264 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



best. In fact, the herd is already on the farm 

 but the same desire for improvement that led 

 Mr. Salter to change from medium to high-class 

 cows and from a common bull at $150 to Rose- 

 wood Dale at $3000 will manifest itself as long as 

 he breeds Shorthorns for by nature and inclin- 

 ation he belongs in the class that seeks better- 

 ment. 



A visit to the pastures will convince any one as 

 to the quality of the cattle. Good ones are plenti- 

 ful and it is not difficult to find those of out- 

 standing quality. Among these is Hallwood Lav- 

 ender by the well known sire, Village Flash. She 

 is the dam of a very promising roan bull calf. 

 Lavender Leaf comes from Canada, from the 

 herds of W. C. Edwards. Her sire, Prince 

 of Orange, was a noted son of Missie 's Champion. 

 One of her daughters sold in the 1919 Salter sale 

 for $2000. An imported daughter of the noted 

 bull Keep Smiling is Whitehall Mist. She is deep, 

 thick and smooth and her maternal ancestry for 

 several generations comes from Mr. Durno's 

 noted herd. She has a wonderfully promising 

 white calf that looks every inch a real bull and 

 is slated for at least some service in the herd and 

 probably for a show yard career. 



It will be recalled that in his 1919 sale Mr. Sal- 

 ter sold a cow for $3500. Cherry Blossom 6th is 

 a highly prized daughter of this cow that topped 

 the highest sale ever held in Kansas. Countess 



