88 A IIISTOKV OF SLIOItTlKlltNS IN KANHAS 



not know it at the time. Wlien I sold tlieni, tliey 

 were the greatest herd I ever saw. ' ' 



This is the story of a great lierd of Shorthorn 

 cattle, told without any attempt to hoast. The 

 monument of their greatness is found all over the 

 country. I cannot finish the stoiy witliout telling- 

 something of the owner. Mr. Hanna was born in 

 Attica, Indiana in 1850. When 31 years old he 

 came to Kansas and the story of his herd is the 

 story of his life until four years ago. Mr. and 

 Mrs. Hanna were childless, but they raised tw(j 

 children, who after being grown and educated, 

 died. Mi'S. Hanna passed away two years ago 

 and Mr. Hanna is living in his old home in How- 

 ard. Recently two nieces, his nearest relatives, 

 came to make their home with him. When I 

 visited him he was happy in antici2)ating their 

 arrival. No man ever identified with Shorthorn 

 interests in Kansas is more highly respected than 

 is Mr. Hanna. Modest, unassmning, and th<u'- 

 oughly honest, he has a knowli'dgc of affairs in 

 general and especially (if Sliorthoi'ii affairs tliat 

 has given him a keen insight and unusual .judg- 

 ment which he has Tised not only to his own ad- 

 vantage, but also for the licnefit of the entire 

 country. 



T. K. Tomsoii & Sons, Shawnee County. — It 

 was at a farm sale ncsar J)o\'(.'r, in llic fall oi' 188G 

 that T. K. Tomson, father ot Tomsoii Ei'os., made 

 the first investment in a registered Shorthorn 



