374 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



they look after details almost to perfection a 

 guarantee for a well grown herd in the future. 



Not less than eight good females have been 

 added to this herd since June 1919. Probably the 

 most important purchase was that of four im- 

 ported heifers secured at the Salter-Robison sale. 

 In the same sale one of the best American bred 

 females was also bought, These heifers will be 

 bred this season, 1920, to imp. Bapton Dramatist 

 and the calves from this cross should be among 

 the most valuable Shorthorns ever produced in 

 Kansas. 



John B. Potter, Harper. Mr. Potter will be a 

 permanent man in the Shorthorn business. He 

 has some excellent cows in his herd which is 

 quite large. A big-bodied roan by Searchlight 

 is one that attracts attention and a nice lot of 

 females recently bought of northwest Missouri 

 breeders with a dozen excellent ones from D. A. 

 Ewing a,nd others raised locally, make up the 

 herd. Good bulls have been used. One of the 

 latest in service and a bull of real worth, 

 which quality he transmitted to his calves, was 

 Master Pavonia by Prince Pavonia. A number 

 of the cows are by Hallwood Goods, a son of 

 Choice Goods out of imp. Sylvia. Forest Knight 

 by Gallant Knight out of a Cowan bred cow by 

 Norfolk; Chief Archer by Whitehall Chief, son 

 of Whitehall Sultan and Butterfly Abbotsburn 

 by the champion, Young Abbotsburn, are among 



