A HlaTORY OP SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 305 



COFFEY COUNTY 



C. H. White, Burlington, — Mr. White began 

 operations in 1£Q6 and for the hnst ten years he 

 has been one of the heading breeders in soutlieast 

 Kansas. His lierd is kept closely culled and the 

 visit(_)r will find some very good Sh!)rthorns on 

 this farin. Mr. White maintained a show herd 

 from 1911 to 1913 and exhil>ited sncr-essfuUy at 

 the ]Srel)raska State Fair and at the l)est Kansas 

 fairs including Topeka, winning well in Ijoth 

 open and state classes. He also showed at the 

 American Royal with some of his entries well in 

 the money. 



Possi1)ly the l)est cow that Mr. AYhite owns 

 and one that would be a credit to any herd, is 

 Roan Heather. Her sire, Lord Mayor 3d, was a 

 high-class show ])ull l)y Lord Mayor out of Forest 

 Daisy, own sister to the dam of New Year's 

 Delight, American Royal grand champion and 

 International junioi- cliampion. Roan Heather 

 was third in her class at Lincoln and Topeka. 

 Her dam was a combination of AYliite Goods, 

 Barrister and Col. Harris' best line of breeding. 

 Sweet Novelette 2d is l)y Richelieu out of one of 

 the best Shorthorn cows of her day, Charm's 

 Novelette by Scotland's Chaim out of a dam by 

 Viscoiuit of Anoka. Ri<'helieu was by The Choice 

 of All, son of Choice Goods and the famous 

 Rosedale Violet 9th. Since Scothnid's Charm 



