41) I A IllS'l'OltV Ol'' SIKIIi.'I'llllKNS IN KANSAS 



O. O. Massa & Sons, Jefferson. — Mr. Massa 

 lias a li<'i-(l of iimrc lliaii loi-iy r(^iiialcs, several of 

 wliicli aic a<l(li1 idiis made ill 1!)1^0. I'laiieess Vio- 

 Ici [111 l>y I'riiicc !'a,\'(iiiia, lias size and is an ex- 

 cepfioiial breed iiiL'; <'(i\v. Her hulls have ^"otie to 

 head Sliorl lioiai herds and three of her heitei's 

 are anionic,- the best cows on the farm. Fashion- 

 e1te 71 h is hy Wooddalc ( Hiiel'laiii, one of the best 

 sons of Mr. (icnlr>''s (Jlioice of All. Jler dam 

 was b\' Jjord Mavoi' lid of tlio same bi'eedin^' as 

 New ^'car's J)eli^lii, i;raiid champion everywhcn^ 

 ill the. Wesi: including' 1li(^ y\m(;rieaii Royal. y\iH 

 o1 her of i he \'aliiablo cows is A I ma. Hd. 1 1 cr sire 

 was by imp. ('ollyiiic out oi' a, (laii,i!,hter of iiii[i. 

 Ijord <!o_wslij) and her dam was an ele,i!,aiit la,r,<i,'e 

 cow li\- Violet's Kiii-lh. 177H!)4. l\latcliless Dale, 

 the ^rand old son of Avonda.le witli mor(i jirize 

 w'imiiiijj,- siecrs in his credit lliaii has any oilier 

 bull of any bi-ecd that cycv li\'cd, has a sphuidid 

 thrcc-ycar-old dau.!j,ii1cr in the herd, Miss Nom- 

 inee. She comes rromlhe Kansas Slate Agricul- 

 tural (iolle^e and her (lain was I'rom VV. I. 

 Wood 's iioled Ohio herd. J lei' 1wel\'e-month-old 

 lieil'er is a proiuisinu,- roan by Narcissus Ty|M', 

 one oi' llie best Sous of <!uiiiberiand Type. f]m- 

 blenTs y\licia is a KiOO pound beefy dau^htei' of 

 the I K'lAve sliow bull, Diaiuoiid I^hiiblem. This 

 cow is feminine and bi-eedy in appearance 

 and is i'rom liie best aiiceslry. A reuuirkable 

 p;iir are Ihe roan heifer Laura JJelh; and her 



