Hl^li A HISTORY OF SHORTnOKNS IN KANSAS 



It wduUl ]iardly be ijraclical to meiitioii in (lo 

 tail all tlic bulls tbat liave Ix'cn used. Aiuoug' tbc 

 x'aluable ones Avas Seottisb Vicei'dv. He was by 

 LaA'eiidei' Viceroy, mentioned above, and out of 

 Pride of Orehard Farm B 15tli by Secret 

 liarni^ttoii. Tins line of ))r(!edinji' is now very 

 po[)nlar in the herds of W. A. Betteridge and 

 Bell()ws Bros. Scottish Viceroy was directly 

 desceinU'd from some of America's best Short- 

 horns incduding LaA'ender Viscount, Baron 

 Lavendei' 2d and imp. Baron Victor. Choice 

 Collynie, used with success, represented on liis 

 sire's side imp. Collyni(; and Choice Goods. He 

 was oiit of the excellent cow Wistful (see IT. M. 

 Hill sketch) giving him another cross to Collyine 

 and tlirough Ro.yal Kiught to imp. Princess 

 Alice, (tne of the country's greatest cows. Seci'et 

 Baron, used until recently, was ])y Snowstorm, 

 the l)est known western son r»f Snowflake, sire of 

 Ringmaster, three times Intei-national grand 

 champion. Secret Baron sii-ed a s|)]endid l(.»t of 

 stock and he was pei'haps the best known of the 

 Caddis bulls. The l»ull now used is Challenger's 

 Knight by Dale's (Jballenger by Double Dale, 

 one of the most noted of Avondale's sons. His 

 dam is WliHe Marigold by imp. (_li-escent Knight 

 Old, of imp. Scotch Maiigold. He is a good young 

 i)ull from the very <']ioic('st ancestiy. 



E. L. Holstine, Girard. — Mr. Holstine's early 

 purchases included an excellent daughte]' of 



