536 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



noted bull of the Cumberland family. Gloster 

 Goods is a six-year-old roan by Ruberta's Goods, 

 himself a high-class show bull and the sire of 

 many prize winners. Ruberta's Goods was by 

 the noted sire, Golden Goods, and out of the unde- 

 feated cow, Ruberta. Roan Martha is by Mon- 

 arque Cumberland, a combination of Whitehall 

 Sultan and Cumberland blood, the two families 

 of Shorthorns that are now holding public pres- 

 tige and largely controlling show ring awards. 

 Avondale's Miss, a red, is by Avondale's Choice, 

 son of Avondale, greatest bull of his day out of 

 Burwood Lady, a daughter of imp. Gwendoline. 

 Nonpareil 55th comes from Canada from the W. 

 C. Edwards herd, a birthplace of good Short- 

 horns. She is by Royal Butterfly, a sire of 

 note. 



Fancy Lord, one of the bulls used early came 

 to Tomson Bros, through their notable purchase 

 of cows from R. O. Miller. He was by Lord Lan- 

 caster, a son of the Duthie bred imp. Lord Mis- 

 tletoe and imp. Lancaster Pet. Prince Luster, a 

 son of Prince Pavonia, was also used and re- 

 flected credit on his sire, one of the best bulls of 

 his time and a son of imp. Glendale Pavonia. It 

 will be admitted that bulls from such ancestry 

 as those mentioned when bred to good cows and 

 the produce is well cared for would build up a 

 first-class herd. 



In the purchase of the bulls now in use Mr. 



