484 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



MONTGOMERY COUNTY 



H. M. Hill, Lafontaine.* Those who have 

 read the H. M. Hill sketch in Part I will be aware 

 of the fact that a splendid foundation for a real 

 Shorthorn herd was well laid. Those who have 

 not read it are asked to do so before reading this. 

 Sycamore Springs Farm is almost an ideal home 

 for cattle. The best quality of grass, an abun- 

 dance of spring water, good alfalfa land, two 

 silos and natural shelter furnish the means of 

 producing the best kind of cattle. 



About forty high-class females and two bulls 

 are kept on the farm. Some of these cows have 

 an individual history, not only as great speci- 

 mens of the breed but as great producers. A 

 number of them are considered foundation cows 

 for the herd. Among those so classed is the big 

 roan, Wistful, by Collynie out of Wistaria by 

 Eoyal Knight, second dam, Spirea by imp. Royal 

 Pirate. (See Hanna sketch.) She has to her 

 credit a dozen calves. Every one of her bulls 

 went to head a good herd at a good price and her 

 heifers grew into good cows that are regular 

 breeders. This cow, though fifteen years old, 

 suckled a calf last summer and hardly looked her 

 years. Her pedigree, whether from the view- 

 point of present popularity or of individual 

 merit in ancestry could not be excelled and a lot 



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