214 A IIISTOKY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



!)>■ imp. l*riiicL' of Perth out of Goldfineli, a 

 full sistt'i- to tliL' International clianipion, Laven- 

 der Viscount; New Goods at the head of Harri- 

 nian Pros.' herd at its dispersion; Cumberland's 

 Last, the famous bull in C. A. Saunders' select 

 hei'd; Young- Abbotsburn, America's greatest 

 show l)ull ; Prince PaA^onia and Searchlight, both 

 of intei'-state rejiutation in C. S. Nevius' herd; 

 (iodwin, famous sire of great lu'oducing cow^s 

 and other good ones that coidd be mentioned. It 

 is no wondei' that the Wittry cows produce well 

 t(u- theirs is (luality by inlieritance. 



A visit to the Wittry farm will convince any 

 one that right breeding and right feeding are the 

 two requisites in producing good cattle. The 

 yomig stock on the farm is largely by Fancy Latl 

 2d, a Toinst>n l)red son of Prince Valentine 4tli. 

 His dam is by the M. E. Jones bred Cherry King 

 and the second dam is imj). Fancy 2d by Cap-a- 

 Pie. I saw five yearling heifers by this bull. 

 They were all good ones and two of them were 

 outstanding. Fancy Lad 2d was sold in August 

 i;)ll) to Weshy Jewell of Humboldt and Mr. 

 Wittry bought Honor Light, a son of Searchlight, 

 the bull so well known as a ]»rize winner and 

 bi-ecdiiig bull I'or C. S. Nevius. The dam of 

 Honor Liglil is iNlaid of Honor of (ieo. Both- 

 well 's bi-eediiig and sired by Grand Victor out of 

 imp. Winil'ied 11 h by Scottish Archer, the gi'eat- 

 est of 'Sir. Huthie's bulls. That a bull of such 



