402 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



Avondale out of imp. Rosebud 2d ; Violet Lad by 

 Golden Lad, son of Golden Eule; Village Lad, 

 son of Village Boy by Bapton Sovereign; Vic- 

 tor's Baronet, a son of the noted Baronet and 

 others of like ancestry. These show the line of 

 breeding from which the cows come. A 

 straight-lined, smooth bull heads the herd. He 

 has sired an excellent lot of calves that speak 

 better than anything else could both for him and 

 for the milking qualities of the cows. 



Joe L. Evans, Holton. There are about 

 twenty-five females in this herd and they are sat- 

 isfactory breeders or splendid prospects for 

 such. The cows are suckling well and produc- 

 ing good calves. They are of medium size and 

 the conditions under which the herd is being 

 kept have been such that they will respond well 

 to liberal farm care instead of going down as is 

 the case where forcing has been practiced. Mr. 

 Evans is working a gradual betterment in 

 methods of handling and by the use of high-class 

 bulls he will be able to keep up improvement in 

 the cattle. The present herd bull was bred by J. 

 W. Dawdy and seems to be a success, as indi- 

 cated by the calves. 



H. J. Haag, Holton. Mr. Haag has set out 

 to produce a good Shorthorn herd, his idea be- 

 ing to correct mistakes he may make by avoid- 

 ing them in the future. The females come from 

 Theo. Olson & Sons of Leonardville. Two of 



