242 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



Ed Green ; Royal Pavonia of the same ancestry 

 as Mr. Nevius' Prince Pavonia with imp. Con- 

 queror added and Orange King 2d by the out- 

 standing sire, Victor Orange. The bull now 

 used is Albino by Alfalfa Leaf News 7th, son of 

 Good News out of Nonpareil Victoria of John 

 Regier's breeding for several generations. 

 His dam is by Hallwood Goods, son of Choice 

 Goods and imp. Sylvia. 



BOURBON COUNTY 



C. M. Howard & Sons, Hammond. This is one 

 of the big herds of Kansas and consists largely 

 of double standard stock. While an effort is 

 being made to breed off the horns it is not carried 

 to such an extent as would effect either the 

 size or the quality of the cattle. I have seen a 

 number of animals from this herd and liked them 

 very much for they had size, finish and a high 

 degree of practical utility. The herd was estab- 

 lished in 1898 and now 100 females are 

 kept on the farm a few miles north of Fort Scott. 

 While the cattle are not fed for the best possible 

 development, yet they are being well grown and 

 the cows range in size from medium to large. 



The earlier purchase of foundation stock re- 

 presented good individuals and the bulls used 

 have been such as to work improvement. Later 

 purchases have been more within the line of uni- 

 versal approval as to pedigree and the tendency 



