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A iiis'i'om' OK siioirnioKN.s in Kansas 



iKil lia\'<' ))(Hi,nli1 licr sifc. I liiivc .n'ivcii an idfu 

 (if the rciiialcs in ilic luii'd both as individuals 

 and froni the ])cdi^i-('(' \'ic\v]»(iin1. I'x'J'di-c lca\'- 

 inj^- lliciii I wish 1o add 1lia1 1liis herd (if cows 

 looked and acted like j^ood pi'oduccrs. '^Clic sliy 

 hreedei- and a|»|»ar<'ntl y l)an-('n animals wei'c not 

 in evid<'nce and l!ie calves looked like lliey liad 

 milk. 



Royal Violet was one of the eai'ly l)nlls. lie 

 was l»y Prime Alinislei' 1lia1 was by imii. Prince 

 ol' Peilli and ou1 ol' (ioldfincli, own sistei' to tlie 

 Intei'national j^rand champion Lax'ender Vis- 

 count. ''J''lie dam tA' !\o.\'al Violet was by (ioldeii 

 J''rinc<', a. J)i-yden bi'ed son of Prince (iloster, sire 

 of the -tlOOOO Prince Im])ei'ial. A son of Royal 

 Violet, Orange Master out of Sweet Orange, was 

 alsi) used some. Mastei' J)arm])ton came from 

 Tomsons and was by Barm])ton Knight. 



I alwa.vs feel a special degi'ee of enlhusiasm 

 when I wuite of l>ai'm})ton Knighl foi' from this 

 great sii'e came a whole i'amily of Shoi'thoi'iis 

 that were the I'eal kind to make the cattle grower 

 I'ich. Master Parmplon's dam was by Loi'd 

 Ma\'oi-, one (d' Hie gi'< 'at est bulls of i he West, that 

 advei'tised 'J\ J'. Itabst A: Sons as <inly an out- 

 standing bull can do. Aiodel (Jlosler was by 

 (Ihoice ( Joods Model, son of the champion, (Ahoice 

 (joods, and Itosedale Violet !)th, the famous Tel)o 

 Lawn mali'on that had to her ci-('dit moi-e high 

 pi' iced caU'es t ha II any ol her cow of her day. She 



