114 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



Norton herd was that of R. O. Furneaux near 

 Moran. From a modest beginning with medium 

 cattle his herd developed into one of the good 

 herds of the county. 



Another Allen county herd was that of Jewell 

 Bros., which for a number of years was prob- 

 ably the best in the county. Both the proprietors 

 are still engaged in the business owning individ- 

 ual herds. 



B. W. Gowdy of Anderson county bred quite 

 a number of Shorthorns but was better known as 

 a dealer than as a breeder. He was prominent 

 in the trade from 1897 to 1905. His commercial 

 instincts were highly developed, too highly, per- 

 haps, for best results as a breeder. 



Walter Lattimer, son of the well known Ill- 

 inois family of breeders, who was associated with 

 D. L. Dawdy in the ownership and management 

 of the Glick herd also maintained a herd near 

 Garnett. The cattle were largely of the Glick 

 stock and the earlier bulls in service were of 

 Bates extraction. Later Mr. Lattimer changed 

 his course by buying the great Bellows bull, 

 Valley Champion. J. B. Fergus, a well known 

 resident of Allen county, was herdsman for Mr. 

 Lattimer during the time he operated near 

 Garnett. 



A. M. Ashcraf t of Atchison county was in busi- 

 ness from 1894 to 1904. He bought a few females 

 and built up quite a large herd. He did not . at 



