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A IIISTOKY Ol'^ SIIOUTIKIRNS IN KANSAS 



Sl!(ii'tli<ii-i)S, aixml ten coavs, )h'c;\iis(' n\' the fact 

 tlial ])n)ri1s scciu iiiiicli siifiT 1<i him in I'aisiiiij; 

 calllc than in i'('j;uhit ioi\ slcci- handlin;^' and lio 

 is not aldiic in I'ca.lizin^- that catth' ,!j,i'(»AvinL!,- is 

 safcf tliau annual l»iiyin^'. His Sliorthonis ar(^ 

 of g-ood ancestry and arc nice individuals, tend- 

 ing' toward ilic dual-jjurposc ty]ir, a kind that is 

 lucctinu' Avitli uiuch I'aA'or from fai'incrs just uoav. 

 The herd rcpi'cscuts iu selection and blood lines 

 tAVo local herds, T. M. Etherino-ton's and W. E. 

 Ho,ii'an's and that of AndrcAA' l''i'in,!.';le of Esk- 

 I'id.u'e and is ty])ical of these herds, Avhich means 

 that a rich infusion ol' best blood on a u'ood 

 American foundation is fou,n<l. '^Phe bull in use 

 is a suKtoth, shoi't-le^'^cd, sti'a. i^'ht-lined felloAA^ 

 and the yoiui^' cah'es look proniisinLi,-. Mr. (iil- 

 1)ei't has a chance to lian<lle his cattle Avell and he 

 seems to be niakiii;^' use oi' his opportunities. 



J. T. Martin & Son, Madison.— This hei'd of 

 t<'n females A\'as foinided in 11)12 and is located in 

 one of the choice IIa^c stock sections of the state. 

 Alfalfa, ensilati'c and 1lie best ]»asture are the 

 rule, lilythi'some, a lar^e red coaa', is a daughter 

 of the splendid 1inll, Athenian Coi-onet 4th, a son 

 of ini]). r>a]»ton (*oi-onel out n\' Augusta mth by 

 Scotch l^"'ame. Ilei- <lam is by Sir KniL^ht, a son 

 of Col. Tlai'i'is' (hdden !\ni^lit and iiii]). Sorrel 

 l)y Tloan (Jauntlet. l«oyal I'a(|uila was bred by 

 Mr. TFanna. She is by I *i-ince Koyal and hei' dam 

 is Tebo La.AA'n l'a([uit;i In' Prince Arinoi-, the. 



