456 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



came an enthusiast upon the subject of high-class 

 Herefords and soon came to know the good ones. 

 Mr. Lewis was an ideal selection as manager of the 

 fine herd to be built up from this choice importation 

 of 1882. A lover of cattle, a rare judge and skilful 

 feeder, learned in the mysteries of stock-breeding, 

 respected and loved in all his relations, the annals 

 of American cattle-breeding afford few instances of 

 greater success achieved than that worked out 

 largely by Lewis and Mr. Stuart in the production 

 and development of the Shadeland Herefords. 



During the golden days of the business that fol- 

 lowed this Lord Wilton-Garfield importation, the 

 herd, at one time numbering between 200 and 300 

 head, was in many respects the most attractive of 

 any on American soil. During the year 1883 the 

 sales at private treaty from the herd aggregated 43 

 head and averaged over $500. In November of that 

 year 37 head were sold at auction at Kansas City 

 for an average of $576.35, including the cow Perfec- 

 tion 2d to C. D. Hudson, Marshall, Mo., at $1,070, 

 Brunette to Fowler & VanNatta at $1,000, Chris- 

 tabel 3d to Howard Bros., Edgar, Neb., at $1,000, 

 and Eoyal 16th to Mr. Crane at $1,020. The cattle 

 were always " fit, " the calves well ' ' done, ' ' the young 

 bulls admirably managed, the sappy yearlings and 

 ripe two-year-old heifers sorted by age so as to im- 

 press by a massing of their beauty, the breeding 

 matrons always in shape to admire, and the herd 

 bulls the magnet that drew visitors from all states. 



" Uncle John" Lewis is entitled to a very large 



