(HO A llls'^()n^' oh' sikirtiiorns in Kansas 



VdUiiu,- Imll, Secret Dale, is 1lie sire in use. Mr. 

 Ariieal is in IIk; part ol' Kansas where Slun-t- 

 liui-iis ai'e iMit iminerons and he will be al)le to 

 pi'esent an oltjeet lesson to 1lie peo])le ot liis 

 coniiiinnily. 



\VAI5AIINSKK(;()ITNTY 



S. D. Mitchell, Allen.='=— This is largely a story 

 of ( lol. Carvel, a l>iill whose nionnnient of n'reat- 

 ness as seen in S. I). Mitchell's cows is so im- 

 pressive that the \'isitor, if he be a stufk^nt of 

 Shortliorn history and an admirer of really good 

 (-attle, vnll t;ike off his hat to Mi'. Mitehell, the 

 first man I have f(tund in Kansas, who with ex- 

 ('e})tional judgnieni, displa.ved the backbone of 

 Amos Cruicksliank. 



(ioing ))ack 1o the stoi'y of Thomas, Jameison 

 & Mitchell, the ivader will note that Mr. Milclu-11 

 owned a hei'd iii(li\'i(lually at i he time ol' the dis- 

 persion. In the former herd were two good sized, 

 thick fleshed, smooth, straight lined, red cows. 

 They were Ijy tin.' gi'eat show and l)ree(ling bull, 

 Ijari'ister. Bred to Whii-e (Joods, they produced 

 a jjair of j-oan bull calves. Mr. INlitcliell did not 

 say when he becanu! convinced of the fact 1liat 

 these were i-emarkable calves, but when Audi-ew 

 I'ringle, tliaf excellent bi'eedcii-, came buying 

 luills he pri<'ed him his choice a1 ^1^00 wiili llie 

 stat(^m(Uit that he would keep the other for his 



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