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In'eediiig- Inills in the state, until lii.s deatli froui 

 forag-e poisoiiing iii 1!)19. Mrs. E. A. Myer, a 

 (laughter of T. J. i)awe, is liviug (.»ii the old fann 

 near Troy and with lier husband is engaged in 

 breeding Shorthorns. 



W. J. Snodgrass was an old time Butler county 

 breeder of fairly good cattle who happened to 

 l)uy a bull that made his reputation in south 

 central Kansas. This bull was Scott Jr. by imp. 

 Scottish Emperor. He was bred by H. M. Hill 

 and sh<;)wn at the Wicliita i'air where, after hav- 

 ing won first prize, he was sold to Mr. Snodgrass. 

 He was liberally used in the Snodgrass herd 

 where he sired an exceptionally good class of 

 calves. In the show ring he seldom, is ever, met 

 defeat and he was exliil)ited against the entries of 

 such showmen as J. P. Stodder. Several of Mr. 

 Snodgrass' sons took up Sliorth(jrn breeding 1)ut 

 they are now all out of the l)usiness. Well ad- 

 vanced in years and looking back (in an unusually 

 active life, Mr. Snodgrass is living cjuietly in 

 Wichita. 



L. B. Hull is another Butler county breeder 

 who for ten years was well known in local Short- 

 horn circles. He made no effort to produce any- 

 thing better than a medimn class of cattle. 



H. C. Stephenson of C^liase county ))red Short- 

 li(_)rns for fifteen years, producing a nice, 

 smooth, attractive lot of cattle of excellent feed- 

 ers' type which furnished the foundation for 



