588 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



not have bought her sire. I have given an idea 

 of the females in the herd both as individuals 

 and from the pedigree viewpoint. Before leav- 

 ing them I wish to add that this herd of cows 

 looked and acted like good producers. The shy 

 breeder and apparently barren animals were not 

 in evidence and the calves looked like they had 

 milk. 



Royal Violet was one of the early bulls. He 

 was by Prime Minister that was by imp. Prince 

 of Perth and out of Goldfinch, own sister to the 

 International grand champion Lavender Vis- 

 count. The dam of Royal Violet was by Golden 

 Prince, a Dryden bred son of Prince Gloster, sire 

 of the $10000 Prince Imperial. A son of Royal 

 Violet, Orange Master out of Sweet Orange, was 

 also used some. Master Barmpton came from 

 Tomsons and was by Barmpton Knight. 



I always feel a special degree of enthusiasm 

 when I write of Barmpton Knight for from this 

 great sire came a whole family of Shorthorns 

 that were the real kind to make the cattle grower 

 rich. Master Barmp ton's dam was by Lord 

 Mayor, one of the greatest bulls of the West, that 

 advertised T. P. Babst & Sons as only an out- 

 standing bull can do. Model Gloster was by 

 Choice Goods Model, son of the champion, Choice 

 Goods, and Rosedale Violet 9th, the famous Tebo 

 Lawn matron that had to her credit more high 

 priced calves than any other cow of her day. She 



