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Show IMPROVED BULLS IN KANSAS Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Offers Bonus to County Replacing Most Scrubs. Kansas is putting on a "better bulls" contest. The county which replaces the most scrub bulls with purebreds prior to January 15, 1923, will receive $1,000, offered by the Kansas Clty Chamber of Commerce. The second will receive a prize of $500, the third a prize of $300 and the fourth a prize of $200. Out of the 12 counties leading, lead-ing, 10 are farm bureau counties. The leading unorganized county is now tie-ing tie-ing for fifth place, while the other unorganized county among the first 12 is in eleventh place. Franklin county coun-ty is In the lead with 42 replacements and County Agent F. Joe Robbius says the county has only made a start. Clay county Is second with 35 replacements, A number of the county farm bureaus bu-reaus have worked out unique plans of boosting the sires campaign. Ness and Ford counties have put on purebred pure-bred auctions. Every buyer who obtained ob-tained a purebred to replace a scrub was given a 10 per cent discount. In Ness county scrub bulls were taken in at market value In exchange for purebreds. Jackson county is arranging a series se-ries of bargain sales of purebred bulls. Under this plan each breeder in the couuty will list one or more bulls. These bulls will be appraised by a committee of men who know the value of purebreds. . The bulls will 'hen be lined up at some point central to the different communities, priced ut 25 per cent less than the appraised value and offered to those who wish to put purebreds pure-breds at the head of their herds. No buyer can obtain these bulls at the 25 per cent reduction unless he is buying to replace a f-crub. Thus far 334 replacements have been announced. This number was increased from 212 during the first ten days of June. |