562 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



purchases for the Walton herd came from local 

 breeders and were strong, rugged cows of quite 

 good blood lines, but as in most cases they repre- 

 sented no concentrated effort to secure definite 

 results. There was especially lacking that uni- 

 formity so desired by experienced breeders. 



The first bull that was able to put his impress 

 on the herd and make a marked advance toward 

 the desired end was Lavender Search 405668, -a 

 son of Searchlight. His dam was one of Mr. 

 Nevius' good cows, sired by the champion, Choice 

 Goods. His dam was by imp. Lavender Lad, 

 Mr. Dustin's great son of Scottish Archer, and 

 the next cross was Golden Rule, the famous 

 Robert Miller show and breeding bull. Lavender 

 Search is very close to the ground, carries heavy 

 flesh and is good from end to end. About twenty 

 of his daughters of all ages will be in the herd 

 and they are of the even, smooth, attractive kind 

 that are almost invariably satisfactory breeders. 

 A number of acceptable additions have been 

 made recently, among them a beautiful red two- 

 year-old from Park E. Salter 's herd and sired by 

 Rosewood Dale. An occasional female will be 

 added by purchase. 



A most fortunate selection of a herd bull was 

 made in 1914, Prince Valentine 4th, one among 

 the best of Kansas bulls. He is now being used 

 and will probably be continued in service here as 

 long as he is useful. This ten-year-old bull was 



