110 A HISTORY OP SHORTHORNS IN KANSAS 



pi-ollt. lie betiaii his work by l)uying well l»red 

 stock from g-ood herds but he was not a l)uyer of 

 high priced feiimles. Many of his cattle w^re pur- 

 chased at a level of values that today would 

 seem impossible. His first bull, Aylesbury Duke, 

 was widely advertised. It was in the purchase 

 of Captain Archer, however, tJiat he made the 

 hit so much desired by l^rceders. 



This red dehorned son of imp. Collyiiie and 

 imp. Mistletoe 15tli, sired fi'om tlie Scotch 

 crossed Bates cows a class of stock that, as a 

 whole, discounted the produce from the Si-ntch 

 cows in the herd. The Stodder bred cattle were 

 soon on the big' show circuits winning more than 

 their share of the honors. The cows that raised 

 the show stock from the service of Captaiii Arch- 

 er came largely from Fred Cowle.y's hei'd and 

 were by Secret Archer, also a son of im]\ Col- 

 lynie and out of a daughter of Eoval Knight, 

 a son of imp. Princess Alice. It is not sui'prisiug 

 that this mingling of good blood, practically un- 

 related to begin with, should produce unusual re- 

 sults. 



After a few seasons use of Captain Archer, 

 he was found dead in the i)asture and the wliite 

 })ull Silvermine was Ixnight and used in the herd. 

 Silvei'mine sirtul an exceptionally attractive lot 

 of roan heifers. Mr. Stodder's health failed in 

 1912 and he sold tlic herd at pul)li(; auction in the 

 fair grounds at Burden at an average ol alxnit 



