(j'_!0 A 11IST(IK\- Ul'' SJIOUTIIOKNS IN KANSAS 



tlicy nrc i^dod iiiill<('rs. Such men as C. W. Tav- 

 l<M-, li. T. S(-!ii,1, <i. V. Jolnisdij, Aclienbach ]i>ros., 

 h\ M. (iil'ioi-(l and K. A. liess, whose herds giA'C 

 a sul>sl;iiitial i'(jun(hili()ii ii])oii which to biiihl, 

 riiriiishcd thr cows. I was iiiipr(!ssed with con- 

 ditions as i tound thcin here. Mj'. Duston is not 

 a man v. ho tccls he knows it all. He is intelli- 

 gent and is a close student of whatever he under- 

 takes and he has succeeded in j^'etting- tojj,'ether a 

 dozen or more cows ot just the right kind to make 

 money tor the fai'mer. The element of si^ecula- 

 tion was wisely left out of consideration. The 

 2)roduction of i-eal Shorth(.»rns is the aim, which 

 1 feel suj'e will be carried out. The foundation 

 is well selected and the; farm furnishes plenty of 

 ]>astui'e, alfalfa and gfjod water, the three main 

 !'e(|uisiles for success. 



E. A. Ostlund, Clyde.— A graduate of the Kan- 

 sas State Agi-icuii,ural (Jollege with a natural in- 

 clination towai'd Slioj'thorns should make the 

 liitie herd on this fai'ui dev(dop well and grow in 

 numljei's. Mr. ( )stlund has the trut' ))]'eeder's in- 

 stinct in his desire for improvement and in mak- 

 ing any pui'chases, hettermeiit of the herd will be 

 the uhject L\'e. J le lias some good females and the 

 coAvs must iioi only i-aise their cal\-es but iiiusi 

 also supply milk and butler tor the fannly, which 

 they are doing. The herd bull is Ijord Mystic 

 i'lMVhu), an y\ni<'oats bred son ot the Tomson bred 

 JMyslic \'i(ior oul ot a, <-o\v In' Lord Man-, 



