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Jolni E. Siuitli, was sired by Parson's Proud 

 Duke, a sou ul: the w(dl known A'^ictor Baron out 

 of a dam ])y Duke of Oakland. Later several 

 cows were secured from Dr. F. M. Marks of 

 Valley Palls. They were by Choiee Lancaster, a 

 son of 0. H. White's show bull, Eichelieu, a state 

 fair and American Royal winner, and were out 

 of nicely lu'ed dams. 



Tile liei'd Indl is medium in size, compact and 

 siiKKith. He is by the Bellows lu-ed, Doul)le Dia- 

 mond, wlidse sire and dam were Ixjtli by the 

 champion. Diamond (.!;.>ods. He is out of a 

 cow by Modern Scotchman, a well known son of 

 imp. Mag-enta. The calves by this Inill indicate 

 l)roti,ress in the right direction. Mr. Zeller, with 

 good accommodations for cattle, plenty of en- 

 thusiasm and a well defined idea of what he 

 wants, should be a success. 



F. B. Arnold, Holton. — Mr. Arnold has a very 

 ci'cditable herd of fifteen cows and practically 

 all wei-e su<-kling good calves when I saw them. 

 They have fair size, are straight-lined and 

 smooth and are the kind of cows that if lu'ed to a 

 first-class l)ig, thick l3ull can be depended upon 

 for satisfactory results. Among high-class bulls 

 appearing in the three top crosses are Archer 

 Boy l;)y Ballechin Archer, a S(3n (_»f Ceremoinoiis 

 Archer; Modern Scotchman In" imp. Magenta, 

 dam b,y Vict<_)ria Baron; George Cook liy My 

 Ijord, dam by Lord Mayor; Rosedale by 



