898 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



favorably that he decided to give them a trial. In 

 May, 1882, he purchased from T. L. Miller, Beecher, 

 111., a pair of calves — the bull Invincible and heifer 

 Landscape Maid. His first experience in breeding 

 was to produce cross-bred steers, using Shorthorn 

 cows. He was so well pleased that he then bought 

 a few Hereford females. His cross-bred steers were 

 shown successfully in Chicago and Kansas City and 

 sold at good prices for Christmas beef. A few years 

 later he began showing breeding cattle. He was 

 specially happy in his choice of breeding bulls, both 

 Hesiod 2d and March On 6th proving showyard 

 champions, as well as great sires. For the former 

 $5,000 was refused, and an offer of $7,500 for the 

 latter is said to have been declined. Much of the 

 success met by the herd in the showring was due 

 to the careful handling and fitting of Will Willis. 



In the death of John Steward Missouri suffered 

 another real loss. He was cut down in the very 

 prime of an eminently useful life. Steward was one 

 of the most sane, most conscientious, most depend- 

 able men ever identified with American Herefords. 

 In partnership with Mr. Hutcheon he was engaged 

 in building up a herd that was distinguished for 

 true Hereford character and quality. 



In November, 1906, Capt. E. C. Scarlett was added 

 to the list of the notable dead. He was a man of 

 good birth and education, coming from the old fam- 

 ily estate of Nordan Hall near Leominster, Here- 

 fordshire. He was one of the many natives of that 

 county who came to the west when the Herefords 



