r)(l'J ,\ lIISTOR'l' OF .SIlOltTHOItNS IN" KANSAS 



purchases for the Walton herd caiiKt I'roin Irx-al 

 lirccdcrs ami wci-c sli'onj^', I'li^^cd cows of (|in1i' 

 •jDixl blood lines, )ai1 as in nios1 cases 1liev i'e|)i'e' 

 seiited no conceni I'aled elTorl 1o secure del'inile 

 i-esidts. l"'liei-e was especially lacking- that uni- 

 formity so desired by exjx'rienecnl l)reeders. 



Tlie first bull that was able to ])ut his impress 

 on the herd and make a marked advance towai'd 

 the desired end was Lavender Seai'ch 405GG8, a 

 son of Searehlifi'ht. His dam was oik; of Mr. 

 Nevins' j?ood cows, sired by the cliampion, Choice 

 <io()ds. His dam was l)y ini]). Lax'endei' Lad, 

 Ml-. Dustin's g-reat son of Sc<»ttisli Ai-ch(;r, and 

 the next cross was Oolden Rule, the famous 

 Robert Miller show and breeding bull. Lavender 

 Search is very close to tlu; gi-ound, carries lieavy 

 flesli and is good from cmd to end. About twenty 

 of his daughters of all ages will be in the herd 

 and they are of the even, smooth, attractive kind 

 that are almost invariably satisfact(U'y breeders. 

 A numlx'r of acceptable additions have l»een 

 made I'ccently, among them a heaulil'ul I'ed lwo- 

 yea]'-old fi'oni J^ai'k K. Salter's herd and sired liy 

 Rosewood Dale. An occasional female will l)e 

 added by 2")urchase. 



A most fortunate selection of a herd bull was 

 made in 1914, Prince Valentine 41 h, one among 

 the best of Kansas bidls. lie is now Ix'ing used 

 and will pi'obably l)e continued in sei'vi<-e hei-e as 

 loiiL'- as he is useful. This teii-v<'a ,r-old bull was 



