A HISTORY OF SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 625 



dozen excellent females and a high-class bull. 

 The first purchase made at the Thorn sale was 

 followed by judicious selections at the 1919 Inde- 

 pendence sale and at Fremont Leidy's sale. 

 Three choice females were secured at the Cen- 

 tral sale and three at the 1920 sale in Independ- 

 ence. The herd is far above the average in qual- 

 ity and includes cows of select breeding with 

 pedigrees that any one would consider very de- 

 sirable. The bull is a large, massive, young fel- 

 low bred by Ogden & Son and sired by Diamond 

 Baron, a bull that has made a reputation as a 

 sire. His dam is not only a good cow, but she is 

 also a heavy milker, a thing it does not pay to 

 overlook. Mr. Kepler has made the right start 

 for a real Shorthorn herd. 



Mait Wiltse, Earlton.* This herd including a 

 dozen females from good cows and by good bulls 

 is going to be even better. The original pur- 

 chases were from George McFadden and J. C. 

 Thorn and three more were added at Fremont 

 Leidy's sale. Imported Collynie and Lord Mayor, 

 two of the. best bulls ever in Kansas, are the sires 

 with whose blood the cows are filled. Mr. Wiltse 

 is using one of the best young bulls in the state. 

 He is by Diamond Baron at the head of Ogden & 

 Sons' herd. His dam is from Robert Russell's 

 herd and is by Lily Cup by Scarlet Secret, dam 

 by Lord Golden Crest. If this young bull 



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