594 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



by Golden Prince by Prince Gloster, sire of the 

 $10000 Prince Imperial. The dam of Golden 

 Dawn was by The Baron, a bull used by T. J. 

 Wallace. He was by Baron Sussex, dam by 

 imp. Burgomaster. Tom Thornton came from 

 Gen. McAfee and was by Earl of Gloster, an ex- 

 ceedingly well finished son of imp. Double Glos- 

 ter. Maxwalton Rosedale. was the sire of the 

 next bull and he bore the name of Dodd Gaston, 

 probably out of local pride. 



It would hardly be interesting to mention all 

 the bulls used during the thirty years. Those 

 listed will represent the rest but one other must 

 not be overlooked. Twentieth Earl of Valley 

 Grove by Lord Mayor, a bull with a reputation 

 in Wilson county later, was bought of T. P. 

 Babst as a calf. He was used in the herd for 

 four years, then sold to Senator Benedict where 

 he sired much excellent stock, especially breed- 

 ing cows. The bull in use at present is Big Ben 

 707309. His sire, Kansas Collynie, is by Mistle- 

 toe Archer, whose dam, Sweet Mistletoe, is also 

 the dam of Lespedeza Collynie, International 

 grand champion in 1919. Big Ben also carries 

 the blood of Ingle Lad, sire of the dam of Lady 

 Supreme, American Royal grand champion in 

 1919. 



H. H. Churchill, Topeka. Mr. Churchill is a 

 man who never does a thing by halves. His herd 

 is not yet large but he is building in a judicious 



