'>{]i A JIISTIIltV (>!'' SUOIt'l'lIOUNS IN KANSAS 



ToDiHoii Jji'ds. ilic ,ui-(';it ]]('\\'r.r, New Year's !>(!- 

 liu'lit, internal ioiial juiiidr and Anieiieaii Iioyal 

 t;i'an(l clianipidii. Lilllc ol:' the inci'case lias liccu 

 kept in tin; pasi hut it is now planned to (■nhii-.ue 

 the liei'd hy pj'oduelion. They have added to 

 their enuipment a l)i,n- silo and a field of airall'a. 



A hull has been purchased (V.VZO) ti-oin 

 II. M. Mill, said l)y Mi'. Hill to he on.' of 

 his hest |)i'oduets. ills sii'c is Masti^r of the 

 Dales ]>y Avondale and his dam is Emma Lady 

 hy Tn,tj,le Lad, followed hy 471 h Duke of Airdi-ie, 

 Thistlewood and imp. Kint;' of Ahei'deen. The 

 Jn^le Lad cows are j-a1ed amon^- the hest l)i-eed- 

 in;^' cows in Kansas and this ]jarticular fam- 

 ily- in Mr. ILII's hei-d has pi'odiK.-.ed uniformly 

 U'ood cattle. 



G. N. Leclerc, Lyons.* — T('n yeai's agd ^Ir. 

 Leclei'c hoi!^hl one Shortliorn covi', ]\Ld)le -tLMH, 

 and the (Mitire herd comes fi-om her. The old 

 c()w, now thirteen yeai'S old, is viudi-ous, is suck- 

 ling a, lusty cal f and lo<iks e(|ual to ha\'inu se\'eral 

 more calves. While there are some u'ood cows 

 in this herd, .y(!t it lacks somewhat in the uni- 

 formity that might be exY)eeted in the descencL 

 ants (d' one c()w, due ])robabl\' to the use of bidls 

 vai-ying in type. One of the liest ludls was Loi'd 

 Ai-cher. ( Se<' Smdh sketch. ) JLs get is smooHi 

 and e\'en. TMie en1ii-e herd pi'odiices well and a 

 v(;i-y pi-omising _\'oung bull is in sei-\'ice. lie 



'I'rirpliollc, Mitclicll. 



