570 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



Belt highway also runs through the farms. 



Both herds were established in 1919. It was 

 not until April 1920 that a herd bull was secured, 

 Jealous Dale, the splendid bull at Bluemont 

 Farms, having been used prior to that time. 

 When it was decided to buy a bull Mr. Walter 

 Burtis attended the Central Sale at Kansas City 

 and he will be remembered as the bidder up to 

 $3500 on Sanquhar Sultan, the Tomson bull that 

 sold for $3550. Failing to get this bull, they 

 took advantage of the opportunity and bought 

 his sire, Beaver Creek Sultan, from Tomson 

 Bros. This grandson of Whitehall Sultan is a big, 

 thick, short-legged white with a reputation as a 

 great sire, his get having sold at big prices and 

 matured into splendid animals. 



The Burtis Cows. Dale's Helen is one of the 

 best daughters of Master of the Dales. Her dam 

 is Helen 51st sold in one of the Southeast Kansas 

 sales for $1000. Sycamore Pavonia, also by 

 Master of the Dales, is out of Glendale Pavonia 

 2d by the excellent sire, Scotland's Charm, sec- 

 ond dam, imp. Pavonia. This is the same an- 

 cestry as Mr. Nevius' Prince Pavonia. Queen 

 Mistletoe (No. 24 H. M. Hill Herd Catalog) is a 

 red five-year-old cow whose calves have sold in 

 Southeast sales at $805 and $1000. Golden Mis- 

 tletoe, the dam of Queen Mistletoe, has also been 

 purchased for this herd. She is by Prince Mistle- 

 toe, a son of Mistletoe 2d, own sister to Sweet 



