A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 433 



LABETTE COUNTY 



L. M. Dunaway, Edna. Mr. Dunaway has 

 been breeding Shorthorns for a dozen years and 

 in this time he has sold large numbers of cattle to 

 his neighbors. His persistent disposition to sell 

 has resulted in the herd's being cut down to 

 twenty females, but he has certainly done his 

 share toward popularizing the breed in his local- 

 ity. He has even started a bright, ten-year-old 

 grandson in business by selling him three heifers. 

 The boy is a Shorthorn enthusiast and talks cat- 

 tle like a veteran. 



Mr. Duna way's cows impressed me as smooth, 

 even, attractive, medium-sized ones and showed 

 a very decided tendency to give much milk, milk- 

 ing quality having been specially developed since 

 the herd was founded. He has been using good 

 bulls and the appearance of the herd indicates 

 sensible, practical care. The present herd bull is 

 Sycamore Marshall, a Stunkel bred son of Or- 

 ange Marshall out of a Victor Orange cow, thus 

 giving him a double cross of Victor Orange, one 

 of the bulls that helped make Shorthorn history 

 in the Southwest. Sycamore Marshall can hardly 

 help adding to the value of the herd. The work 

 Mr. Dunaway is doing is an important one and 

 such a herd as his, developed for beef and milk, 

 with good Shorthorn character and attractive- 

 ness, grown on the ordinary feeds of the farm 



