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iiK'liuatioii of L'.'aveuwortli coiuity favniers to- 

 ward Sliortlioiijs. 



W. H. Lewis, Basehor. — Mr. Lewis liacl been 

 I'aisiut;- good grades hut advaiK'ing laud price's 

 demanded the best live sto(d^ that conld be pro- 

 duced and so he changed from grades to pure 

 l)reds. Good size, attractiveness and smoothness 

 are characteristics of the cows in tliis herd while 

 desirable ancestry tells the story of their pedi- 

 gree. Two of the l)est are by Eock Springs Pride, 

 a son of Pride of Collynie, own brother to Sweet 

 Mistletoe, dam of the 1919 grand champion show 

 bull. The dam of Rock Springs Pride was by 

 Gladys' Chief, a bull out of an own sister to Lav- 

 eiidei' A/'iscount, the ])ull carr3dng off the In- 

 ternational grand championship. In general, the 

 cows in this herd are well filled with the l)lood of 

 such l)ulls as imp. Scottish Lord and Barmpton 

 Knight, two of the liest and most favoral_)ly 

 I'cnown Imlls of tlieii' day. A daughter of Walnut 

 Puke is one of the excellent things on the farm. 



Mr. Lewis is using the bull. Princess Goods 

 2d, formerly used by Henrj^ Ode & Son. He is 

 conveniently located near Harrison Meyer's and 

 is making liberal use of Walnut Puke. (See 

 Meyer sketch.) He is one of the four breeders in 

 the vicinity of Basehor who are co-operating in 

 every way to advance Shorthorn interests in 

 their comnmnity and the excellent cattle on 

 hand with a few choice additions planned will 



