A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 253 



went to John G. Cowan's in 1881 with money 

 enough to buy, as he thought, seven or eight cows 

 and Uncle John explained to him why he should 

 buy the very best though fewer in number. He 

 took the advice and went home with four fe- 

 males, two by Loudon Duke 6th and two that 

 were out of his daughters. 



Loudon Duke 6th was one of the greatest 

 American bulls and these excellent purchases 

 were worthy of consideration anywhere. Lord 

 Byron, also from the Cowan herd by Bell Duke 

 of Thorndale was a show bull of the first class 

 and proved a good sire. Again the Cowan herd 

 was resorted to for a bull and this time a son of 

 imp. Scottish Lord was chosen. It was the first 

 strong infusion of Scotch blood and on the big, 

 smooth cows a great success was scored. 



For years no additions of females were made 

 but later some choice specimens were added. As 

 I saw them they were all of the same old McCoy 

 type as the cows descended from the Cowan pur- 

 chases. They are all of the choicest modern 

 breeding. Three of them I especially noted. One 

 came from W. A. Betteridge, one from T. J. 

 Dawe and one from Everett Hayes and a few 

 other choice ones came from R. T. Scott of Ne- 

 braska. 



Good bulls have always been used in this herd. 

 While this does not mean that in every case they 

 were bred in the latest fashion, yet it would be 



