410 A iiis'i'om' ()!'' siioit'rudKNS in Kansas 



cow wilJi a milk I'ccord ol:' iiiorc iliaii SOOO 

 pounds, aj'ci sire and dam of Uk^ yoiiiit^' l)nll that 

 should 1»(' ahic to (|iialily i'or l)hu^ I'ihhoiis aiiy- 

 wlicrc. . Not only should Ik; show well, but lie 

 sliould sii'c bulls and lu^ifcirs that will cany 

 ahtUL;' tlK> ,tj,T('atcst fcatui'cs of the brcod, first- 

 class beef cattle and <-ows that arc; heavy milkers. 



Dr. M. F. Marks, Valley Falls.— ])r. Maiks 

 has been in the Shorthorn business foi' ten years. 

 lie has hvo distinct objects in view, nniformity 

 in type and coloi' and the maintainance of 

 milking (jnality. The color is dark red and the 

 tyjui is that of the Shori hoi'n c<iw of medium size, 

 straight lines and a, good develo2)nient of ndd(;r. 

 His herd is (juile ti'ue to the standards be has set 

 and consisis of alxiut fifty females. 



The original j'lu'ehases were made from local 

 breeders, princi2)ally fi'om E. Kaufman and J. 

 J. Freeland and th(; bulls used have, in tlie main, 

 come from g(M)d hei'ds and luive re])i'esenteil good 

 breeding. Two of the b<'st sires in nse weri; 

 Scotcbman ?,?,ir}(]F> and (!hoice Lancastei' nG47(i:'., 

 tlie lattei- lu'cd ])y (J. TI. White and sired by his 

 show linll, Ivichelieu, an y\merican IJoyal ])rize 

 winner and a son ol' The (Ihoice of All. The co^vs 

 by thes(; Iwo ))idls indicale the\' were satisl'actory 

 ])r(U',dei'S. Houble Diamond b\' Diamond (Joods, 

 dam by Diamond ( Joods, has left some nice yourig 

 lliings Ihat are especially pleasing in head, neck 

 and horn. The lu-esejit liei-d bull is rili]»})ei' Dale 



