544 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



dam, Orange Blossom 33d, came from the Kellogg 

 Stock Farm and was by Scotchman 447180 by 

 the Bellows bred Ambassador out of Gralanthus 

 by imp. Barbarossa. Secret Lass is by Double 

 Champion, the excellent son of Choice Goods and 

 Russella, the dam of one of the greatest of Amer- 

 ican cows, Ruberta. Secret Lass is out of a 

 daughter of Baron Violet, a son of the sensation- 

 al Sweet Violet 2d. A Tomson bred son of Beaver 

 Creek Sultan heads the herd and is doing satis- 

 factory service. 



B. M. Lyne & Sons, Oak Hill. Mr. Lyne is one 

 of the old breeders who has bred his herd and 

 has made but few additions by purchase. He has 

 held five public sales, all classed as successful. 

 There is uniformity and much indication of milk- 

 ing quality in the herd, two valuable character- 

 istics in any lot of cows. Pair size, straight lines 

 and evident usefulness were also apparent. The 

 calves, the test of the cows, were unusual and 

 reflected the use of a good bull. Mr. Lyne has 

 not given his cattle the development he should 

 but is now instituting a reform in this respect. 



Romeo, one of the herd bulls by imp. Bapton 

 Coronet was very satisfactory. Red Laddie by 

 Captain Archer out of Red Lady 7th by Lord 

 Thistle was bought at the Stodder dispersion. 

 He had been at the head of the show herd the 

 previous season and was a winner. After the 

 death of his sire he had been used in the breeding 



