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Dr. R. A. Stewart of Hutchinson is remem- 

 bered as having owned one of the leading herds 

 in central Kansas. Under his own name as well 

 as under the name of Stewart & Downs he ex- 

 hibited at leading shows and for several years 

 cattle of his breeding won many prizes. The best 

 known sire in use was Victor Archer, a Tomson 

 bred son of Archer out of a Gallant Knight dam. 

 This bull later did good service in several other 

 herds and left many worthy descendants in cen- 

 tral and south central Kansas. To use on the 

 Victor Archer heifers Forest Knight by Gallant 

 Knight out of a B. O. Cowan bred dam by Nor- 

 folk was purchased of Tomson Bros. The herd 

 was dispersed by private sale about 1914. 



J. C. Hyde bred Shorthorns for many years in 

 Harvey county and his name appears frequently 

 in the pedigrees from other herds. His work was 

 of local and western interest and extended until 

 about 1902. One of his sons, J. W. Hyde, is the 

 oldest established breeder in Wilson county and 

 another son, Fred, is also breeding in that county. 

 Several grandsons of J. C. Hyde are engaged in 

 breeding Shorthorns. 



J. F. True was one of the best known breeders 

 of Jefferson county during the eighties and 

 nineties. Volume 29 of the American Herd 

 Book contains the pedigrees of five cows and 

 heifers bred by Mr. True and cattle of his breed- 

 ing are recorded in nearly every volume up to 



