A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



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native of Ireland, came to Kansas in 1872. In 

 1878 he bought his first Shorthorn cow at W. S. 

 White's sale for $100. In 1881 he bought a red 



JOHN McCOY 

 A pioneer breeder 



J. W. HYDE 



A breeder since 1870 



and white bull, Craig, by Loudon Duke 6th of 

 Cowan's and shortly thereafter he secured four 

 cows from the Cowan herd. "They were good 

 ones and they would be good ones now", Mr. 

 McCoy told me. A succession of high class bulls 

 was used. With judicious care and feeding, Mr. 

 McCoy, unhampered by fads, with only real 

 Shorthorn quality in mind, developed his herd 

 into one of great excellence. A further account 

 of the work of John McCoy & Son is given later 

 in this volume. Mr. McCoy must be considered 



