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few ycai s a^rs lie wa? owner rif a herd in northern 

 Missouri, wliich was sold to Bellows Bros, and 

 some of these cattle Ir/onght hij2,h prices in their 

 sales and since tl'.cn have hecn resold at from 

 $20()0 to $4000. Three yeai s iv^o Mr. Ahildgaard 

 located near Winfield. 



There are ten cows in the herd, all reds, al^ 

 three to fonr years old, all grtod <:)nes and as ma- 

 tured cows they should he a g-rand lot. Eight of 

 them are sired l:)y Athene's Scotchman, a splen- 

 did bnll of H. F. Brown's In-eeding, one is by 

 Rosewood Dale and one l)y a son of Maxwalton 

 Renown.. Each of these eows either has a calf 

 at foot or will calve shortly. It is needless to say 

 that they carry the blood of excellent Shorthorn 

 siies. Tliey aie Ixdng bred to a white l)idl and 

 elegaT-t calves, all I'oai'S, are the result. 



This 1)1111, Villager Magnet, is worthy of atten- 

 tion. He is about five years old, a son of Village 

 Fancy 417S01 out of a cow l)y imj). Mutineer that 

 sold in Bellows Bros.' 1917 sale for $1750. In 

 looking over my notes I find this entry in regard 

 to Villager Magnet :' ' Can 't say an}d:hing too good 

 about this Indl and his calves." Fie is the big, 

 deep, thick kind and a wonderful breeder. He 

 might stand a little closei' to the ground but he 

 is so massive and has such good Shorthorn char- 

 acter that he "-an not fairly l^e subjected to ser- 

 ious criticism, especially when his two-year-old 

 heifers are under inspection. 



