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winner, True Sultan, son of Wliiteliall Sultan. 

 His dam is by Golden Grown by the Dutliie bred 

 Scotland 's Grown. 



Col. D. Christmann, Oswego. — Gol. Ghrist- 

 mann lias a large farm and a herd of cows that 

 show all evidence of being profitable prodneers. 

 Milking tendency seems to be a strong feature of 

 the herd. The cattle are of good size but they 

 lack somewhat in infusion of Scotch l>lood, a con- 

 dition which may easily be overcome in the first 

 cross. The bull now in use is a nice, smooth fel- 

 low, strongly I'epresentative of the ITaima-Hill 

 blood lines, Ijacked by such ancestors as Ingle 

 Lad, imp. Collynie, Royal Knight and Secret 

 Archer. That this herd of cows is valuable if 

 properly crossed is an established fact and the 

 owner is now working along this line. Col. 

 Ghristmann is president of the Labette Gounty 

 Shorthorn Breeders Association. 



W. E. Cobb, Valeda. — Mr. Gobb, Avhose farm 

 adjoins that of Mr. ToAvnsend, is joint owner 

 with him of the excellent Orange Viceroy, a Inill 

 whose individual merit and w^ealth of inheritance 

 makes him a great acquisition to the Shorthorn 

 interests of Labette county and adjacent terri- 

 tory. Here is one of those commendable cases 

 where neighbors appropriated sufficient money 

 to buy two fairly good l)ulls and paid it all out 

 for one that was extra good. Mr. Gobi) has only 

 a small herd in num1:)ers but a toppy one in 



