98 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



partner, Geo. F. Kellerman, located near 

 Humboldt, bringing a few females and a bull 

 with him and in 1888 a farm was purchased near 

 Mound City to which the cattle on hand and a 

 car load of the best from the Ohio farm were sent. 

 Along with the cows came a Renick Rose of 

 Sharon bull, the family at that time not having 

 recognized the great value of the Scotch cross. 



Shortly after this a Scotch crossed bull was 

 bought of Col. Harris and he was followed by the 

 bull that made the herd. Armour Bearer by F. 

 Bellows & Sons' Valley Champion, taken reluc- 

 tantly because he w r as a roan instead of the fash- 

 ionable red, got calves from these Ohio bred cows 

 that were in all respects equal to the best Scotch 

 cattle of the day and the show yard record made 

 by this roan bull's calves at the leading fairs, 

 including the American Royal, was not only an 

 enviable one but it was a tribute to the influence 

 of a good bull when crossed with practically un- 

 related cows. Armour Bearer lived only eighteen 

 months but during this period he had worked a 

 great change in the red herd. His calves were 

 nearly all roans and, while considered less val- 

 pable on this account, they sold at good prices on 

 their merits. 



The first Cruickshank cow, 14th Linwood Lav- 

 ender by Baron Lavender 2d, was bought at Col. 

 Harris' dispersion sale in 1896 and she produced 

 Lavender Dorrit, a bull later used with success 



