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brecdiiio- typical of splendid rosnlts. They liavc 

 added to their purchases some of the very hest of 

 Mr. Leidy's later acquisitions. Roan Violet, an 

 outstanding three-year-old heifer, a daughter of 

 the excellent sire, Wooddale Chieftain, a son of 

 The Choice of All, is <:iut of a cow hy Violet 

 Chunk, an outstanding sire of H. C. Duncan's 

 breeding. Mr. and Mrs. Leidy reluctantly 

 parted with this cow. E(»xana, a splendid roan 

 by Secret Robin, now at the head of Miss M .V. 

 Stanley's herd (see Stanley sketch) is out of a 

 dam l)y Wooddale Chieftain followed by Lord 

 Mayor od and Secret Archer, all strictly higli- 

 class bulls. Another excellent ])urchase was the 

 red, Geraldine, that in her thi'ee top crosses 

 cari'ies the blood of fauKjus sires such as LoiyI 

 Lovel, Lavender Viscount and imp. Cupbearer. 

 With proper handling this should become a 

 first-class herd. 



A. G. Sowers, Leon. — At the Leidy sale held 

 recently, Mr. Sowers made four valuable addi- 

 tions to his little hei'd. His cows are of the same 

 breeding as Mr. Leidy's and are good individ- 

 uals. This herd is built <:»n a foundation largely 

 representative of the most famous cattle of any 

 breed in the world's history, the Bates Oxfords, 

 Kii'klevingtons and Duchesses and it is nicely 

 topi^ed out with Scotch 1)ulls. Searchlight Lad 

 by Searchlight; Silk Goods by Choice Goods; 

 Falsetto, the famous sire in the Fraser herd and 



