A HISTORY OF S11ORTHOKNS IN KANSAS 15 



Shorthorn Show Steers. Aside from an oc- 

 casional steer and a few carloads shown by indi- 

 viduals it lias remained for the Kansas State 

 Agricultural College to carry on the production 

 of show steers. The great success which has at- 

 tended their efforts has attracted international 

 attention to Kansas as one of the leading states 

 to be reckoned with at the big American shows. 

 The steers shown by the college in recent years 

 were nearly all sired by the now thirteen-year-old 

 Matchless Dale, a bull that has proved himself 

 one of the great sires of the breed. In ordinary 

 pasture flesh Matchless Dale weighed 2400 

 pounds and no one ever handled a mellower hide. 

 His splendid disposition, wonderful quality a^id 

 character have won the admiration of every 

 breeder that has seen him. The record made by 

 steers sired by him is remarkable. The college 

 has shown eighteen steers sired by Matchless 

 Dale that have been placed not lower than third 

 at the American Royal or International Live 

 Stock Shows. At the American Royal they won 

 two championships, nine firsts, seven seconds 

 and six thirds. At the International they won 

 one championship, two reserve championships, 

 six firsts, four seconds and three thirds. 



A Notable Carlot From Kansas. It was in 

 about 1910 that a car load of all red yearling- 

 steers found their way to the American Royal. 

 They came from near Lancaster in Atchisoii 



