A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 205 



This story, briefly told, of Hall Bros.' farm 

 and cattle teaches a lesson. A few years ago 

 they bought four heifer calves from Dr. Slavens 

 of Neosho Falls, at very moderate prices. (See 

 Slavens sketch.) Good care, resulting in good 

 development, did the rest. It will pay any one to 

 visit the Hall farm and see what can be accom- 

 plished by feeding good Shorthorns on good 

 farm feeds only. 



T. E. Holloway, Humboldt. It is only fair to 

 say that Mrs. Holloway should be included in 

 this sketch. She is not only a Shorthorn enthu- 

 siast but she is also an excellent judge and there 

 are those who say that in judging she outclasses 

 the majority of men engaged in the production 

 of Shorthorns. Pew new breeders except those of 

 unlimited means have scored the degree of suc- 

 cess that has been theirs. That the Holloway 

 herd during its few years of existence has devel- 

 oped into a really good one is probably due to two 

 causes, good care and the use of the bull Sir 

 Hampton, mentioned in the Wesley Jewell 

 sketch. 



The heifers by Sir Hampton have developed 

 into big, broad, smooth animals with a breedy ap- 

 pearance. In the summer of 1919 Mr. Holloway 

 acquired by purchase the Diver & Potter herd, 

 retaining the most desirable females. He also 

 bought of J. H. Holcomb an excellent four-year- 

 old cow of very choice breeding and with her won 



