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an excellent Imll and valuable sire for Mr. For- 

 bes. ( See Foi'bes sketcli.) A Leonard bred son 

 of Marengo's Clioice out of a dam by Rosedale's 

 (Jboice now beads tbe lierd. Tlie ancestry of tlie 

 Rees cattle is of tbe best. 



Joseph J. Sobke, Bushong.* — Four years ago 

 Mr. S()l)ke made bis start and be now bas 

 ibirty females. Tbe cattle are raised under fav- 

 or-aldc c(_)nditions and are giYen reasonably gen- 

 ei'ous treatment. Tn 1918 a nice addition of five 

 females was made l)y purcbase from T. A. Bal- 

 lantyne and in 1919 a consignment from tbe berd 

 Avas made to tlie Eastern Kansas Breeders sale 

 at Ottawa. Mr. Sol)ke went to a S2:)lendid berd, 

 tbat of S. D. Mitcbell, for bis bull. He is tbe sou 

 of Victoria's J>est, a Leonard l)red son of Mar- 

 engo's Cb(jicc. His dam is Orange Lest 6tb, a 

 <'ow l)red hy T. C. Eobinson, tbe breeder of Mas- 

 ter of tbe (Jrove, International grand cbampion. 



MARION (JOUNTY 



J. R. Ely, Marion. t — Tbe Ely family bas been 

 I'aising Sbortliorns in Marion (/ounty for more 

 tban twenty-five years and J. R. Ely jirst grew 

 into tbe business. He bas a stock farm witb 

 ])lenty of pasture, alfalfa and ensilage and is in a 

 position to get results from tbe farm feeds. His 

 berd is largelv descended from tbe original 



* Telei'lioiie, Allen. 



t Olio mile east of Auliie. TeleijlMiiie, Mariim or Aulii(>. 



