam is by a sou of Hampton's Best 

 out of a daughter of Valley Champion. The herd 

 l)ull is tty a son of L(_ird Mayor 3d out of a daugh- 

 ter <if imp. Collynie. Such a, start will l^e recog- 

 nized as a good one. 



ANDERSON COUNTY 

 G. Wittry, Greeley. — Mr. Wittry has a herd 

 of twenty-five females rej>resenting both the so- 

 (•aJJcd Scotch and Scotch topped families. The 

 bhxtd lines in the top crosses of his herd show 

 many of the Ijest Shorthorns of the day and he is 

 giving his cattle tlie care needed for proper de- 

 vel( )pment. 



Among the bulls that liave left a good impres- 

 sion on the herd ai'e Choi<'e of All hy Choice 

 C<Hids out (_>f Rosedale A^iolet 9th ; Prime Minister 



