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is succeeding a herd of grade cows and it is ad- 

 nutted tliat the pi'oducer of good high grades is 

 well equipped to produce' pure l)red Sliorthorns. 

 The (.-ows selected are uniform in type and that 

 tj'pe is good size, close to tlie ground, straight 

 lines, feniiniue liead and neck, with apparent 

 constitution and at least reasorialdy good milk- 

 ing p]'opensit}'. The calves at foot are numerous 

 and of desiral)le type and quality. 



TJie }»urchases were made from good herds. 

 J(.)hn McCoy & Son furnished sevei'al head by 

 Pride of Collynie. <iood Scotchman and filladys' 

 (Jhief, tlie first named having been a full brother 

 to the dam of an Intei-national grand champion 

 and the last named out of a full sister to the 

 champion. Lavender Yis<-ount. (See McCoy 

 sketch.) Secret Coods hy Howell Rees & Sons' 

 Rul)erta's C(j<jds is out of a dam I)}' Norton's ex- 

 cellent Banker's Victor. Loi'd Lancaster l:)y 

 (foveruor Shallenl)erger's His Higiiness; Orange 

 Lad representing Larender Viceroy; Lovely's 

 Scotchman by Good Scotchman mentioned above 

 and other bulls of similar breeding and quality 

 are the sires of the cows found on the Lukert 

 farm. 



Tlie ]:)ull used the past season, the sire of the 

 calves, IS a nice r<jaii, ratlier large Imt smooth 

 and even. He is by Augusta's Sultan, lired at 

 Browndale, and <jut of Sittyton Augusta 2d by 

 Masterpiece. He is satisia<n:(:>ry and would l)e 



