418 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



In the herd is a nice roan cow, Winsome, bred 

 by and bought of C. H. White of Burlington. 

 Her sire is Harding, a son of imp. Collynie, out 

 of Sittyton Sarcasm 3d by imp. Bapton Magnet. 

 Her dam is by imp. Conqueror and her second 

 dam is by the grand champion, Viscount of An- 

 oka. On the farm is also a yearling heifer out 

 of this cow by Happy Choice that is quite attrac- 

 tive and promising. Another good one is V. 

 V. Orange Blossom by Sultan Champion, a son 

 of the well known Whitehall Sultan bull, Sultan 

 Mine. Her dam is by a son of Avondale out of a 

 daughter of Archer's Sunray. Fair Acres Sul- 

 tan, one of the most popular bulls of the breed, 

 comes into the herd through Violet Queen, a 

 daughter of Regal Sultan. This heifer gives 

 every promise of developing well and her splen- 

 did ancestry should make her a valuable breed- 

 ing proposition. Violet Princess, by Choice 

 Knight, a son of Good Knight and imp. Honey- 

 flower 2d and out of a dam by Good Knight, com- 

 pletes the list of females with which Murdoch 

 Bros, made their start. 



The bull being used is by Maxwalton Rose- 

 dale, a son of Avondale and imp. Rosewood 

 Pride. His dam is by Gallant Knight, sire of 

 dozens of prize winners at the big shows. His 

 second dam is imp. Clara 59th by Princely 

 Victor. This bull is a big one with a deep, thickly 

 covered body. He is much the type of Whitehall 



