338 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



Peterson, Mr. Dawe's neighbor. Sobriety 8th 

 by imp. Strowan Star out of imp. Sobriety 2d is 

 the dam of two heifers that were in the 1919 

 show herd and were winners. She has pro- 

 duced and raised five calves within considerably 

 less than five years. Autumn Queen Star is an 

 elegant four-year-old. She is by imp. Scottish 

 Sentinel out of a dam by imp. Strowan Star. 

 Her calf, an excellent prospect, was in the show 

 herd in 1919. The old herd bull, sire of much of 

 the good young stock on the farm and winner of 

 many prizes, died recently. He was Diamond 

 Emblem, a son of Diamond Goods and the noted 

 breeding cow Emily by imp. Collynie. He was 

 the highest priced bull in the Bellows sale of his 

 year and was one of the smoothest aged sires on 

 the show circuit. The herd bull of the future is 

 the white two-year-old, Rosewood Pride, bred by 

 Carpenter & Carpenter. Asked for a description 

 of this bull Mr. Dawe said "He is the right 

 kind." 



A. A. Hoverson, Moray. Mr. Hoverson has 

 been breeding Shorthorns for fourteen years and 

 he now has a large herd of good cows. His orig- 

 inal purchases and a few subsequent ones were 

 made from such herds as that of T. J. Sands, 

 Robinson, T. J. Dawe & Son, Troy, D. P. Ricke- 

 baugh, Sheridan, Missouri, E. C. Holland of 

 Iowa and E. D. Ludwig of Sabetha. They were 

 by bulls such as Morning Star; Topsman by 



