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l.tull. Tlie objcet is to uiakc tlie herd one of the 

 ])est in tiiis section of the country and with the 

 unusnal facilities i'oi' carrying out these phms 

 tliere is little doubt as tc) the idtimate success of 

 the project. 



James Jackson, Sabetha. — I found here two 

 outstanding lieifors due to calve s<ion and three 

 good yearlings of pleasing form. Favorable 

 woi'king coijditions and enthusiasm, with sound 

 cattle sense on the part of both Mr. and Mrs. 

 Ja«'kson_, mean a first-class lierd on the farm. 

 They liaA'c one of the most pleasing })iOspects I 

 have f < )und in a herd estal>lished less than a year 

 ago. The three yearlings mentioned are by Roan 

 Duke 540756, said t(j have been an excellent bull. 

 Their dams ai'e by a son of Barmptou Knight 

 that was out of a c<jw l\y imij. Mutineer. A 

 lug, smo(_itli tw(j-year-old is Lavon by Oakdale 

 King, seal of Forest Dale hj Avondale. Her dam 

 is l);v tlie J. ll B-oblhns lu-ed bidl, G(»lden Duteh- 

 man. Maix-ella, aii(;>ther two-year-old by Oak- 

 dak' King, must l)e <dassed among tlic jjest of her 

 age I have seen recently. She has the form and 

 finish of a show c<tw and is an excei)tioiial breed- 

 ing proposition. Mr. Jarkson is to be congratu- 

 lated on making such a STiccess of his initial pur- 

 chases. 



Tlie bull used in this herd is a lug one, ])ut he is 

 sti'aight and smooth. He comes fr(>m John Mc- 

 Coy & Son and is hy Good Scotchman and out of 



