494 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



O. O. Massa & Sons, Jefferson. Mr. Massa 

 has a herd of more than forty females, several of 

 which are additions made in 1920. Princess Vio- 

 let 4th by Prince Pavonia has size and is an ex- 

 ceptional breeding cow.. Her bulls have gone to 

 head Shorthorn herds and three of her heifers 

 are among the best cows on the farm. Fashion- 

 ette 7th is by Wooddale Chieftain, one of the best 

 sons of Mr. Gentry's Choice of All. Her dam 

 was by Lord Mayor 3d of the same breeding as 

 New Year 's Delight, grand champion everywhere 

 in the West including the American Royal. An- 

 other of the valuable cows is Alma 2d. Her sire 

 was by imp. Collynie out of a daughter of imp. 

 Lord Cowslip and her dam was an elegant large 

 cow by Violet's Knight 177894. Matchless Dale, 

 the grand old son of Avondale with more prize 

 winning steers to his credit than has any other 

 bull of any breed that ever lived, has a splendid 

 three-year-old daughter in the herd, Miss Nom- 

 inee. She comes from the Kansas State Agricul- 

 tural College and her dam was from W. I. 

 Wood's noted Ohio herd. Her twelve-month-old 

 heifer is a promising roan by Narcissus Type, 

 one of the best sons of Cumberland Type. Em- 

 blem's Alicia is a 1600 pound beefy daughter of 

 the Dawe show bull, Diamond Emblem. This 

 cow is feminine and breedy in appearance 

 and is from the best ancestry. A remarkable 

 pair are the roan heifer Laura Belle and her 



