A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 47 



annual visits of a day or two days, studying and 

 learning. In this way lie acquired not only a 

 correct idea of modern Shorthorn type and char- 

 acter, but also a broad knowledge of pedigrees. 

 He obtained his herd bulls from the Linwood 

 herd as long as he could and later bought from 

 J. GK Bobbins & Son, John Dryden of Canada, 

 F. W. Ayers of Illinois and Carpenter & Ross. 

 Few herds in Kansas were owned by men who 

 more consistently than Mr. Pringle bought high 

 class sires. The bulls produced in the herd near- 

 ly all went to the western trade and other bulls 

 from the locality adjacent to Mr. Pr ingle's farm 

 went with them. Most of the females were re- 

 tained until the herd, at its best, numbered more 

 than one hundred head. After this they were 

 sold to breeders or used in founding new herds. 

 Six or seven years ago the entire herd including 

 the Avondale herd bull, Maxwalton Eosedale, 

 was sold to Tomson Bros, who retained some of 

 the most desirable specimens. 



G. W. K. Bailey & Sons. Late in the seven- 

 ties these men came from Pike county, Missouri 

 to Kansas, locating on a splendid tract of land at 

 the head of Fall River, fifteen miles northwest 

 of Eureka. During the eighties they bred a 

 large herd of good, useful cattle which were an 

 important factor in local live stock improvement. 



W. E. W. Bailey, the oldest son of the family, 

 also owned a good herd. Both herds went the 



