:{:iO A UlSTOKY OV SIKIRTIIORNS IN KANSAS 



one (if the cows ])iir('li;iS('(l carlior. Her dam 

 caiiic i'i'otu Liinvdod and licr sire was (ioldoii 

 Kiii^iit, the son ol' iin|). (!raven Kiiiglit and Nor- 

 ton's (iokk'n Dro}», that was used so f]'eely by 

 Col. Ilari'is. Serapliina's dam was by (ialahad, 

 sire of Gallant Knig-ht. This gives an idea of tbe 

 (|uali1y of the eow foundation. 



As bef(_)re stated. Vandal was the first bull 

 used. One of the next was Lafitte by Royal 

 Knight, one of the best bulls of the breed iised by 

 Col. Ilai'ris and later by Mr. Hanna. Bold 

 Knight came from Tomsoiis and was by Gallant 

 Knight, tlie bull that made the Tomson herd one 

 of national im])oi'tance. His dam was by imp. 

 Thistle Top. (See Tomson sketch.) Headlight 

 2d was bred by Joseph Duncan and was by 

 Knight of Meadow Farm 3d out of the Harris 

 bred Starlight by Galahad. Valiant was bred by 

 Tonisons and was by St. Claii', a scm of imp. 

 ("!*resceut Knight, out of imp. Clara 59th. Mar- 

 engo's Pearl, a bull mu<'h used, came from C. E. 

 Leonard. He was l)y Mart'Ugo's Choice, one of 

 the best of later day Ravenswood sires. 



''I'wo bulls ai-e now doing service. Village 1 leir 

 'coiiics froiii I'ltpcrmill and is a son oi' 1he gi'cat 

 Villager and his dam is Rosetta. (Jrasslaud 2(1, a 

 danghlci- of iiii]i. ( "on(|iieror out oC ini](. Roselta 

 12th. A'icioi- Dale is l)\' Maxwalton Rosedale, 

 well known sii'c in Ike Pringk' and Tomson 

 kci'ds. This ^ivcs these bulls close connection 



