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A lllS'l'nKY (IP snoKTHdliNS IN KANSAS 



liy I hii'iiiiiaii l!i'os.' I'roud Moiiai'cli, a Sdii of 

 New <(ni)(is, l!ic ("idicc (Inuds ("'ollyiiic l)u]l tliat 

 li('a<l('(l llicir lici'd at llic tinu' of its dispci'sioii. 



Itcrcjilly a new l»ull.\vas houf^'lit. IJc is Orai],!2;e 

 ])aroii, cut on a vcjy .n-eucrous scale, yet (dose 

 to the j^i'imiid, \vJ1li a deep, thick })ody. lie ]ias 

 plenty of spi'cad l)ut (■o\'ei's siiiootldy. His head 

 and neck ai-e fine. He is hy Oran^-e Model hy 

 Victorious and his dain is also by Victoidons, 

 faiiHtiis S(»u of Ijord Mayor out ot a (hiu,u,ld,er of 

 inq). Baron Victoi'. 



H,H.Holmes,Topeka.* — Mi', llohucs has l)een 

 well kimwn in Kansas Shorthoi-n cii'ch's for ten 

 \'('ars. He lived at CJreat JJeiid until IfHS when 

 he l»ou,ulit and moved to the niuch advertised 

 AyLsdale Farm fiA'C nnles southwest of Topeka. 

 Tie kei'])s his lierd witliin the j^rescrihed line of 

 !i!ii\'('r:'.al a})pl•o^'al so fai' as pedii^Tce is con- 

 (-Ci-iied. Wiicn lie suils a. ]»rosp('('ti\'e purchaser 

 on an animal he wants to know licfore the deal is 

 closed that the jiedij^rec^ will suit. Most of tli(_; 

 herd descends from piu'chascs made from ^\'. A. 

 l)ettei'i(ft;(' and other selections come from etiual- 

 ly caiilious and discrimiiiai iuu' hreeders. 



The Holmes herd cousisls larucly (d_' (*ruick- 

 sliaiii-: ()rai!,U(' Itlossoms \vi1h a levv' (^)u('en of 

 Jteaidvs and olher !j,(t(>d ramilies. Uose \"ictor- 

 ioiis is hy Viet(ii-i<iiis, known i he coiintr}' over as 

 a L!,reat hnll and some coiisidei- him the ))est son 



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