28 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



the descendants of which can still be found in 

 Kansas herds. Although Mr. Wilson's period of 

 active operation was short, he had brought a class 

 of stock to the new state, not seen prior to that 

 date and it would be unfair to measure the value 

 of his service by the brief time he was engaged in 

 breeding. 



George W. Greever. At the time John Inlow 

 was selling his cattle, George W. Greever of 

 Wyandotte county bought the cow Prairie Flow- 

 er by 1st Grand Duke of Kansas. From this COW T 

 he raised three heifers, two by the fine sire Basil 

 Duke and one by Master of Ravenswood. The 

 small but choice herd was sold to C. B. Norris of 

 Geneva in 1878. The bull Basil Duke 4th by 

 Basil Duke was included in the sale. 



John F. Piper. In 1860 John F. Piper, then 

 a resident of Kentucky, bought the imported cow 

 Hasty, bred by Mr. Burnett and imported by 

 The Mason & Bracken Company. From her he 

 raised three heifers calved in 1861, 1862 and 1864, 

 named Spot, Humpback and Violet. Mr. Piper 

 came to Labette county, Kansas late in the sixties 

 bringing with him numerous descendants of imp. 

 Hasty, none of which were recorded, and it was 

 not until 1879 that the pedigree of the imported 

 cow. and eleven of her daughters and grand- 

 daughters were placed on record. How many 

 cattle from this herd were sold in these years at 

 less than their value if recorded, can only be 



