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A l)i,o-, straii^-ht-lined, massive l)ull is in sennice, 

 Butterfly Sultan 300788. He is hy Baron Sul- 

 tan, a son of AVhitehall Sultan out of Athene of 

 Rosedale by Victoria's Comit. His dam is by 

 Vietoria of Ever.uTeen Park 5tli 184632 and Lis 

 second dam is by the C. CJ. Xoi'ton bred Chief 

 Lavender 139145. Alfalfa and ensilage are avail- 

 able and Mr. Nye should Ix'come a successful 

 breeder. 



Walter Simonson, Anthony. — Mr. Simonson 

 has been handlino- cattle on a large scale and 

 some yeai's ago he bought a I'ew Shorthorn cows 

 which have been kept with satisfactory results. 

 I found here S(.)me very g(X)d cows and the herd, 

 as a whole, is a fairly good one. It is the plan 

 to let the 2)ure lireds increase with a view of 

 gradually closing out the grades. 



Among the best cows on the farm is one by 

 Victor Archer out of a dam by Mr. St(xlder's 

 Geo. Archer, a son ()f r*ai)tain Archei". Her dam 

 is by Sempstress Valentine, a son of St. Valen- 

 tine. Another Victor Archer (-(^w is Sih^er 

 Gird 5th. Her dam is by imp. Ayleslniry Duke. 

 Beauty Bcdle 3d, bought at one of the recent 

 Salter sales, sired by Rosewo( )d, the splendid son 

 of imp. Iiiglewood and imp. Roseleaf l:)y Scottish 

 Arcdier, has a bull calf by Sultan's Last by 

 Whitehall Sultan. 



Mr. Simonson is using a bull bi'ed l)y Mitchell 

 Bros., Ontario, Canada. His sire is imp. Lochiel 



