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A HISTORY OP SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



way of so many other Shorthorns during the 

 trying times of 1884 to 1897 ; bnt as this is l)eing 

 written I am in receipt of a letter from Mr. 

 Bailey stating that he wants to buy a few good 

 Shorthorns. This goes to show that good cattle 

 of the breed have a lasting influence over a man 

 and that when he has once formed the habit, he 

 will revert to his old love after many years. Mr. 

 Bailey is probably past sixty and lives at Utopia 

 in Greenwood county. He will be successful 

 with his cattle when he buys them. 



C. B. Norris.— In about 1877 C. B. Norris of 

 Allen county purchased a few females closely de- 

 scended from John Inlow's Prairie Flower by 

 1st Duke of Kansas. He also secured the bull 



GOOD T-'OIINDATION STOCK rsi';i> I!Y K. S. HAI.K, I>K0TK(;TI0N 



