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.stock el(iS(_'l\' dc,s(_-eiKlL'd l'r(jiii the best 81iurtiiuriis 

 of tJie tlay and tlie\' arc; cattle (jf I'eal exceUeiiee. 



W. K. Craig, Garnett. — Mr. Craig has been in 

 the business for 1cn }'eai's, having laid his foun- 

 dation in the purchase of the cow, Secret Airdrie, 

 fi-oni PI. M. Hill's herd. This cow, as her naujc 

 implies, unit(;d Mr. lianna's Secrets and Mr. 

 Hill's Fanny Aii'dries, two oT the best families 

 of Shortlioj-ns in the state. tJer sire was the 

 \voud(^ri'ul )»u]l. Prince of (JoUynie, which gave 

 Mr. <Ji'aig a toundatioii good enough for- any 

 |)i-actu-al man. 'I'lie bulls used since then have 

 been re})i'es(;utal ivc oi' Searchlight, Gallant 

 Iviu,uht, Victorious an<l imp. (lollynie. The herd 

 consists of alioiit a dozen females, all descended 

 from The Prince of <Jollynie cow. Mr. Craig 

 l)hins to buv a lii'st-chtss bull soon. 



H. C. Doering, Garnett. — Mr. JJoering is 

 breeding some good Shorihorns on his farm just 

 outside the city. He has been paying special at- 

 tention to milking (|uality and his cows are a 

 mce. even lot of medium size, the kind that raise 

 splendi<l calves and milk well after weaning the 

 <'a]ves. At the time of my visit, the herd ccui- 

 sisted <d' a1>out twenty females and an excellent 

 lot oi' young tilings by Ingle Marr, a bull strong 

 in the l:)lood of Collynie, that had l)een used for 

 several seasons, liesides Ingle Marr some first- 

 lass sires are found in the top crosses of this 

 lerd, such as Ingle Lad, Lavender King Ith and 



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