A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 53 



which then had no place in most Shorthorn herds. 

 There was nothing- in the record of W. A. Harris 

 prior to 1880 which would lead one to suspect that 

 America's greatest breeder was making his start. 



Minor Shorthorn Operations. The herds men- 

 tioned thus far all assumed considerable promi- 

 nence and were a strong factor in building up 

 Shorthorn interests in Kansas. There were many 

 small breeders scattered over the state prior to 

 1880 of whom it is possible to give only limited 

 information. Most of these men did not handle 

 Shorthorns a great length of time nor did their 

 work have any influence on present day herds. 



In 1872 Robert Cook of Allen county bought 

 four females from Ohio breeders. He continued 

 his work for nine years producing cattle of fair 

 quality which were sold locally. 



S. L. Shotwell of ElDorado bought a bull and 

 seven cows of M. B. Robertson, Sonora, Ohio in 

 1879. Three of the cows produced heifer calves 

 shortly after reaching Kansas and by 1880 Mr. 

 Shotwell had a good little herd. No record of 

 later operations appears. 



Two herds of national reputation, those of J. 

 P. Sanborn of Michigan and William Miller of 

 Canada, furnished the foundation for a herd in 

 Dickinson county. The cattle were owned a few 

 years by G. E. Hunton and included the imported 

 cow Young Bracelet from which he raised three 

 heifers that were retained. 



