A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 23 



The Pioneer of Northern Kansas. J. M. 

 Huber came from Pleasant Plains, Illinois in 

 1860 to the farm near Meriden, now owned by 

 H. E. Huber, Ms son, bringing with him some 

 Shorthorns. He was not married and made his 

 home for a time with the Leidy family living on 

 the farm. It was here that Fremont Leidy, one 

 of the leading breeders of Butler county, was 

 born and H. E. Huber was born in the same cabin 

 later. J. M. Huber 's name first appears in vol. 

 9 A. H. B. as the owner of Bismarck, a roan bull 

 bred in Illinois and calved in 1868. The first 

 animal bred and recorded by him was calved Dec- 

 ember 2, 1870. Volume 11 contains the pedigrees 

 of two Illinois bred cows calved in 1858 and 1860, 

 both owned by him, from which it appears he did 

 not record his earlier calves. 



Mr. Huber later became one of the leading 

 breeders of his section. In 1880 he won first 

 prize of $100 on best herd under two years at 

 Bismarck Grove and the thirteen-year-old son, 

 H. E., helped care for the cattle and show -them. 

 Shortly after this Mr. Huber bought a good bull 

 and heifer of Albert Crane and some of the choice 

 cattle found on the farm today descend from that 

 heifer. A few years later he bought of Col. 

 Harris the bull Golden Belt by Baron Victor out 

 of Linwood Golden Drop. About 1890 Mr. Huber 

 retired from business, turning over the farm and 

 the cattle to his boys. In 1902 he passed out of an 



