30 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



breeding Shorthorns in Canada and moved to 

 Jefferson county, Kansas about 1870 bringing 

 with him some of his cattle. The early produce 

 of the herd was sold as far west as Manhattan. 

 He later made purchases from Albert Crane in- 

 cluding the Alexander bred Gwynne Duke of 

 Woodburn by 26th Duke of Airdrie, and London 

 Duke 13th by 5th Duke of Geneva, indicating 

 his appreciation of quality in bulls. Only a few 

 females were bought. His work was continued 

 in the eighties but was practically local in char- 

 acter. 



Shorthorns Reach Greenwood County. Hart 

 Bros, were breeders of Shorthorns in Waukesha 

 county, Wisconsin, in the sixties. In 1870 or 

 1871 they came to Greenwood county bringing 

 with them the bull Imperial Hendon and the cows 

 Roan Duchess 5th, Delphena, and Royal Duchess 

 5th, all from the herd of John P. Roe of Wau- 

 kesha. These cows proved prolific and a large 

 herd was built from them in ten years. The herd 

 of C. L. Hart of Eureka was descended from 

 these cows. 



A Brown County Pioneer. G. Y. Johnson of 

 Brown county, soldier of the Civil War, big in 

 stature and character, began breeding Short- 

 horns in 1870. His start was made with the so- 

 called Bates crossed standard families of that 

 time and he was more regular and systematic in 

 recording the produce than any other early Kan- 



