A HISTORY OF SHORTIIOKXS IX KANSAS 529 



«»f Osas.';e coTinty Shortliorns. Tlie Olson cattle 

 have ]XT-('ivc(l an infusion of l)lood through 

 Hampton Si)ray and Pi'ince Royal two oiitstand- 

 ino- ton and a ([nartca' Ijnlls that represent not 

 only the 1)('st, ))ut also some of the most popular 

 blood ]\]H's of tile last (ptarter ecntury. These 

 l)nlls were ]»ot]i well known in S. C Haiuia's 

 iK^'d where Uicy left much good stock. 



Tlio Jicrd l;uil r.i use, hred Iw W. T. Pruitt & 

 Son of Missouri is a large roan and carries the 

 a2)pearance of a I'cal breeding hull. The calves 

 hy him arc prunusiug. His sire, Sultan Lad, was 

 hy the noted bull (|leii))rook Sultan, one of the 

 grealost sires of prize Avijners in America and 

 (••aisidered ):>y many as second only to Avondale 

 among the sons of Whiteliall Sultan. His dau) 

 is l)y Vii'tor liobin, a Spicy Rol)in hull, and his 

 second (hull is by New (tO(x1s, the Choice (roods 

 bull that headed Hairinian ]>ros.' herd at tlieir 

 dispersion sale. 



H. M. Schoepflin, Quenemo. — This herd, 

 founded two years ago, is a good one. A nice lot 

 of heifers liought early in 1919 are from the H. 

 < '. Stepliensitii herd. They have plenty of size, 

 are smooth from end to end and are very fem- 

 inine and attractive. Their sire is N(Uipareil 

 Knight, a hull ]»red i.)y Tonison Bros, and sired 

 hy Gallant Knight's Heir. Nonpareil Kniglit's 

 dam was Itred l:)y N. A. Lind and was l:)y his well 

 known Fancv's Pride. These heifiTS are out oi' 



