348 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



at various fairs, always with success until the 

 breaking out of the Civil War. 



The early volumes of the herd book indicate 

 that pure-bred Short-horns were owned in Mis- 

 souri prior to and during the early days of the 

 war by the following: Thomas S. Hutchinson, 

 who was associated with Mr. Leonard; Elisha 

 N. Warfield, Horace H. Brand and David Gas- 

 tleman of Cooper County; H. Larimore, Calla- 

 way County; James R. Hughes, Pettis County; 

 Messrs. Brown, Saline County; James Doneghy, 

 Jackson County; Messrs. Hubbell, Ray County; 

 Lewis Bryan, Elmira; J. A. Talley, St. Charles 

 County; B, S. Wilson, Booneville; W. D. Mc- 

 Donald, Gallatin; D. K. Pitman, St. Charles 

 County, and Messrs. McIIatton and Phillips of 

 St. Louis County. At a little later period 

 Messrs. H. V. P. Block of Pike County, Richard 

 and William Gentry of Sedalia; C. E. Leonard, 

 Jeff Bridgford, John G. Cowan, the Duncans, J. 

 H. Kissinger and many others became promi- 

 nent in the trade. 



Foundation Stock in Iowa. In the report 

 of the ninth Iowa State Fair, which was held 

 in 1862, it is stated that Judge T. S. Wilson of 

 Dubuque was a breeder of Short-horns twenty 

 years prior to that date, which would indicate 

 that specimens of the breed were taken to Iowa 

 as early as 1S42. He exhibited at the fair men- 

 tioned a white bull called Rocket. At the first 



