446 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



A. L. Withers, Leavenworth.* Mr. Withers 

 is located three miles from the heart of the city 

 and on his high priced land he figures cows must 

 raise good calves and give milk for market. The 

 five Shorthorn cows I saw being milked are do- 

 ing this and the calves are being well raised by 

 hand. The reader will recall that Thos. Bates did 

 the same thing with his famous Duchess cows 

 and produced the greatest herd the world had 

 seen up to that time. A first-class herd bull by 

 Villager Jr. was recently bought from G. F. 

 Kellerman. This bull is big, thick and smooth 

 and must be considered one of the county's best 

 Shorthorns. The fact that he did service in the 

 Kellerman herd guarantees his quality. 



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A. Hamm & Son, Prescott. This firm is 

 counted among the leading breeders of Linn 

 county. The herd which was started seven 

 years ago now numbers about thirty-five fe- 

 males including one imported cow, Sister Susie 

 729813. The object is not to produce abnormally 

 large cattle but rather to avoid the extremes in 

 size and to build up a herd of smooth, uniform 

 type with the quality required for good Short- 

 horns. The young stock is being well cared for. 



The Hamms exhibited at the Linn county fair 

 in 1919 and won in the classes including first 



Rural Route 1. 



