456 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



LYON COUNTY 



E. H. Abraham, Emporia. Mr. Abraham de- 

 serves credit for having very successfully hidden 

 his light under a bushel. I had heard little about 

 him but it seems to me that Jim Tomson once 

 told me of selling an extra good bull to a man 

 at Emporia by the name of Abraham. It is the 

 object of this book to rescue from obscurity just 

 such modest men as Mr. Abraham and to intro- 

 duce them to the breeders and farmers of the 

 state. While he was going along so quietly as to 

 occasion no comment, he was gathering up a few 

 Shorthorns that suited him, using good bulls, 

 selecting choice heifers and feeding his cattle 

 well. The result is a herd of thirty females, 

 bred and grown on the farm during the past 

 twelve years, that have virtually cost Mr. Abra- 

 ham nothing, for the sales from the herd, while 

 made locally and at very modest prices, have 

 much more than paid all expenses and the price 

 of the original purchases. The results of good 

 ancestry, wise selection and judicious care are 

 apparent, for when you see these cattle you know 

 they are real Shorthorns. 



Looking over the pedigrees I found noted bulls 

 in evidence everywhere. Among them are Lav- 

 ender Viscount, famous sire at Ravenswood and 

 International grand champion ; Barmpton 

 Knight, Tomson ? s wonderful breeding bull; 



