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A HISTDItV OK SMOK'I'IIOHNK IN KANSAS 



ton li;is ;i l;i i\l!,c herd lA' Sliori lionis \vlii<'li is Ix;- 

 iiiL'; li;i!i(ll('(l ill a way 1o briii^' oiil llic (|('i;i-('(; of 

 (l('Vcl<i|»iiiciH Iouik! ill ilic aA'cra^c lici'd. I<\ui' 

 size, siiKiol lincss and inii roniiiiy arc 110I i('('al)lf 

 I'calui'cs. Mr. E1 licri n^ioii slarlcd sonic years 

 a^'o willi a few *'ows bou^iit rroni lo<'al hrc'cdcrs. 

 ITc lias been nsin^- ^nod ])ii]Is and i-cla.inin^- iJu; 

 licifcrs, selling- liis hull (-aK'cs io i lie rarnicrs iKjar 

 })y. It is cvidcnl, iliat 1lic licrd lias hccn piviliric 

 and jtrofitable. 



Cue of llic rii'st liiills iisf'il was hrcd liy ]). J^. 

 Norton and Avas sired liy 1 Eiieeaneer. ''J''ii"n eaiiie 

 Viiidieat(»i' liy (lollynie out of IJelle yMilMitsliiirii 

 by Yoim^- Abbolsbnrn, 1lie ti;rand ebainpion of 

 Amei-iea, I'oi' s<'veral years, l^^-oni !\ellernian & 

 Son was seeiired a, l)nll by Ijaveiuler Don-it out 

 <d' a (bun l)y fjax'ciKb'r Kin;;- lili. A dasli of 

 ISales blood was inl rodnred ibi-oiiuli a son of 

 Wiiisoine lhd<e Tllli. II. (). ] ;rool-;o\'er 's herd 

 furnished a son ot K'osewood, 1he sen of imp. 

 In<;'lewood and imp. K'oseb'a F b\' ScoH ish A reher. 

 '^rhe last ]»Hi-elias(; eaiiie, froni Kd Slei^clin and is 

 by Tnu; Snliaii, I nternal iona I L;rand ehampion, 

 a. son of Anoka Snban aiul one u\' 1he best bulls 

 in th(^ state or na1 ion. K'oan y\<-aeia, a bi^' fellow 

 l)i'ed by I). 0. A^aiiNie(; and sired by the well 

 known IJehcdere, 1lie excelleni . ] n'i/e winniiiii,' 

 and breeding' bull used so loii^' by Air. VanNiee, 

 is also in s(n'vie(;. 



J. C. Parks, Hamilton. — Here is a herd that 



