402 A IIISTORY O!^^ SIK^R'I'irOKN'S IN K'ANSAS 



A\'(iii(l;il(' (lilt of iiii]). l\()S('l)ii(l 'J(l ; \'i(il('t Lad hy 

 (foldcu Lad, S(tii of (JoldiMi Rule; Villa.uc Lad, 

 SdTi of Villa,t2,'(' lioy ))y Laploii Sovci-citiu ; Vic- 

 1or's ])avoiK't, a son of ilu^ iioicd 15a,ruii('t and 

 (itluMvs of like ancestry. These show the line of 

 breeduig' from whicli the cows eoiiic. A 

 strait^lil-liiied, sinoolh l)ull lieads llie hcrch lie 

 lias sired an excellent lot id' calves 1hat speak 

 hetter than anything- (dse could boih for him and 

 i'or Ihe milking' (pialities of the cows. 



Joe L. Evans, Holton. — There are about 

 twenty-fi\'e females in this herd and tlie>' are sai- 

 isfaetory breeders oi' splendid ])r()spe<'is for 

 such. The cows are sueklinu' well and ]»rodu('- 

 inu' g'ood calves. They are of niediuui size and 

 the conditions under which 1he herd is bciiiL!,' 

 kept have been such Ihai the\' will respond well 

 to liberal farm care inslead of .u'oiuu' down as is 

 the case where forciii!^' has been ])rac1 iced. JNIr. 

 Evans is w<irkin,u' a gradual bcllcrmeiit in 

 methods of handling' and by Ihe use id' hi^h-class 

 bulls he will be able to kcicp up iuiprovciueiit in 

 the cattle. The ])i-efient herd bull was bi'cd by -I. 

 W. Dawdy and seems to be a success, as indi- 

 cated by Ihe cah'cs. 



H. J. Haag, Holton. — Mr. llaasj,' has sel 011I 

 io produce a. t^'ood Sln»rlhorn herd, his idea be- 

 inu,- to correct mistakes he ma)' make by ax'oid- 

 iiiL!,- them in the fiilure. ''Che females come from 

 Theo. ()lson it Sons of Leonard\ille. Two of 



