'M'2 A IIISTORV OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



which ic'itrcsi'iit 1h(! cJK^icest s[)eciineus from tlic 

 lu'i'd owned ])y tlu'ir father, W. J. Brookover. 

 Tlu'ir caille desceiul J'roiii two cows, Collyiiie 

 ]jass and Princess A^iolet i!d. (Jollynie Lass by 

 tlie 2800 pound Prince of Collynie, dam l)y Gold- 

 en Lad, a son of Mr. Dustin's (jolden Rule and 

 imp. Germanica 2d, re})]-esents a line of breeding 

 that from tlu; standpoint of (jxcellent ancestry 

 and desiral)le bl 1 lines could hardly Ije im- 

 proved. Tlie other cow. Princess Violet 3d, was 

 bred l)y C S. Nevius and sired l)y Prince 

 Pa\'(.»nia and was ])ur(diased with a splendid 

 heifer calf )iy Searchlight at foot. The dam of 

 l*rincess A^'iolet 3d was by the Westrope bred 

 Gloster and the line of descent further down is 

 of the l)est, d<_)ul:)tless such as to meet the ap- 

 2)roval of the most critical. Mr. Brookover paid 

 $525 for this cow and calf in the days when $100 

 l)ought a very good cow. It is not surprising 

 that satisfaclm'y results have followed the use of 

 good l.)ulls on such foundation stock and thaf 

 this herd is in line; for recogihtiou in the near 

 future. 



Tn the main, the )>ulls in use liave been the ex- 

 cedent ones owned liy Jl. G. Brcxdcover, also the 

 splendid slioAV and l)reeding 1)ull, Blytlie Gon- 

 (|ueror, used and shown successfully ])y G. P. 

 AVolf & Son. lie was by imj). ( 'onc[uei'or out of 

 iuijt. Blythesome 15ih and a few l)ig, beefy cows 

 l)y him speak well for his worth as a sire. A 



