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of Kansas and several cows to N. L. Chaff ee of 

 Manhattan, a few cows to Andrew Wilson and 

 some choice animals to George W. Greever, men- 

 tion of which will be made later. 



Better Cattle from Better Herds. At the close 

 of the sixties Andrew Wilson of Shawnee county 

 was probably the most discriminating buyer of 

 foundation stock in the new state. Cattle of his 

 breeding calved as early as 1870 are on record 

 and it was in that year, that in addition to the 

 purchases made from John Inlow, Mr. Wilson 

 made other memorable purchases which attract- 

 ed the attention of the whole country. Prom the 

 herd of James N. Brown & Sons of Illinois, then 

 one of the leading Shorthorn establishments in 

 the United States, he secured a number of high 

 class cows. Grace Young 4th and Grace Young 

 5th, two cows of national reputation as prize win- 

 ners, sired by Tycoon, one of the greatest bulls 

 of his day, were added to the herd. Minister, for 

 several years the leading show bull of the West, 

 was bought at W. R. Duncan's sale for $1760. 

 Mr. Wilson now had cattle from which a fortune 

 could have been made, but for some reason he 

 soon gave up the business. On August 20, 1873 

 Grace Young 4th and Grace Young 5th, the 

 plums of the herd, were sold in a public sale at 

 Silver Lake, to the Kansas State Agricultural 

 College for $800 and $1080, and later at the col- 

 lege they produced a family of excellent cattle, 



