586 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



Lad, Jilt, Lavender, Victoria, Duchess of Glos- 

 ter, Orange Blossom, Mayflower, Clara, Violet, 

 Spicy, Gwendoline, Simplicity, and others of 

 similar merit and popularity. But it is always 

 the individuality that has claimed first consider- 

 ation of Tomson Bros. 



The farm acres have grown from a modest be- 

 ginning to approximately 1300 acres and the 

 plans contemplate a continuance along the estab- 

 lished lines through the junior members, a later 

 generation, who are still on the youthful side of 

 twenty years. 



The present members of the firm are John R. 

 Tomson, Dover, for many years a director of the 

 American Shorthorn Breeders Association, 

 serving two terms as president of the associa- 

 tion ; James G. Tomson, Carbondale, both being 

 generally known as skilled judges and called to 

 officiate in such capacity in many parts of this 

 country and Canada and Frank D. Tomson, 

 Lincoln, Nebraska, editor "The Shorthorn in 

 America" the official organ of the American 

 Shorthorn Breeders Association. He was for- 

 merly a member of The Breeder's Gazette staff 

 for a number of years. 



H. T. Forbes, Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Forbes 

 are both much interested in their Shorthorns. 

 They have an elegant farm four miles west of 

 Topeka and they have an elegant herd of cattle 

 on the farm. The herd represents eighteen years 



