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ancestry such herds as that of J. F. Fiailey of 

 Missouri aud such top crosses as are rei)reseiited 

 by Chief Violet 4th, Lord Lovel, Collynie and 

 Hani])ton Sj^vay. The l)ull now being used is 

 Scottish Lad by Silvermine out of a dam by Cap- 

 tain Ai'cher. If Mr. Diclvie can make Short- 

 horns pay while he hires everything, wliy should 

 not the man with his own feed and labor make 

 the l)usiness profitable '! 



W. W. Gragg & Sons, Severy.— Two of the 

 bidls used in this lierd wei'e Hardy Knight and 

 Masterstroke. Hardy Kniglit was by (lallant 

 Knight out of a dam l»y Loi'd Mayor, second dam 

 by ini]). Thistletop. Maslei'sti'oke was by imp. 

 Collynie. LLs dam was by Admiral Godoy, sec- 

 ond dam by Duke of Oakland 2d. Admiral Godoy 

 ^vas by (j(odo_y out of a dam liy im|). Barbarossa. 

 Tlie union of Scotch bulls on Ameiican bred cows 

 strong in Bates blood has been one of the best 

 crosses known in Shortlioru history. The few 

 cows I saw at Mr. Gragg 's were good and such as 

 one would expect from this line of breeding. The 

 l^resent brdl is Aeroplane, a rugged fellow, strong 

 in Collynie blood. 



ELLSWORTH COHNTY 

 Roy Helmer, Geneseo. — Mr. Helmer bought 

 three cows fi-om IL ('. Lookabaugh that are by 



Rosebud's Light, a son of Watonga Searchlight 

 out of a daughter of imp. Rosebud 2d. Their 



