I'iti A UlSTOin' UK SlU)l;'l'lllU;^^ IN KA\;<AS 



loiluiiatc purchase of Jjavciidrr's JU'st frdin D. 

 K. Kcllcriuaii A: Sou and a vrvy unldrluuatc iii- 

 \'('sinR'iit in the purchase dT a suceessdr to Laven- 

 der's Best at a hnv })rice. The LaveuiU'r's Jm'sI 

 cows were an umisually gxx.id hit. Xine of them 

 were at one time owned by J. T. i>a;\'er und were 

 the admiration of hx'al breeders. jNlr. Conifer 

 chised eut the herd in 1*)()T. havini: l)een in the 

 business for ten years. 



Auotlier "Woodson eotnit\' owner ot a large 

 Sbortliorn establislmient whieli lie operated dur- 

 ing the same period in wliieh J. H. Bayer, Dr. 

 Slavens and ]^. H. Conger were actively engaged 

 in breeding, was Jolui A. Seattui. Mr. iSeaton 

 and stn'eral sons came from Iowa in 1900 bring- 

 ing with them cattle purchased from several ef 

 the well known herds in the vieinity of Xewton. 

 They owned 1000 acres ol' land neai- ^'ernon 

 and the cattle liad nel only plenty ot' good 

 feed and good eare but the herd had the use of a 

 strictly high-class bull in Prince tni|)erial '2d. 

 an Alliert Harrah bred son oi' Canute. ^Ir. 

 Seaton died in 190(i and ilie luM'd was dis})t'rsed 

 by public sale. Prince Imperial '2d that bad de- 

 A'eloped into a iirs1-(dass show Imll and an out- 

 standing sire, (udy six yi'ars old when sold, was 

 allowed by the breedei's |)resent to be pun'chased 

 by a ship]ier for $85 Avilh 4 })(U' cent off for cash 

 t(^ be sent to Kansas (Jity two days later wliere he 

 bi'ouuht $125 for l»eef. 



