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A insToin' (II'' siioirriKiKNs in Kansas 



COW'S (111 luiiid, niid (-nlvcs I'l'diu lici', if well dcN'cl- 

 (i| )('(!, si Kill Id lie ill denial 1(1 at si I'diiii' prices. 'PI lis 

 csialilisliiiiciil is a ^^rcal crcdil. Id 1 larvcy cduidy. 



O. A. Honian & Sons, Peabody.— Wlicii Mr. 

 ITdinau was a vduiiij,' man lie worked iwenty- 

 eiulil iiKuillis (111 a Sliorilidni fai'in in Illiiidis 

 and duriiiL^- iliis iiiiie lie cauulil ilie spirit. lie 

 (l(>ci(led 1liat as snon as lie cnuld, lie would (iwii a 

 ,^■(1(1(1 herd ol Sli(ir1lioriis. His (diaiice came 

 lAvenly-1'i\-e years a^o when he lie^ati hreediuii,' 

 ill a small wa\'. Ijaier he hini^hl len cows and 

 heil'ers of (^dl. Ed (ireeii, ilien (if l^'lorence. All 

 thes(> cdws were sii'ed eiiher hy imp. Ardleiheii 

 ]\Iyslery or Dduhle (^hamitidii and Sdiiie (if the 

 Ardleiheii ]\Iystery cows were carrying' .Dduhle 

 (*hampi<in cal\'es. 11 was a saiisl'acidry pur- 

 chase, noi only liecause df llie (|iiali1y dt ilie 

 sidck, liid also llecall^;e il included cdws iliat in 

 some cases were (it ilie uidsi desiraliU' hlddil lines 

 dt 1 he day. 



One dt ili(\se cows was I'ride oi' (ireeiuhile 'Jd 

 dui dt \"illa,u(' I'ride liy imp. 1 mincihie. This 

 cdw has nunierdus desceiidaiiis in ihe herd. 

 There are si ill on ihe tarm six cows by Ardleiheii 

 Mysiery, iwo hy imp. Aberdeen and iwo by 

 Ddiilile ( "hampidii. '^Phe Double (*liampi(iii cdws 

 lia\'e been a ^udd Idi wherever 1 have seen ilieiii 

 and, liein^' rrdin a Imll of merii and tii'sindass 

 anceslry, iliey should be so. Ddiible ('liampion 

 Avas liy the chainpion, ( ■lidice < iddds, and his dam 



