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Ed Green ; Royal Pavonia of the same aBcestry 

 as Mr. Nevius' Prince Pavonia with imp. (Jon- 

 <liicror ad(k>d and Orange King 2d by the ont- 

 standing sire, Victor Orange. The bull now 

 nsed is Albino by Alfalfa Leaf News 7th, son of 

 Good News out of Nonpareil A^ictoria of John 

 Regier's breeding for scA'eral generations. 

 His dam is by Hallwood Goods, son of Clioice 

 Goods and imp. S.ylvia. 



BOURBON COUNTY 



C. M. Howard & Sons, Hammond. — This is one 

 of the big herds of Kansas and consists largely 

 of double standard stock. While an effort is 

 being made to breed off the hoi-ns it is not carried 

 to such an extent as would effect either the 

 size or the quality of the cattle. I have seen a 

 number of animals fi'om this herd and liked them 

 very much for they had size, finish and a high 

 degree of practical utility. The hei'd was estab- 

 lished in 1898 and now 100 females are 

 kept on the farm a few miles north of Foi't Scott. 

 While the cattle are not fed for the best possilde 

 develo^^ment, yet they are being well grown and 

 the cows range in size from medium to large. 



The earlier purclias<' of foimdation stock rc- 

 2)resented good individuals and the bidls used 

 have been su<'li as to work iniiirovement. Later 

 ]»nrchases have been luore within the line of uni- 

 versal appi'oval as to pedigree and the tendency 



