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H. J. Waddell, Olathe.— Mr. AVaddcll has 

 made satisfactory selections, one of his cows be- 

 ing by Matcldess Avon, a son of the noted Kan- 

 sas State Ag-ricultural CoHege bull, Matchless 

 Dale, one of the most renowned sons of Avondale. 

 On her dam's side she c()inl)ines the l_)lo(»d of imp. 

 Princess Lovely, a grandson <»f Mr. Duthie's 

 famous Scottish Archer and Senator Benedict's 

 well known IJanker 4th. Another cow is by King 

 Gloster, a l)ull of T. ,J. ]>lake's breeding and out 

 of a cow 1)y Prince Pavoiha, one of Mr. Nevius' 

 best herd bulls. The herd bull comes from S. B. 

 Haskins and is by the J. H. Walker bred Rube 

 Evergreen. 



KINGMAN COUNTY 



Bennington Bros., Rago.* — Thirty-five years 

 ago, C. Beimington began breeding Shorthorns 

 in Iowa. Twelve years ago he came with his 

 faniily to Kansas, bringing fourteen cows with 

 him. The firm was known as C. Bennington & 

 Sons until after the father's death which oc- 

 cnri'ed thi'ee years ago when it became J>enning- 

 ton ]>]'os. A large gi'ade herd has l)een kept 

 along with the pure bred one, but the P)enning- 

 t(_ins say that the day (.)f the grade cow is almost 

 past with thenj l)ecaiise they find the jnu'e Ijred 

 much m(_)re profital)le. 



Their herd is descended from three cows which 



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