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profit lj\' J(.)lm McCoy and next to Gollynie's 

 Pride one of Ins Ijest l.)u]ls ; Sir Knigiit hy Grolden 

 Knight out of imp. Sorrel l)y Roan Gauntlet; 

 imp. Thistletoj), a great sire in the Bahst and 

 Tonison lierds; iinp. Salamis, the Cruickshank 

 l)ull used by C C Norton; Crown Prince of 

 Lawndale, the Bates Scotch S(.)n of Prince Royal, 

 son of imp. Craven Knight and imp. Princess 

 Alice and many others of high rank. 



It is only natural that a herd Imilt on this 

 kind (.)f foundation should possess individual 

 merit which will be transmitted with reasonable 

 certainty. Kansas Girl by a son of Victor Arch- 

 er is one of the 1i(.'st cows in the lieixl. She has 

 a luunlx'r of desiraljle heifers on the farm and 

 her dam is still an excellent producer. It is a 

 real pity that more attention has not been given 

 to the production of such cows as Empress of 

 Oxford 4th, the Eraser bred daughter of Fal- 

 setto. She is large; and is a good lookei' as a Ijeef 

 cow, she is a great l;)]'ee(ler, a heavy milkei', and 

 is the dam of the fiest and highest priced bidl sold 

 in the Jefferson (.'ou.nty Breeders Sale in 1919. 

 A lierd like Empress of Oxford 4tli Avould enrich 

 aii\' owner v>di*j gave his cattle care. Her heifers 

 are staying in tlie lierd. 



Tile Mitciiells have recently l)ought a first- 

 class l>ull of the Ivansas State Agricultural Col- 

 lege. Matchless Dale, the superl) sire of show 

 steers and Bessie's Pride, an outstaudine,' beef 



