610 A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



young bull, Secret Dale, is the sire in use. Mr. 

 Arneal is in the part of Kansas where Short- 

 horns are not numerous and he will be able to 

 present an object lesson to the people of his 

 community. 



WABAUNSEE COUNTY 

 S. D. Mitchell, Allen.* This is largely a story 

 of Col. Carvel, a bull whose monument of great- 

 ness as seen in S. D. Mitchell's cows is so im- 

 pressive that the visitor, if he be a student of 

 Shorthorn history and an admirer of really good 

 cattle, will take off his hat to Mr. Mitchell, the 

 first man I have found in Kansas, who with ex- 

 ceptional judgment, displayed the backbone of 

 Amos Cruickshank. 



Going back to the story of Thomas, Jameison 

 & Mitchell, the reader will note that Mr. Mitchell 

 owned a herd individually at the time of the dis- 

 persion. In the former herd were two good sized, 

 thick fleshed, smooth, straight lined, red cows. 

 They were by the great show and breeding bull, 

 Barrister. Bred to White Goods, they produced 

 a pair of roan bull calves. Mr. Mitchell did not 

 say when he became convinced of the fact that 

 these were remarkable calves, but when Andrew 

 Pringle, that excellent breeder, came buying 

 bulls he priced him his choice at $200 with the 

 statement that he would keep the other for his 



Present address, Lexington, Kentucky, Eural Route 2. 



