A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 55 



Harvey county became the home of a lot of 

 cows from the historic Dunn herd in Ohio. In 

 1875 Armenia Casterline started a herd which he 

 cared for under good conditions. The bull 

 calves were all sold locally and the heifers kept. 

 The early history of the establishment indicated 

 permanency but for some cause which the records 

 do not disclose, Mr. Casterline ceased operations. 



W. G. Anderson began business in Johnson 

 county about 1875 by purchases made in Ohio and 

 Kentucky and for a number of years the heifers 

 produced were retained. The bulls found ready 

 sale in the surrounding territory. 



Burtiss Bros, and C. L. Burtiss of Jefferson 

 county, whose operations were closely connected, 

 owned a small herd in the middle seventies which 

 they sold to Frank Leach of Waterville. In 1875 

 or 1876 Mr. Leach bought from N. L. Chaffee 

 of Manhattan a number of cows and probably 

 also the well known bull, Oxford Wiley. Some 

 females were secured from O. W. Bill of Man- 

 hattan. Mr. Leach continued to breed until the 

 early eighties. 



Gr. T. Watkins came to Jackson county about 

 1870 from Pike county, Illinois, where he had 

 been breeding Shorthorns. He made few pur- 

 chases and recorded but little produce the first 

 ten years, but during the eighties he carried on 

 more extensive breeding operations and stock 

 from his herd was widely scattered. 



