64 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



bought imp. Baron Victor of Mr. Cruickshank 's 

 breeding. He also bought three cows, Victoria 

 63d, Victoria 69th and Violet Bud. The bull 

 cost $1100 and the cows, $530, $390 and $450. 

 Baron Victor was at once freely used, not only on 

 the cows bought with him, but also on the Bates 

 crossed cows in the herd. Results were next to 

 marvelous. In the section tributary to Kansas 

 City nothing like the Baron Victor calves had 

 been seen, more especially nothing equal to the 

 calves that were not from Cruickshank cows. 

 Two of these calves were offered at the Breeders 

 Sale in Kansas City and the battle was won for 

 the Cruickshank kind. 



Col. Harris decided to buy more cows of Mr. 

 Cruickshank 's breeding and within a year he 

 added Barmpton Violet, Gladiolus, Gardenia, 

 Lavender 32d, Marsh Violet and Sorrel, all bred 

 by Mr. Cruickshank. He also bought Butterfly 

 2d, Harmony 2d and Ury llth of Scotch extrac- 

 tion but somewhat Bates crossed. 



It is said that Col. Harris was a good sales- 

 man but he was also a liberal buyer of the import- 

 ed Cruickshank cows and other good cattle wher- 

 ever he found them. The Warfield bred heifer, 

 Primrose, by 2d Duke of Grasmere was bought 

 and bred to Baron Victor. She produced Dr. 

 Primrose that became a noted show bull in the 

 Williams & Householder herd. Col. Harris fur- 

 ther violated the conventionalities by buying 



